News from March 2023
Seven Indicted for Role in Prison-Based Phone Scam and Paying Bribes to Corrections Officers at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal indictment unsealed yesterday charges seven individuals for their participation in a prison-based telephone scam and conspiring to smuggle cell phones, controlled substances, and other contraband to inmates at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility (Donaldson) in Bessemer, Alabama, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.
Schenectady Felon Admits to Possessing Fentanyl and Cocaine Base for Distribution, and Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Charles Whorley, age 35, formerly of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, and to possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
U.S. Attorney's Office Hosts Second Community Event as Part of DOJ's United Against Hate Initiative
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona held its second United Against Hate event yesterday at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona. The event provided an opportunity for an informative and robust discussion with...
Memphis Murder and Southaven, Mississippi Violent Fugitive Apprehended by U.S. Marshals after Multi-Agency Manhunt
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Stuart Pinkham, 33, of Southaven, Mississippi, who was wanted out of Shelby County and Southaven, MS, on multiple violent crime arrest warrants was captured yesterday by U.S. Marshals in Memphis. U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller, Western District of Tennessee, announced today.
New Hampshire Man Sentenced for Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Manchester, N.H., man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute.
Man Charged With Stealing Guns From Newington Gun Store
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging TROY HARRIS, 28, with firearm offenses stemming from a Newington gun store theft in September 2021.
Pottsville Man Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Cyberstalking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Aaron Vandaley, age 45, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 21, 2023, to 78 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for cyberstalking.
Tampa Felon Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Loaded Firearm Months After Release From Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Dallas Robinson, Jr. (22, Tampa) to six years and six months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Robinson had pleaded guilty on Dec. 14, 2022.
Shahid Masood, M.D.; Decision and Order discussed on March 22 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Omaha Woman Sentenced for Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy and Straw Purchase of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Rachel L. Stewart, 33, of Omaha, was sentenced on March 16, 2023, by the Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. to a total of 30 months’ imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and to False Statement During Purchase ...
Federal Jury Convicts Northern Minnesota Felon for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 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.
Passenger Accused of Gun Crime After Attempted Traffic Stop Led to Shooting of Great Falls Police Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A woman passenger appeared in federal court today on a firearm charge after the driver allegedly shot and wounded a Great Falls Police Department officer during an attempted traffic stop of their car on March 7, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Susan Ferensic Named Assistant Director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Susan Ferensic Named Assistant Director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate.
Former Rochester Pawn Shop Owner Going To Prison For Selling Stolen Goods
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Devin Tribunella, 39, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of transportation of stolen goods in interstate commerce, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Tribunella was also ordered to forfeit a 2008 Lamborghini, a 2014 Mercedes Benz, a 2014 Rolls Royce, a 2015 Porsche, the contents of three bank accounts totaling $155,182.87, and a $1,600,000 money judgment.
St. Louis Man Admits Robbing Escort at Gunpoint
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday admitted robbing and assaulting an escort at gunpoint in 2021.
Greenfield Felon Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison After Breaking Into a Hancock County Home, Stealing 25 Firearms, and Selling Them
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- William Campbell, 32, of Greenfield, Indiana, has been sentenced to 8 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon.
Lexington Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky.- A Lexington, Ky., man, Isaiah Wimberly, 30, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison on Wednesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
South Carolina Man Sentenced for Receiving Ammunition While Under Felony Indictment
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that CHRISTOPHER RAY EDWARDS, age 37, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was sentenced on March 8, 2023, by Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl to 70 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment, for receiving ammunition while under a felony indictment.
Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Committing Murder To Maintain and Increase Position in Chicago Street Gang
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man to life in prison for committing murder to maintain and increase his position in a violent Chicago street gang.
Clayton Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding North Carolina Medicaid
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Lakia Lateefah Washington, 39, who fraudulently claimed to provide counseling services to fake patients, including an unborn child, pled guilty to defrauding North Carolina Medicaid. Washington faces up to 10 years in prison and a potential fine.