News from March 2023
Assistant U.S. Attorney Pleads Guilty to Conflict of Interest Violation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: An Assistant U.S. Attorney pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally steering contracts to her spouse, in violation of the federal criminal conflict of interest statute.
Contractor and His Wife Charged with Bankruptcy Fraud, Money Laundering, and Wire Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A North Kingstown self-employed contractor who “flipped houses," and his wife, have both been charged in federal court with executing schemes to conceal substantial assets from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Providence, as well as money laundering and wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Broward County Man Sentenced to 108 Months’ Imprisonment for Ponzi Scheme & COVID-19 Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - A federal district judge in Ft. Lauderdale has sentenced David J. Varrone, 56, of Weston, Florida, to 108 months’ imprisonment for his role in organizing an elaborate credit and investment Ponzi scheme through his company, The Credit Engineers, Inc.
Tucson Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - David Wayne Radde, 60, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 120 months in prison. Radde pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
Navajo man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 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 Bryon Yazzie, Jr. pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor, sexual abuse, and aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country. Yazzie, 21, of Tohatchi, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Recidivist Fraudster Pleads Guilty to $40 Million Ponzi Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRANKLIN RAY pled guilty today to four counts of wire fraud, including one count of wire fraud while released under conditions of bail, and one count of aggravated identity theft in connection with various...
Military Contractors Convicted for $7 Million Procurement Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia convicted three military contractors today on one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and two counts of major fraud.
Northampton County Man Sentenced To 151 Months In Prison For Cyberstalking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 23, 2023, Anthony Elonis, age 39, formerly of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 151 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Edward G. Smith, in Easton, Pennsylvania, for cyberstalking.
Mayor of Wildwood Admits Assisting in Preparation of Fraudulent Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - The mayor of Wildwood, New Jersey, today admitted that he aided and assisted in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent tax returns, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- March 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the March 2023 Federal Grand Jury B.
Madison Man Charged with Firebombing Building
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A Madison, Wisconsin man was arrested today on a charge related to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building.
Timber Thief Sentenced in Connection with Large-Scale Theft from Government Land
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: ROANOKE, Va.- One of three men accused of violating the Lacey Act and conspiring with others to illegally remove walnut trees from federally protected land, was sentenced recently in U.S. District Court in Roanoke.
St. Petersburg Woman Sentenced To 15 Years For Producing Child Sexual Abuse Video
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven today sentenced Emrah Kuc (27, St. Petersburg) to 15 years in federal prison for production, distribution, receipt, and possession of child sexual abuse material, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, and a requirement to register as a sex...
Fugitive Captured in Alabama, Wanted for the Murder of a Man in Morovis, Puerto Rico
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: San Juan, PR - A man charged with the murder of another man in Puerto Rico was apprehended early today in Phenix City, Alabama, by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Task Force working a collateral lead from the U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico and the Bayamón Special Detention Unit.
Law Enforcement Partners Host Second Annual Nebraska Drug Forum
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: KEARNEY, Neb. - As drug trends change and overdose incidents increase across the country, law enforcement partners continue working to counter the threat to Nebraska communities through enforcement and education. That ongoing partnership was on display for law enforcement agencies and county attorneys during this week’s second annual Nebraska Drug Forum, held in Kearney.
Boston Man Charged with Armed Robbery of Postal Worker
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man has been charged with the Jan. 4, 2023 armed robbery of a United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier in Massachusetts.
Couple Sentenced for Failure to Pay Withheld Payroll Taxes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that William H. White, 55, and Sarah A. White, 40, husband and wife, formerly of Roca, Nebraska, were sentenced on March 21, 2023, by the Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for Failure to Pay Over Employment Tax that had been withheld from...
Pryor man admits domestic assault
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Pryor man accused of beating a woman on the Crow Indian Reservation admitted to a domestic assault crime today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
U.S. Marshals Recover Missing Juvenile in Portland, Maine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Portland, ME - The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force, announces the recovery of a West Virginia juvenile in Portland Maine. The juvenile was reported as a runaway from a foster care home in Hillsboro, West Virginia, in September of 2022.
Former Law Firm Partner Arrested for Bankruptcy Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging JOHN ROESSER, a former attorney...