News from March 2023
Michigan Resident Indicted for Hate Crime of Threatening to Kill Jewish Government Officials
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Tipton, Michigan resident was indicted by a grand jury today for using Twitter to threaten to kill Jewish government officials in Michigan, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Mexican National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Growing Over 6,500 Marijuana Plants in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Agustin Cruz-Sanchez, 34, of Mexico, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the United States for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana and depredation of public lands and resources, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Missouri Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - April M. Rulo, 47, of Branson, Missouri, was sentenced Tuesday to 8 years in federal prison for the offense of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Rulo appeared for her sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Box Elder man sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing child
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder man who admitted to sexually abusing a child for approximately four years on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Providence Man Arrested for Oxycodone Sales
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Providence man has been charged with selling oxycodone in Worcester on multiple occasions to an undercover officer.
Springdale Man Sentenced to 33 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale man was sentenced yesterday to 396 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via Production of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville.
Illegal gambling business operator heads to prison for plotting military equipment theft
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been sent to prison following his convictions of conducting an illegal gambling business and conspiring to steal government property, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Convicted Felon Sent to Prison for Terrorizing Women with a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - In a U.S. District courtroom on Tuesday, a Belleville man was sentenced to six years in federal prison for a gun charge stemming from a 2021 incident in East St. Louis.
Honduran National Sentenced to Time Served for Illegal Re-Entry After Deportation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - MARIO RENE REYES-CARDONA, age 52, was sentenced on March 2, 2023 for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Former U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced To 45 Years In Prison For Attempting To Murder Fellow Service Members In Deadly Ambush
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ETHAN PHELAN MELZER, a/k/a “Etil Reggad," was sentenced to 45 years in prison for attempting to murder U.S. service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and...
Resident Doctor Arrested for Possessing Images and Videos of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A resident doctor in Western Massachusetts was arrested this morning for allegedly possessing child pornography.
Justice Department Investigation Leads to Takedown of Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer that Processed Over $3 Billion of Unlawful Transactions
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Philadelphia - The Justice Department announced today a coordinated international takedown of ChipMixer, a darknet cryptocurrency “mixing" service responsible for laundering more than $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency, between 2017 and the present, in furtherance of among other activities, ransomware...
Bronx Daycare Provider Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Production, Receipt, and Distribution of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Patrick J. Freaney, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“USSS"), Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau...
Two Arrested For Trying To Send Over 90 Firearms To Drug Cartel Members In Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrests of Yuendry Rodriguez Hilario (28, Cleveland, OH) and Saleh Yusuf Saleh (24, Cleveland, OH) on a criminal complaint charging conspiracy to transfer firearms to commit a felony and/or drug trafficking crime; possession of firearms...
Two Previously Deported Men Charged With Illegal Reentry
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two previously deported men were indicted separately by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States.
Federal Jury Finds Louisville Woman Guilty of Mailing Threatening Communications to Neighbors Because of Their Race
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - Today a federal jury convicted a local woman of mailing communications containing threats to injure others in November and December of 2020.
Federal jury convicts Heron man of kidnapping son, fleeing to Costa Rica
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MISSOULA - A federal jury today convicted a Heron man of kidnapping his son in violation of a parenting plan and taking him to Costa Rica, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Local banker sent to prison for money laundering conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A former Wells Fargo branch manager has been ordered to federal prison for helping a drug trafficking ring launder their money through his bank, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Pawn Shop Operator Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Scheme to Sell Over 100,000 Stolen Items Online
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The former operator of a Kansas City, Mo., pawn shop pleaded guilty in federal court today to engaging in a $3 million scheme to fence more than 100,000 stolen items and sell them on eBay.
Laurence Doud, Former CEO Of Pharmaceutical Distributor, Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Unlawfully Distribute Controlled Substances And Defrauding The DEA
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LAURENCE F. DOUD III, the former Chief Executive Officer of Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. (“RDC"), was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 27 months in prison for conspiring to unlawfully distribute...