News from March 2023
Ten Members and Associates of Marion Gardens Jersey City Gang Charged for Drug Trafficking Activities
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Ten members of the Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
El Dorado County Couple Found Guilty of Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After an 8-day trial, a federal jury found El Dorado Hills couple Brian Beland, 39, and Denae Beland, 40, guilty in an effort to circumvent paying federal income taxes, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Kevin Neal Takes Oath as Acting U.S. Marshal for District of Maine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: Kevin Neal was sworn in March 16, 2023 as the Acting U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine. Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy administered the oath of office.
Rockford Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Banks in Rockford and Belvidere
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: ROCKFORD - A federal judge has sentenced a Rockford man to a total of 10 years in federal prison for robbing banks in Rockford and Belvidere in 2021, and for violating his terms of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston imposed the sentence on Thursday after a hearing in federal court in Rockford.
Fort Mccoy Man Sentenced To 80 Years In Prison For Impersonating Federal Agent To Produce And Receive Child Sex Abuse Materials
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida -Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Eddie Joe Oglesby, Jr. (52, Fort McCoy) to 80 years in federal prison for two counts of production of child sex abuse material and one count of receipt of sex abuse material. A federal jury previously found Oglesby guilty on Oct. 14, 2022. He had been charged in a superseding indictment on Sept. 13, 2022.
New York City Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Defendant Accused of Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers.
Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession After Shooting of His Wife
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 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.
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Malcolm Goods, age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegal possession of a firearm within a school zone.
Southeast Missouri Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., sentenced Keith Lamar Dunlap to 15 years in federal prison today for robbing the Citizens Bank of Sikeston on Oct. 30, 2020. Dunlap, now 56, was also sentenced to serve a consecutive term of 12 months in federal prison for violating his supervised release in a 2013 bank robbery case.
Justice Department Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today commemorates the 60th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the landmark Supreme Court decision which held that the assistance of counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial, and that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require states to appoint attorneys for ...
Superseding Indictment Charges Wisconsin Man with Sex and Labor Trafficking, Production of Child Pornography and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned a superseding indictment charging a Wisconsin man with labor and sex trafficking, production of child pornography and money laundering.
Gulfport Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Gulfport man was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Minneapolis Felon Charged in Federal Complaint for Violent Carjacking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has been charged in a criminal complaint for an armed carjacking spree and illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Wilmington Gang Member Armed with “Ghost Gun” Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Trafficking Meth
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Shamar Keaton, also known as “Sleeze" and “Sleeze Ru Gambino," 32, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for drug trafficking. According to law enforcement, Keaton was a member of the United Blood Nation in Wilmington.
Jury Finds Waterbury Man Guilty of Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: 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.
Bay St. Louis Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Bay St. Louis, Mississippi man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Maryland Man Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Defendant Spent 27 Minutes Inside Capitol Building; had to be forcibly removed by police.
New Bedford Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A New Bedford man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.
Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to Hold Annual Spring Enforcers Summit
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will cohost the second Spring Enforcers Summit on Monday, March 27. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division and Chair Lina M. Khan of the FTC, as well as senior staff from ...
Whitley County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Murder Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A Woodbine, Ky., man, Danial Scott Nantz, 33, entered a guilty plea on Thursday, before U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, to the intentional murder of a federal witness, Geri D. Johnson.