News from March 2023
Man Charged With Attempted Murder of ATF Agents, Robbery, and Carjacking After Opening Fire During a High-Speed Chase on Interstate 4
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida-United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Francisco Cabrera (28, Dover) with armed robbery, armed carjacking, and attempting to murder federal agents. If convicted on all counts, Cabrera faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 28 years, up to life, in federal prison.
Georgia Man Who Supplied Bridgeport Gang Members With Firearms Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEPHFAN SANDERSON, also known as “Birdy" and “Beans", 25, of Covington, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking firearms into Connecticut.
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 ...
FCI Schuylkill Inmate Charged With Possessing Contraband
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Devontay Douglas, age 25, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute Schuylkill, was indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing contraband.
Jury Convicts KC Man of Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man has been convicted at trial of illegally possessing a firearm after he pointed his pistol at an ex-girlfriend’s head and threatened to kill her, then crashed into several vehicles while attempting to flee from law enforcement officers.
Two New Orleans Men Plead Guilty to Jung Hotel Shooting
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DARIUS DANNEL, a/k/a “DD," and TERRELL MOORE, a/k/a “Rell," pled guilty to various violations of the Federal Gun Control, the Federal Controlled Substances, and Hobbs Act before the Honorable Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Green Bay Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Manufacturing and Trafficking 3D-Printed Ghost Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 20, 2023, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Mitchell J. Guerrero (age: 30) to a total sentence of 46 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release for manufacturing and trafficking 3D-printed firearms, commonly referred to as “ghost guns" because they lack serial numbers and thus are untraceable.
South Dakota Man to Federal Prison After Escape from Iowa Residential Facility
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: A man who escaped from federal custody was sentenced March 17, 2023, to 27 months in federal prison.
Eight Men Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Eight men were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge David Denton of Homeland Security Investigations.
Meridian Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian, Mississippi man was sentenced to 77 months in prison for possession of a firearm 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).
Stockton Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Clayton Howard, 47, of Stockton, was sentenced today to seven years and two months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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.
Mobile Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for String of Armed Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 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.
Pittsburgh Man Admits Stealing FBI Agent’s Unmarked Vehicle near the Schenley Park Oval
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Billings man sentenced to more than five years in prison for attempted coercion, enticement of boy for sex in undercover investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted that he went to a location expecting to meet a boy for sex and was arrested in an undercover investigation was sentenced today to five years and 11 months in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Heather M. Entrekin, DVM; 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.
Two Co-Conspirators Indicted for Role in Prolific, Global Human Smuggling Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities culminated in the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) Mexico and the Fuerza Estatal de Seguridad Ciudadana (FESC) executing the arrests of a human smuggler, along with a co-conspirator, alleged to have operated on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years.
Former Warren County Businessman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million in COVID-19 Loans Meant for Small Businesses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Warren County, New Jersey, businessman was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $1.8 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced.
Tampa Bowling Arcade Shooter Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Cedric Durham, Jr. (22, Tampa) to four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Durham had pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2022.