News from March 2023
Merced Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Manufacturing and Deploying Bombs
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Wes Parker McDaniel, 53, of Merced, was sentenced today to 10 years and five months in prison for maliciously destroying property by means of explosive materials and manufacturing bombs, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kelvin Vazquez-Pagan, age 25, of Passaic, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on March 16, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to the charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
Brother of former Gulf Cartel leader sent to prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 39-year old South Texas man has been handed a significant sentence for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
26-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Two Border Patrol Agents
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Miguel Angel Acatzihua-Temoxtle, 26, of Mexico, pleaded guilty Wednesday before United States Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Rateau to one count of Assault on a Federal Officer Resulting in Bodily Injury and one count of Assault on a Federal Officer with the Use of a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon.
Micronesian Couple Sentenced for Withholding Passports to Coerce Labor of Two Men in Meat Processing Plant
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: U.S. District Chief Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced defendants Nesly Mwarecheong, 46, and Bertino Weires, 51, U.S. residents and Federated States of Micronesia citizens, to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and nearly $70,000 in restitution to the victims for withholding passports to coerce labor of two men in a meat processing plant.
Greenfield Township School Transportation Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 16, 2023, Brian Propst, age 51, of Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to a charge of tax evasion.
Clackamas Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery of Local Pub
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Clackamas, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for robbing a local pub with a gun.
Kirkville Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Michael Pupello, age 35, of Kirkville, New York, pled guilty to one count of engaging in illegal monetary transactions.
Former BOP Corrections Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Woman in Federal Custody in Los Angeles
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: A former corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), was sentenced to 120 months and three years of supervised release today in federal court in the Central District of California for sexually assaulting a woman in custody.
Cascade woman admits charges in Great Falls College student loan fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Cascade woman accused of illegally receiving approximately $126,000 in federal student aid through a scheme in which she enrolled others in courses at Great Falls College, Montana State University, admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Four Gangster Disciples Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted four leaders of the Gangster Disciples today for their participation in a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy involving drug trafficking, witness tampering, and multiple murders.
Leader of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, MD - U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced NFL gang leader Gregory Butler, a/k/a “Gotti," “Sags," and “Little Dick," age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday to 30 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to his activities in the NFL gang, which operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore.
Ewa Beach Couple Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: A Hawaii couple has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by obtaining a fraudulent tax refund and then thwarting IRS efforts to recoup it.
Washington Man Sentenced for Combative Behavior on Flight to Anchorage, Alaska
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - A Washington man was sentenced on March 9, 2023, for putting a flight crew in fear of being assaulted during a commercial airline flight.
McKeesport Felon Gets 9 Years in Prison after Pleading Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Friday to a one-count Indictment and was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Justice Department discusses Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act on March 20
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Cottage Grove Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Cottage Grove man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
LaPlace Man Charged With Cares Act Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - ERNEST X. TAYLOR, JR., of LaPlace, LA, age 38, was indicted on March 17, 2023, by a federal grand jury for two counts of making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
District Teen Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison For Repeatedly Threatening to Kill his Ex-Girlfriend
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -A 19-year-old D.C. resident was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 12, 2022, in front of the Honorable Judge Tonya S.Chutkan.
Six Additional Oath Keepers Members and Affiliates Found Guilty of Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Six additional members and affiliates of the Oath Keepers were found guilty in the District of Columbia today for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. 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.