News from March 2023
Another Individual Sentenced For Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance And Trucking Companies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARVEL FRANCOIS (“FRANCOIS"), age 54, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Purisys, LLC on March 23
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Navajo man pleads guilty to second degree murder
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Evan Haceesa pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Haceesa, 29, of Nageezi, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Fugitive Task Force Arrests Murder Suspect
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: Columbus, OH - The U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), along with the Columbus Division of Police SWAT and K-9 Unit arrested fugitive Michael Antoine Dickerson on March 23, 2023, on an outstanding arrest warrant from Franklin County, Ohio. Dickerson was wanted by...
FBI Presents Grace Leon with the FBI Directors Community Leadership Award
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH-The Cleveland Division of the FBI is pleased to announce that Cleveland resident Grace Leon, Crisis Intervention Specialist for FrontLine Service, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Director’s Community Leadership Award. FBI Cleveland Special Agent in Charge Gregory Nelsen will present her with the award during a closed ceremony on March 14, 2023, at the FBI Cleveland Field Office.
Two Doctors Convicted for Unnecessary Urinalysis Testing Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted two doctors today for their involvement in a scheme to commit health care fraud.
U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Yonkers Man for Threatening to Kill Yonkers Police Officers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), and Christopher...
CEO Of Paycheck Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Pleads Guilty In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that RAFAEL MARTINEZ, the CEO of MBE Capital Partners, LLC, pled guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with loan and lender applications submitted through the Paycheck Protection Program...
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Making Racially-Charged Threats Toward Black Residents
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to one felony count and one misdemeanor count of intimidating and interfering with Black residents because of their race and because they were exercising their right to fair housing.
Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Scottsdale Research Institute discussed on March 23 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Former Puerto Rico Mayor Convicted of Accepting Bribes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -A federal jury convicted a former mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, yesterday for engaging in a bribery scheme.
Three Individuals Sentenced in Darknet Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Distribution of Pills Pressed with Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The last of three defendants was sentenced Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for illegal sales of opioids on various Darknet markets. The Honorable John D. Bates sentenced Alex Ogando to 12 years. Olatunji Dawodu and Luis Spencer were previously sentenced to 12 years and 12 ½ years, respectively. All three defendants were convicted of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl.
North Carolina Man Sentenced to Five Years for Receiving Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Christopher Bell, 37, of Lumberton, North Carolina, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 5 years in prison for receiving child pornography. This term of imprisonment will be followed by 25 years of supervised release. Bell pleaded guilty to this offense on Jan. 3, 2023.
Orion Township Man Sentenced to 15 Years For Distributing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - An Orion Township man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing images of child pornography over the internet for the purpose of trading such images with other child predators, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Weaponization Subcommittee Report: Documents Show No Legitimate Law-Enforcement Basis for Garland’s Anti-Parent Memo
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government and the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled, “A ‘Manufactured’ Issue And ‘Misapplied’ Priorities: Subpoenaed Documents Show No Legitimate Basis for the Attorney General’s Anti-Parent ...
Boston Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for a drug distribution offense involving fentanyl.
Justice Department discusses Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Scottsdale Research Institute on March 23
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Man Sentenced to 10 Years After Being Caught with Fentanyl, Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced a man caught with methamphetamine and fentanyl to 10 years in prison.
Former Puerto Rico Mayor Convicted of Accepting Bribes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted a former mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, yesterday for engaging in a bribery scheme.
Coindawg Founder Arrested For Laundering Proceeds Of Fraudulently Obtained Small Business Administration Loans
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), announced today the arrest of CHARLES RILEY CONSTANT, a/k/a “Chuck Constant," for charges in connection...