News from March 2023
Anoka Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Machine Gun, Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - An Anoka man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a machinegun and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Three Consecutive Life Sentences For Man Who Participated In The Murder Of Three People Including A Federal Witness
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Kevin Coles, age 37, of New York and Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced to three consecutive terms of life imprisonment for his role in the June 25, 2016, murders of three individuals in Mercersburg...
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in Check Fraud Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of McDonough, Georgia, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of check fraud, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Ismail J. Ramsey Sworn In As United States Attorney For The Northern District Of California
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Ismail J. Ramsey took the oath of office today to become the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. President Joseph Biden announced the nomination of Mr. Ramsey on Nov. 29, 2022, and the United States Senate confirmed Mr. Ramsey on March 7, 2023. Hon. Thelton Henderson, Senior United States District Judge (ret.) and Chief District Judge Richard Seeborg oversaw the private ceremony.
Superseding Indictment Charges River Falls Man with Sex and Labor Trafficking, Production of Child Pornography, and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging a River Falls, Wisconsin man with labor and sex trafficking, production of child pornography, and money laundering.
Bakersfield Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Role in Fraudulent Transfer of Funds from a Victim’s Brokerage Account
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ramon Armendariz Jr., 35, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison for wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Browning man convicted of sexually abusing two girls sentenced to more than 18 years in prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Browning man convicted of sexually abusing two girls approximately 20 years ago on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 18 years and nine months in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Georgia Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Defendant, a PracticingAttorney, Illegally Entered Capitol Within Minutes of the Initial Breach.
Former Director of Operations for O.C. Pharmacy Sentenced to 9½ Years in Prison for Defrauding the U.S. Military’s Health Care Plan
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Florida man who once was the director of operations at a now-shuttered Irvine pharmacy was sentenced today to 114 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme in which kickbacks were paid for prescriptions for “compounded" medications - a scam that cost Tricare, the United States military’s health care plan, more than $3 million in losses.
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Beaufort County Man Sentenced for Tax Evasion and Ordered to Pay $3,097,582 in Restitution
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Michael Sturms, 78, of Bluffton, was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
Allahjuan Calhoun Sentenced for Failure to Appear
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Allahjuan Calhoun, 32, of Yonkers, New York, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to one year and one day of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge that he failed to appear for a final supervised...
Idaho’s U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Prison Sentences for Four Fentanyl Dealers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: BOISE - U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the prison sentences in three separate cases involving the distribution of fentanyl last week.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tennessee Man and Kentucky Woman for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on March 8, charging a Tennessee man with sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. The indictment further charged that the defendant conspired with a Kentucky woman to commit that crime.
Mobile Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for String of Armed Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Mobile man was sentenced to 209 months in prison for committing several robberies, being a felon in possession of a gun, and brandishing a gun during crimes of violence.
Armed Leader of Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton Jr. sentenced Carlos Roman (57, Orlando) to 40 years in federal prison for possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm equipped with a silencer in furtherance of drug trafficking. Judge Dalton also sentenced three individuals who conspired with...
Former Memphis Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Former Memphis attorney, Leigh M. Chiles, 49, pled guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud an estate over which she was appointed to serve as executrix. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the guilty plea today.
Bulgarian Woman Charged For Role In Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme “OneCoin” And Extradited From Bulgaria To The United States
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 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 Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal...
Fresno Woman Sentenced to 34 Months in Prison for Role in Two Fraud Schemes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Sarah Jo Sumpter, 30, of Fresno, was sentenced today to two years and 10 months in prison and ordered to pay $16,984 in restitution for mail fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Federal Judge Sentences Mint Hill Man To 30 Years In Prison For Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced Brandon Grunwald, 47, of Mint Hill, N.C., to 360 months in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Upon release from custody, Grunwaldt will also be placed on supervised release for 20 years and will be required to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board in any state or jurisdiction where he works or resides.