News from March 2023
USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on May 17
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals grant opened on March 29.
Springfield Illinois Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield, Illinois man, Robert Merriman, 25, of the 1000 block of South Fourth Street, has been sentenced to 96 months imprisonment followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, for distribution and possession of child pornography. Merriman was arrested and indicted in March of 2020 and pleaded guilty in October of 2022.
Correctional Officer Arrested for Suspected Contraband, Narcotics Smuggling
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Karnes County Detention Facility (KCDF) correctional officer was arrested Friday in San Antonio on criminal charges related to his alleged smuggling of contraband and narcotics into KCDF.
Bay Area Resident Convicted Of Production Of Child Pornography And Sex Trafficking Of A Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Kenneth Orlando Sparks was convicted of production of child pornography and sex trafficking of a minor by a federal jury, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The verdicts followed a week-long jury trial before the Hon. Vince Chhabria, United States District Judge.
Three San Francisco Residents Plead Guilty To Crimes In Firearms Trafficking Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO -John Dillon Sembrano, Kelly Mean, and Ryan Vinhnavong Chantha pleaded guilty today to crimes stemming from their respective roles in a firearms trafficking scheme, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) Acting Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson. The pleas were accepted by the Hon. Charles R. Breyer, Senior United States District Judge.
District Man Sentenced for Second-Degree Murder for Killing Woman in Her Apartment
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Darnell Sterling, 57, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 27 years in prison on charges stemming from the murder of his girlfriend, whose body has never been recovered, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
San Jose Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Interstate Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Tan Minh Vo, 50, of San Jose, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana that was shipped from Fresno for distribution in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.
Cruise Ship Employee Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Angelo Victor Fernandes, a 34-year-old cruise ship employee from Goa, India, was sentenced in federal district court to 188 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.
Orange County Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas- An Orange, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Jamestown Felon Arrested On Gun And Meth Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Glover, 39, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of five grams or more of methamphetamine. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of 40 years.
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Carrollwood Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Timothy Paul Longworth (43, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to bank robbery. Longworth faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Ecuadoran National Sentenced to Prison for Participating in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; announced that EDWIN F. GUTIERREZ, 45, a citizen of Ecuador residing in East Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to six months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for participating in a tax refund fraud scheme.
Chairman Jordan Requests Transcribed Interviews from ICE Officials
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent letters to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Field Office Directors and senior ICE representatives requesting they appear before the Committee for transcribed interviews related to ICE's failure to enforce federal immigration laws. In fiscal years 2021 ...
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - Bradford Sargent, 41, of Hampton, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Sex Trafficker Is Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Milton Antonio Hasty, a/k/a “Montana," 31, of Salisbury, N.C., was sentenced to 21 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release today for sex trafficking of a minor, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Two Oakland Residents Charged With Crimes Related To Separate Alleged Schemes To Distribute Drugs In The Tenderloin Area
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: OAKLAND - Esmun Moyses Moral-Raudales and Omar Zelaya appeared in federal court today to face charges each was engaged in a separate scheme to distribute drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Ismail...
Former owner of Savannah restaurant sentenced to prison, ordered to pay more than $400,000 restitution in tax case
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: The former owner of a Savannah pizza franchise has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for failing to remit more than $400,000 in payroll taxes.
Key Deer Killer Sentenced in Federal Court
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Wendy C. Kilheffer, 77, of Big Pine, Florida was sentenced today in Key West federal district court for violating the Endangered Species Act by shooting and killing a Key deer.
Former Florida Resident Charged in $101 Million Health Care Kickback Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former Florida resident living in Puerto Rico has been charged for his role in a $101 million durable medical equipment kickback scheme, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.
Steuben County Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that James Miller, 63, of Corning, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.