News from March 2023
Michigan Resident Uses Twitter to Threaten to Kill Jewish Government Officials
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Tipton, Michigan resident was charged in a criminal complaint with using Twitter to threaten to kill Jewish government officials in Michigan, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced on Feb. 28, 2023, to 108 months in prison for receipt of child pornography.
Parkersburg Woman Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Mary Elizabeth Curran, 37, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to four years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl.
Tampa Felon Sentenced To More Than 6 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing A Loaded Firearm Months After Release From Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Dallas Robinson, Jr. (22, Tampa) to six years and six months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Robinson had pleaded guilty on Dec. 14, 2022.
Last Two Defendants Sentenced To Prison For Large Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The last two of seven defendants charged in a drug trafficking conspiracy have been sentenced for their roles in distributing large quantities of methamphetamine from California and Mexico to Nevada.
St. Louis Park Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A St. Louis Park man has pleaded guilty to two counts of cyberstalking involving two victims, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Lexington Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky.- A Lexington, Ky., man, Isaiah Wimberly, 30, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison on Wednesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Two North Louisiana Men Plead Guilty to Defrauding Their Employer out of Millions of Dollars
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that William Ross Hickman, 48, of Arcadia, Louisiana, and Brian K. Whiteman, 47, of Haughton, Louisiana, have each pleaded guilty to a Bill of Information charging them with conspiracy to commit fraud against the United States. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote presided over the hearing.
New Britain Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ROBERTO MERCEDES-RODRIGUEZ, 43, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.
Help Identify the Snakebit Bandit
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Help Identify the Snakebit Bandit. The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and the Denver Police Department need the public’s help identifying an individual who has robbed five banks in the Denver metro area. The suspect is being dubbed the “Snakebit Bandit" because he wears a cap with a snake...
Olathe Man Pleads Guilty to Airport Disruption Following Police Chase on Downtown Airport Runway
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Olathe, Kansas, man who led police officers on a high-speed chase down a runway at the downtown airport pleaded guilty in federal court today to disrupting airport operations as well as illegally possessing a firearm.
Anchorage Man Sentenced for 2022 Robbery of Wells Fargo Bank
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE - Robert Marley Chapas was sentenced on March 8, 2023, to 60 months in prison for bank robbery.
Pennsylvania Man Admits Robbing Two Camden County Banks
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man today admitted robbing two banks in Camden County, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Former Executive Assistant to Former Mayor of Trujillo Alto Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Today, Radamés Benítez-Cardona, former assistant to the former mayor of Trujillo Alto, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Pedro A. Delgado-Hernández to serve 30 months in prison, announced United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow. Benítez-Cardona...
Midland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearm Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MIDLAND, Texas - A Midland man was sentenced last week to 360 months in prison for possessing approximately 1,000 grams of methamphetamine and possessing a handgun in furtherance to a drug activity.
Nonimmigrant visa holder convicted of violating US gun laws
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal jury in Houston has convicted a 25-year-old citizen of Niger on firearms charges related to his status in the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Rohnert Park Resident Convicted Of East Bay Bank Robbery Spree
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: OAKLAND - A federal jury convicted William Mulligan today of two counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery relating to an East Bay bank robbery spree in January of 2021, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The conviction follows a four-day trial before the Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, United States District Judge.
Wilkes-Barre Brothers Sentenced To 188 Months’ Imprisonment Each For Running A Fentanyl And Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy That Resulted In Death
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced brothers Jose Raymer Tejeda, age 38, and Edwin Tejeda, age 32, to 188 months of imprisonment each, for running a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Both men were residents of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, prior to being incarcerated on the instant offenses.
Florida Man Arrested For Actions On Lower West Terrace During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Drug Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEAN BRIGGS, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on Feb. 28, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter to fifty-one (51) months of incarceration after pleading guilty as charged to a one-count indictment, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. Judge...