News from March 2023
Lackawanna County Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Moises Vargas-Olivio, age 22, of Olyphant, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 9, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy Mannion, to the charge of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
Mexican Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Victor Gerardo Mendez-Gil, 34, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Mendez-Gil...
Nampa Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 15 Pounds of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOISE - Wathana Insixiengmay, 34, of Nampa, was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for possessing, with the intent to distribute, 15 pounds of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.
Lead defendant in Scioto County child sex trafficking operation sentenced to 40 years in prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The lead of 11 defendants charged in a Scioto County child sex trafficking operation was sentenced in federal court here today to 480 months in prison.
Six Houston Gang Members Indicted for Using a Firearm in Racketeering Murder of Innocent Bystander
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced an indictment charging five men and a woman with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
Justice Department Announces Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions at Joint Task Force Alpha Summit
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the United States on charges of human smuggling resulting in death, and the first Guatemalan human smuggling extraditions to the United States of any kind in nearly five years.
Former Louisiana Woman Pled Guilty To Preparing Over 110 Fraudulent PPP Loans Totaling Over $1.1 Million Dollars
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that SHARNAE EVERY (“EVERY"), age 27, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty on March 2, 2023 to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349.
Detroit Gang Member Sent to Prison for Two Murders as Part of Racketeering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A former Detroit resident was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering a rival gang member and an innocent 13-year-old bystander as part of a racketeering conspiracy, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- March 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the March 2023 Federal Grand Jury A.
Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Which Resulted In Fatal Overdose
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ryan A. Bloom, 37, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.
Spearfish Woman Indicted for Wire Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Spearfish, South Dakota, woman on seven counts of Wire Fraud.
Hartford Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Violent Robberies of AT&T Stores
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DESHAWN BAUGH, 20, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for committing violent robberies of AT&T stores in Connecticut and western Massachusetts.
St. Charles County Man Accused of Defrauding Vehicle Buyers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Peters, Missouri has been indicted and accused of selling the same vehicle multiple times online and defrauding other vehicle owners in a scheme that allegedly cost victims at least $300,000.
Florida Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession With Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DANTE BOWMAN, age 23, a resident of Florida, was sentenced today to 108 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo, after pleading guilty to a one-count indictment which charged him...
Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Cambridge Homicide
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Taylor Ruffin Herrington, 31, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 150 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to using a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime...
Lead Defendant in Scioto County Child Sex Trafficking Operation Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The lead of 11 defendants charged in a Scioto County child sex trafficking operation was sentenced in federal court here today to 480 months in prison.
Arizona Licensed Insurance Agent Charged with Scheme to Defraud Elderly Clients
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. -On March 2, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment against Victoria Totten, 71, of Green Valley, Arizona, for Mail Fraud.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Illegal Wildlife Trafficking, Fined $10,000
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for illegally transporting wild snowshoe hares from Maine to Massachusetts.
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Two Florida Residents Found Guilty of Felony Offenses During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two men were found guilty today of charges, including felonies, related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.