News from March 2023
Woodland Hills Man Arrested in Federal Case Alleging He Extorted ‘Protection’ Money from Koreatown Businesses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Authorities this morning arrested a Woodland Hills man on federal charges that allege he was extorting “protection" money from Koreatown businesses, sometimes using acts of violence against individuals who refused to pay.
Jury Convicts Pennsylvania Man for Dealing Fentanyl Analogue that Caused Fatal Overdoses in Oregon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A federal jury in Portland found a Pennsylvania man guilty today for distributing a fentanyl analogue on AlphaBay, a former darknet marketplace, that caused the overdoses of three people in Oregon, two of whom died.
Grand Junction Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Two Children
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Grand Junction - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces a federal judge today sentenced Michael Tracy McFadden, age 51, of Grand Junction, to life in federal prison after being convicted of crossing state lines with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor under the age of 12, and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity.
Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve 188 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Earlier this week, MARCUS KELLY SMITH, 38, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve more than 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Health Care Staffing Executive Indicted for Fixing Wages of Nurses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned an indictment yesterday charging a health care staffing executive with conspiring to fix the wages of Las Vegas nurses, in violation of the Sherman Act.
Two Maui Men Sentenced for Racially Motivated Attack on White Man
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two men from the Hawaiian island of Maui were sentenced in federal court for their racially motivated attack on C.K., a white man who was attempting to move into their neighborhood of Kahakuloa.
Source of Supply for Carrollton Fentanyl Trafficker Charged
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A Flower Mound man who supplied fentanyl to a trafficker linked to at least one juvenile overdose has been federally charged, announce U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Home health owner set to appear on fraud charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 43-year-old Houston woman has been charged for conspiracy to commit and committing health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Fort Wayne Pimp Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor at Indianapolis-Area Hotels
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Damion Alexander, 28, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking of a minor.
KC Man Charged with Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearm After Arrest During Police Standoff
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man who was arrested last night during the police standoff in the 2300 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard has been charged in federal court for offenses unrelated to the standoff.
Ridgeland Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Making Threats Against CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Ridgeland man was sentenced to two years in prison for making threats in interstate commerce, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
One More Individual Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TROY SMITH (“SMITH"), age 58, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 8, 2023 for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Mission Man Sentenced for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation. The sentencing took place on March 13, 2023.
Bemidji Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Bemidji man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Former IT Director Admits to Embezzling More Than $1M
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A former IT Director for a Warwick, RI, metals fabrication and supply company pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of wire fraud, admitting to a federal judge that he used his purchasing authority to embezzle more than one million dollars from the company, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Nicaraguan admits role in smuggling conspiracy resulting in death
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 49-year-old Nicaraguan citizen illegally in the United States has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Repeat Child Pornography Defendant Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesapeake man was sentenced today to ten years in prison for possession of child pornography.
Felon Sentenced to 65 Months for Federal Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHAWN RABATHALY, age 23, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2023 to a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession After Shooting of his Wife
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Michael Ryan Mack, 41, of Indianapolis was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
Missouri Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Montgomery City, Missouri was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for possessing child pornography.