News from March 2023
Postal Employee Charged with Stealing Gift Card
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of mail theft, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Former Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Items from the Mail She Was Entrusted to Handle
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS -KEISHAN WILSON, age 38, of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced on March 16, 2023, by the Honorable Eldon E. Fallon, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, for stealing items from the mail she was entrusted to handle as a postal employee, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Indiana Man Indicted on Bank Robbery and Firearms Charges After Robbing Bank in Lisle
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has indicted an Indianapolis man on one count of bank robbery and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence after robbing a suburban Illinois bank in February.
Former Burlington, Washington, resident sentenced to 20 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A 44-year-old resident of Dayton, Nevada, who previously resided in Burlington, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 20 years in prison for production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Between 2014 and 2020, John Holcomb made sexually...
Fresno Man Indicted for Escape from Federal Custody
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Thursday against Gabriel Mata, 29, of Fresno, charging him with escape from federal custody, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Atlanta man sentenced to federal prison in connection with a multi-million dollar international cyber and fraud scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Christian Akhatsegbe has been sentenced for wire and computer fraud conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft related to a multi-million-dollar cyber-fraud scheme perpetrated through email phishing, credential harvesting, and invoice fraud. His brother, Emmanuel Aiye Akhatsegbe, who is believed to be residing in Nigeria, was also charged in the scheme and remains a fugitive.
Justice Department Secures Settlement to Remedy Race and Sex-Based Harassment of Students in Vermont School District
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont and Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice today announced a settlement agreement with the Twin Valley School District in Vermont to resolve its investigation into complaints of student-on-student harassment based on race and sex.
U.S. Postal Service Employee Charged with Mail Theft
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Rochester, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal Postal laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Atlantic City Councilman Charged with Submitting False Voter Registrations, Making False Statements, and Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man has been charged with falsifying voter registrations, making false statements to the FBI about interactions with prospective voters, and submitting false unemployment benefits claims with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-America's DataHub Consortium on March 17
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Antitrust Division discussed on March 17 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Large-Scale Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Fitchburg man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
Lincoln Man Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven A. Russell announced that Michael Ray Ernst, 65, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today to five years’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard. Following his release from prison, Ernst will serve four years on supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
Bristol Man Arrested for Defrauding Customers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that David Conrad, 42, of Bristol, Vermont was arrested yesterday following his indictment for conducting a wire fraud scheme between approximately January of 2022 and Feb. 28, 2023. Conrad will be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle.
Edwardsville Contractor Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for False Statements in Bankruptcy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - In a U.S. District courtroom on Wednesday, a judge sentenced a man formerly from Edwardsville to 14 months in prison, a $50,000 fine, and two years’ supervised release after he pled guilty to making false statements in a 2018 bankruptcy case.
285th National Academy Graduation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: 285th National Academy Graduation. Five officers from the Houston area were among the 219 law enforcement professionals who graduated from the 285th session of the FBI’s National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This National Academy class consisted of men and women from 47 American states, 6 military...
Monroe County Man Sentenced To One Year In Prison For Distributing A Designer Drug
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Fausto Hernandez, age 44, of Tobyhanna, Monroe County, on March 15, 2023, to one year in prison for the charge of distributing a “designer drug" which is a controlled substance analog.
Former Department of State Employee Sentenced for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in the Philippines
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former U.S. Department of State employee was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.
Wyandotte Man Sentenced for Stealing $10,000+ in Grant Funds Allocated for Tribal Youth Programs
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: A man who stole grant funding awarded to the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma was sentenced Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Federal Jury Convicts Northern Minnesota Felon for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal jury found an Onamia man guilty of illegally possessing a firearm following a domestic assault, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.