News from March 2023
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York man pleaded guilty today to felony 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 2020 presidential election.
West Virginia Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A West Virginia mam was sentenced today on a felony charge 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 2020 presidential election.
Leader of Multi-Kilo Meth Distribution Ring Pleads Guilty, 16 Co-Defendants Admit Guilt Resulting from OCDETF Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MACON, Ga. - Multiple defendants connected to a methamphetamine trafficking ring centered in Milledgeville, Georgia, that was responsible for distributing a total of five kilograms of methamphetamine pleaded guilty to their crimes recently resulting from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation.
Florida Man Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor offenses for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. 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.
Comptroller of a Non-Profit Corporation in Aguada, PR Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Margarita Botti-Nieves was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge Francisco A. Besosa to serve 24 months in prison followed by a supervised release term of three years, announced United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow. On Oct. 11, 2022, Botti-Nieves was indicted and pleaded guilty to misappropriation of funds, tax evasion, and obstruction of a tax investigation.
Orlando Man Sentenced For Burglarizing ATM Machine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Carlos Tawan Reed, Jr. (23, Orlando) to four years and three months in federal prison for bank burglary and bank theft in connection with the destruction of an ATM machine. Reed had pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2022.
Colorado Man Charged with Sports Cards Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A complaint was unsealed this morning in federal court in Brooklyn charging Mayo Gilbert McNeil with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme involving counterfeit sports trading cards. McNeil was arrested this morning in Denver and is scheduled to make his initial appearance this afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. McNeil will be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York at a later date.
Owners of Freight Forwarding Company Plead Guilty to Exporting Stolen Outboard Engines to Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Two Miami residents, Carlos Orlando Ledesma, 57, and Nadia Esperanza Ledesma, 46, have pled guilty to conspiring to export nearly 600 stolen outboard engines to Mexico through a Miami-based freight forwarding company.
President of Beaver Falls Mineral Processing Company Pleads Guilty to Filing False Income Tax Return
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH - The president of a Pittsburgh-area mineral company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to a charge of filing a false income tax return, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Two Former Directors of Boston Nonprofit Indicted on Additional Fraud Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The former founder and chief executive of the local nonprofit Violence in Boston (VIB) and her husband, also a former founding director of the organization, have been charged in a superseding indictment today charging additional schemes to defraud the City of Boston out of COVID-19 relief funds and rental assistance money.
Peoria Man Sentenced to Almost 22 years in Prison for Armed Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Dante Latice Williams, 51, formerly of the 700 block of NE Madison Street, has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison for armed bank robbery, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Williams’ girlfriend and accomplice, Irene Belton, pled guilty in January 2022 and was sentenced to 43 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Houma Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, the Federal Gun Control Act, and Assaulting a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JOSHUA BOGEN, age 31, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, pled guilty on March 1, 2023, before U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), brandishing...
Saratoga Springs Woman Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating Funds as the Fiduciary to a Veteran
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - JoAnne Natalie, age 64, of Saratoga Springs, New York, pled guilty today to misappropriating the funds of a veteran as his appointed fiduciary, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Christopher F. Algieri, Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Field Office for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General.
Columbia County man sentenced to federal prison for production of child pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Columbia County man has been sentenced to federal prison for creating and possessing images depicting the sexual exploitation of a child.
Former police chief convicted of sexually abusing young children
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tacoma - A 69-year-old member of the Lower Elwha S’Klallam Tribe was convicted today of nine federal crimes related to the sexual abuse of minors, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Joseph Anthony Turrey, of Port Angeles, Washington, was convicted following a seven-day jury trial. The jury deliberated...
Evansville Felon Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine, Illegally Possessing Multiple Guns and Body Armor
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: EVANSVILLE- Deariel Simmons, 29, of Evansville, Indiana was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm.
Former Benton County Coach and Youth Pastor Sentenced to 45 Years for Exploiting Children
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Joshua Henley, 34, formerly of Benton County, has been sentenced to 45 years in.
Kissimmee Felon Given Maximum Sentence For Stockpiling Firearms And Ammunition In His Residence
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Daniel Stephen King (28, Kissimmee) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered King to forfeit nine firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition. A federal jury had found King guilty on Nov. 14, 2022.
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced To 90 Months In Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Airon L. Mitchell, age 24, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Narcotrafficker Pleads Guilty to International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - March 8, 2023.