News from March 2023
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that KENNETH MUSE, age 24, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on March 9, 2023, before United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey to violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts.
Out-of-State Men Charged in Federal Court with Trafficking Methamphetamine in Posey County
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: EVANSVILLE- Jeremy Novak, 41, of Illinois and Cesar Herrera, 37, of California, have been charged in a federal criminal complaint with distribution of methamphetamine in Posey County following a months’ long investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies.
Former Finance Director of Non-Profit Trade Association Charged with Embezzlement Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today charges against DONNA MURRAY, a former director of finance for a non-profit...
California Men Admit Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl And Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two California men admitted conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in New Jersey and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Woman Pleads Guilty to Threatening Election Official
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A New Hampshire woman pleaded guilty today to sending multiple threatening communications to a Michigan election official in the wake of the 2020 election.
Merrill Woman Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements During Purchase of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ashley Zastrow, 32, Merrill, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 1 year and 1 day in federal prison for making false statements during the purchase of two firearms. This prison term will be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release.
Readout of Joint Task Force Alpha Summit on Anti-Human Smuggling and Trafficking Efforts
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division yesterday convened a meeting of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) in El Paso, Texas, to bring together law enforcement leaders to discuss dismantling human smuggling and trafficking networks operating along the Southwest Border.
Springfield, Illinois, Woman Sentenced to Three Years of Probation for Pandemic Benefit Related Wire Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield, Illinois, woman, Amber Bolen, 43, of the 200 block of South Durkin Drive was sentenced today to three years of probation, to include three months’ home confinement, for three counts of wire fraud related to fraudulently obtaining pandemic related benefits.
Rockland County Jail Inmates Charged With Production Of Child Pornography While Awaiting Trial On Murder And Other Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Louis Falco III, the Rockland County Sheriff, announced that DARIN PETERSON and ANTHONY...
Man Indicted on Multiple Kidnapping, Carjacking, and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has indicted a Chicago man on three counts of kidnapping, two counts of carjacking, and one firearms charge for offenses he committed while on pre-trial release for a previously charged federal gun offense. Those convicted of committing a criminal offense while on pretrial release are subject to an enhanced criminal penalty.
Assistant United States Attorney Lindsey Mitcham Lorence Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Lindsey Mitcham Lorence, an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, is now a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.
Tucson Man Sentenced for Attempted Ammunition Trafficking to Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Victor Acosta, 47, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge James A. Soto to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Acosta pleaded guilty to one count of Smuggling Goods from the United States.
Clayton Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison For Soliciting Child Pornography from 11-year-old
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Clayton, Missouri who sought and received nude pictures of minors, including pictures of an 11-year-old from Kentucky, was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in federal prison followed by the remainder of his lifetime on supervised release.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges 9 Defendants with Child Exploitation Offenses in Ongoing Program to Prevent Victimization of Children
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities today announced a series of child sexual exploitation cases alleging the victimization of minors - sometimes by convicted sex offenders - and charging a range of crimes that include sex trafficking, enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and producing child pornography.
Former ticketing specialist pleads guilty to defrauding Delta Air Lines
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Aquil Muhammad, who sold fraudulently issued Delta Air Lines tickets, has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Inmate Sentenced To Five Months In Prison For Possessing Prohibited Objects
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dewey Sims, age 34, an inmate at FCI-Schuylkill, was sentenced on March 3, 2023, to five months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for possessing prohibited objects.
Jury Finds Waterbury Man Guilty of Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found RAMON OQUENDO, also known as “Mimo," 46, of Waterbury, guilty of narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses.
Triangle CEO Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Raleigh business owner Alton Perkins, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for failing to account for approximately $3 million diverted from his companies for his own personal use between 2015 and 2018. Perkins was also ordered to make restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $520,344 for taxes owed from 2015-2018.
Chelsea Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man pleaded guilty yesterday to federal firearms offenses.
Readout of Joint Task Force Alpha Summit on Anti-Human Smuggling and Trafficking Efforts
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division yesterday convened a meeting of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) in El Paso, Texas, to bring together law enforcement leaders to discuss dismantling human smuggling and trafficking networks operating along the Southwest Border.