News from March 2023
West Coast Most Wanted Drug Organization Leader Arrested
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: San Juan, PR - A wanted fugitive on the island's West Coast Region was apprehended at approximately 1 p.m. today in Urbanization Vega Dorada, Vega Alta, by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Puerto Rico Police Department.
Former Lincoln Lawyer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison in Tax Case
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Craig Hoffman, 46, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 20, 2023, in Lincoln by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for willful failure to collect or pay over employment taxes. Hoffman was sentenced to two years in prison. After...
Columbia Man Involved in a Shooting Incident Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Eric Grier, 55, of Columbia, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony.
Aurora Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Aurora, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Barry County, Mo.
Chicago Felon Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for illegal possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Grand Jury - March 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 16 unsealed Indictments charging 16 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Six Additional Oath Keepers Members and Affiliates Found Guilty of Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Five Defendants Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Obstruct of the Certification of the 2020 Presidential Election.
USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting March 23
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Supporting Effective Interventions for Youth With Problematic or Illegal Sexual Behavior grant opened on March 23.
Man Charged Following Seizure of Over One Million Suspected Fentanyl Pills
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Juan Alfonso Torres-Rodriguez, 27, of Mexico, was charged by criminal complaint on March 9, 2023, with one count of Possessing Suspected Fentanyl Pills for Distribution.
New Orleans Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On March 8, 2023 United States Senior District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle sentenced JOHNNY WALSH, age 25, a resident of New Orleans, to serve 64 months in prison for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
USDOJ-BOP-NIC grant application closes on June 30
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
ODRC Implementation Project Phase III grant opened on March 23.
Justice Department discusses Christina Collins, APRN; Decision and Order on March 22
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.
ATF Issues Public Safety Advisory to All Federal Firearms Licensees, Manufacturers and Distributors of Firearm Parts, Components, and Accessories
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a public safety advisory to the firearms industry and the public regarding the application of Final Rule 2021-05F, Definition of “Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms. The advisory highlights the public safety ...
Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: HAMMOND- Antonio Joel Ortiz, 25 years old, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Another Indicted in Connection to Armed Robbery of AR-Rifle
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Three men have now been charged in connection of a hotel robbery of an AR-variant rifle, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Rapid City Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.
Bridgeport Man Charged with Illegal Gun Trafficking
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, announced that DAQUAN LAMONT WRIGHT, 26, of Bridgeport, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with illegal gun possession and trafficking offenses.
Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian, Mississippi man pleaded guilty today to possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Kurt H. Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Defendant Rifled Through Senator’s Desk. WASHINGTON - A Texas man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral...