News from March 2023
Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Jojuan Lindsey (27, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Lindsey faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
Federal Jury Convicts Tampa Armed Felon on Drug Trafficking Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Dempsey Gilmore (32, Tampa) guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking ...
Justice Department Announces Charges and Sentence in Connection with Attempts to Acquire Military and Dual-Use Technologies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Iranian Agents Tried to Obtain Equipment That Could Be Used in Weapons Programs.
Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Re-Entering the United States and Trafficking Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Mexican man residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing fentanyl intended for distribution and to illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.
Former West Haven City Employee Sentenced to 13 Months in Federal Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN BERNARDO, 66, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 13 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a scheme to steal COVID-19 relief funds from the City of West Haven.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tennessee Felon for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Paducah, KY - A federal grand jury in Paducah, Kentucky, returned an indictment on Jan. 10, 2023, charging a Murfreesboro, Tennessee man with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
Department Of Labor Agent Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Special Agent with the Department of Labor, Thomas Hartley, age 49, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 21, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to the charge of mail fraud in connection with multiple schemes to commit fraud.
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.
Ocean County Man Admits Online Enticement of Minor, Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing and distributing images of child sexual abuse and inducing a minor to send him sexually explicit images and engage in sexually explicit conduct over an online messaging service, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Local man pleads guilty to receiving child pornography via Kik
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 27-year-old McAllen resident has admitted to receiving child pornography approximately nine times, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Cass County Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of an Unregistered Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Cass County man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a short-barreled shotgun, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Convicted Felon Charged With Possessing a Gun
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Lay Wah, 23, a Burmese citizen living in Buffalo, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Cass County Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of an Unregistered Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Cass County man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a short-barreled shotgun, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Tampa Woman Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Fraud Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Kemi Lim-Tom (38, Tampa) to eight years and four months in federal prison for bank fraud, tax fraud, credit card fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Lim-Tom was ordered to pay $345,943.49 in restitution. She had pleaded guilty on July 26, 2022.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Weapons Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - BRIAN TARDY, age 31, resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty on Thursday, March 16, 2023 to all counts of a three-count superseding bill of information for drug and weapons violations, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. TARDY’s sentencing is set for June 22, 2023.
Two Arrested for Trying to Send Over 90 Firearms to Drug Cartel Members in Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrests of Yuendry Rodriguez Hilario (28, Cleveland, OH) and Saleh Yusuf Saleh (24, Cleveland, OH) on a criminal complaint charging conspiracy to transfer firearms to commit a felony and/or drug trafficking crime; possession of firearms ...
USDOJ-BOP-NIC grant application closes on May 22
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
Americans with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System grant opened on March 23.
Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine and Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Investigation in Bay County
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - A federal judge sentenced the seventh defendant in a large-scale methamphetamine and oxycodone trafficking organization operating primarily in Bay County. The convictions and sentences were announced by Jason R. Coody United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Sarasota Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearms and Distribution Quantities of Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Clinton Justesen (48, Sebring) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. Justesen faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison for the firearm offense and up to 20 years’ imprisonment for the drug offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
St. Petersburg Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Ammunition As A Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dartis Cobb (35, St. Petersburg) has pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Cobb faces up to 15 years in federal prison. He has agreed to forfeit the ammunition traceable to the offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.