News from March 2023
Two North Shore Men Indicted for Drug Conspiracy Involving Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - Two men from the North Shore have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a drug conspiracy involving tens of thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Indiana Couple Arrested for Actions on Lower West Terrace During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Indiana couple has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their 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.
Georgia man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for hate crime shooting
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Larry Edward Foxworth has been sentenced to federal prison for shooting into Clayton County, Georgia, convenience stores to kill those inside based upon their race and ethnicity.
Baton Rouge Area Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - QUAN LEWIS, age 27, a resident of Gonzales, Louisiana, pled guilty on March 8, 2023 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five hundred grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, in violation...
Felon Sentenced for Possessing Firearm Used in Gilpin Court Shooting
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Six Houston gang members charged with using firearm in racketeering murder
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal grand jury in Houston has returned an indictment charging five men and one woman with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
Muscatine Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Muscatine woman was sentenced on March 8, 2023, to 24 months’ imprisonment for Wire Fraud.
Las Vegas Man Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 33 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release for committing multiple child sexual exploitation crimes.
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.
St. Charles County Man Accused of Pointing Laser at Police Helicopter
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS -A man from Lake St. Louis, Missouri has been indicted and accused of pointing a laser at a Metro Air Support helicopter in the St. Louis area.
Modesto Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Jonathan James Rodriguez, 40, of Modesto, was sentenced today 14 years and two months in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for receiving and distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Maryland MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Two Murders
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Franklyn Edgardo Sanchez, a/k/a “Freddy," “Magic," “Miclo," and “Delinquente," age 26, of Adelphi, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to his participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including two murders, related to his activities as part of the MS-13 gang.
St. Louis Man Admits Assaulting Deputy U.S. Marshals, Selling Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis, Missouri on Monday admitted assaulting two deputy U.S. marshals in 2021 and selling methamphetamine.
Columbus man sentenced for drug trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Sergio Ruiz was sentenced to 240 months in prison. A federal jury convicted Ruiz, 58, of Columbus, New Mexico, on one count each of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams and more of a...
Twelve Years in Federal Prison for California Man Who Tried to Take Five Pounds of Ice Methamphetamine on a Plane to Iowa
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A man who was arrested in Los Angeles while trying to transport five pounds of methamphetamine to Iowa was sentenced today to twelve years in federal prison.
Eastern Idaho Farmers Pay $500,000 to Resolve Allegations They Defrauded the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOISE - U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today that Merrill Hanny, Roger Burke, and Robert Sollis, three farmers in Eastern Idaho, have paid a total of $500,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) applications. CFAP was intended to provide direct support to farmers and ranchers to offset losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christian County Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Paducah, KY - A Christian County, Kentucky man was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison, followed by a 3-year term of supervised release, for possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of felony offenses, illegal possession of a machinegun, and possession of an unregistered firearm. There is no parole in the federal system.
Tracy Thibodeau Pleads Not Guilty to Credit Union Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Tracy Thibodeau, 46, of Windsor, Vermont, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to a charge of credit union fraud. United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle released Thibodeau on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
Summit Hospice to Pay Over $1M to Settle False Claims Liability
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A Salt Lake County, Utah health care company has agreed to pay $1,045,944.42 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid for non-covered hospice services.
Owner of New York Commercial Drum Company Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraudulent Billing Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Robert A. DiNoto, age 48, of Huntington, New York, late yesterday to one year of incarceration to be served as six months in federal prison and six months of home detention, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy...