News from March 2023
Knoxville Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Commit Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
On March 10, 2023, Clarence (“Buzz”) Nabers, 56 years old, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months of home detention by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Six Houston Gang Members Indicted for Using a Firearm in Racketeering Murder of Innocent Bystander
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
The Department of Justice today announced an indictment charging five men and a woman with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
Twelve Years in Federal Prison for California Man Who Tried to Take Five Pounds of Ice Methamphetamine on a Plane to Iowa
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A man who was arrested in Los Angeles while trying to transport five pounds of methamphetamine to Iowa was sentenced today to twelve years in federal prison.
B. Chad Yarbrough Named Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Office
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Director Christopher Wray has named B. Chad Yarbrough as the special agent in charge of the Dallas Field Office. Mr. Yarbrough most recently served as a deputy assistant director in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Idaho Woman Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
An Idaho woman was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
Florida Man Sentenced On Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Florida man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor offenses for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints.
Former ticketing specialist pleads guilty to defrauding Delta Air Lines
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Aquil Muhammad, who sold fraudulently issued Delta Air Lines tickets, has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Ocala Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than 3 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing A Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Ricky Darnell Franklin, Jr. (31, Ocala) to three years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Jenks Man Pleads Guilty After Groping a Girl in a Store and Later Following Another Girl and Burglarizing her Home
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A man who restrained and groped a girl at a Dollar General store where he worked and who followed another girl home from a school bus stop then burglarized her family’s home pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Federal Jury Finds Louisville Woman Guilty of Mailing Threatening Communications to Neighbors Because of Their Race
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Federal jury convicted a local woman of mailing communications containing threats to injure others in November and December of 2020.
Two Men Plead Guilty in Wide-Ranging Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Two men pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to their roles in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack, and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
Michigan Man Arrested and Charged For Illegally Possessing Firearms While Making Threats to Kill Government Officials
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Michigan man was arrested and charged in a criminal complaint with illegally possessing firearms after having been committed to a mental institution and while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Henderson County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Henderson County, Kentucky man was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in prison for trafficking in methamphetamine.
Framingham Man Sentenced in Business Email Compromise Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Framingham man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
Man Pleads Guilty for his role in a Delaware County Murder
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A man who took part in a shooting that led to the death of one man and the injury of a woman pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Alexandria Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identify Theft
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Robert Lee Daniel, III, of Alexandria, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to 65 months in prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to International Parental Kidnapping
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
KIDUS AWLACHEW, age 33, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Jay Zainey after previously being charged in a one-count bill of information with international parental kidnapping, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1204, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Rockland County Jail Inmates Charged With Production Of Child Pornography While Awaiting Trial On Murder And Other Charges
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
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 Louis Falco III, the Rockland County Sheriff, announced that DARIN PETERSON and ANTHONY MITCHELL were charged today with production of child pornography.
Tribe Member Sentenced To Prison For Shooting At Police Officer
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Winnemucca Indian Colony tribe member was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Larry R. Hicks to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for shooting at a law enforcement officer and pointing his firearm at a second officer.