News from March 2023


Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Treyvon Pankey, 22, of Beckley, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine.


Mexican Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Re-Entering The United States And Trafficking Fentanyl

News Release: BOSTON - A Mexican man residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty to possessing fentanyl intended for distribution and to illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Over $50 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina collected $50,690,774.37 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022. Of this amount, $11,935,768.98 was collected in criminal actions and $38,755,005.39 was collected in civil actions. The District of South...


Ghanaian National Sentenced to Prison for Role in Romance Fraud Scheme

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Abdul Inusah, 32, of Ghana, was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a Huntington-based scheme that defrauded individuals in multiple states through the use of false online personas. Inusah was also ordered to pay $152,000 in restitution.


Jury convicts Browning man of raping girl on Blackfeet Indian Reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A federal jury today convicted a Browning man who was accused of raping a girl in Heart Butte, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Wolf Point man admits role in kidnapping, assault of girl on Fort Peck Indian Reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Wolf Point man accused in the kidnapping and assault of a girl by a group of individuals on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in 2021 today admitted to his role in the abduction, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


House GOP Targets Ad Group Over Efforts to Curb Misinformation

News Release: House Republicans are accusing an industry group of violating antitrust laws with its efforts to fight online misinformation.


Morris County Woman Charged in $10 Million Scheme to Commit Health Care Fraud

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Morris County woman has been charged for her role in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today.


U.S. Marshals and CPD SWAT Arrest Gas Station Murder Suspect

News Release: Columbus, OH - For the second day in a row, the U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), along with the Columbus Division of Police SWAT team and K-9 Unit arrested a murder suspect on an outstanding arrest warrant from the Franklin County Municipal Court. Malike D. Miller, ...


Federal Jury Convicts Charleston Man of Fentanyl and Gun Crimes

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - After three days of trial, a federal jury convicted Andre Dewayne Williamson, also known as “A3," 35, of Charleston, of five counts of distribution of fentanyl and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


Husband and wife charged in multi-million dollar home health fraud

News Release: HOUSTON - Two Houston residents are set to appear on allegations in an $8.7 million fraud scheme connected to a home health company they jointly owned and operated, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years Imprisonment For Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Mikael Canario-Batista, 47, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young has announced.


Former Missoula nurse sentenced for felony diversion of drugs

News Release: MISSOULA - A former Missoula nurse who admitted to diverting opioid drugs while working at St. Patrick Hospital was sentenced today to three years of probation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Box Elder man admits to assault crime in strangling partner on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder man on March 23 admitted to an assault charge for strangling a woman on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.


Longtime Zapata resident indicted on multiple charges in fraud scheme

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 45-year-old resident of Zapata is now in custody for defrauding financial institutions as well as state and federal welfare programs, lying to federal authorities and using someone else’s identity, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Former Lumentum Executive Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AMIT BHARDWAJ, the former Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO") at Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum"), pled guilty to 13 counts arising from his participation in a scheme to commit insider trading...


New Haven Man Guilty Of Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as “D-Nice," 24, guilty of narcotics offenses. Following the trial and before the jury returned its verdict, Allick also pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing firearms.


Former Rochester, New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 68 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Craig Wiggin, 44, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young has announced.