News from March 2023
Peoria Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Drugs, Weapons Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Harold U. McGhee, 48, formerly of the 700 block of East LaSalle Street, was sentenced on March 21, 2023, to a total sentence of 35 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for the following offenses.
Postal Worker Charged with Embezzling Thousands in U.S. Postal Service Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been charged in federal court in Boston with allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in government funds through a false travel reimbursement scheme.
South Carolina Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Defendant Accused of Assaulting Officers With Chemical Irritant.
Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Theft From Morgantown Company
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A businessman from Pennsylvania was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for stealing $3.5 million from a Morgantown construction company.
South Bend Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Xavier Zebulon Marzette, 39 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after being found guilty during a 2-day jury trial of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
New Orleans Man’s Failure to Pay Employment Taxes Results in Federal Conviction and Sentence
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JOEY J. STEVENSON, age 41, from New Orleans, was sentenced to 5 years probation for failing to pay employment taxes for his business, Community Care Solutions, Inc to the IRS, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: Following a long-term wiretap investigation into the manufacturing and interstate trafficking of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, nine individuals were indicted on charges filed by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor (SNP) in Manhattan Supreme Court. The charges stem from narcotics-related...
Brooklyn Man, Who Was Fugitive for 8 Years, Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison For His Role in Heroin Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Dockim Deeshawn McKnight, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to 5 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Heroin in Stockton
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Daniel Quiroz, 41, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Shiprock man pleads guilty to sexual abuse, child pornography
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 today that Allan Wilson pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country and possession of child pornography. Wilson, 64, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Two Additional Defendants Charged with Civil Rights Conspiracy Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida returned a superseding indictment charging two additional Florida residents with federal crimes arising out of a series of targeted attacks on pregnancy resource facilities in the state. Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, were previously charged with the same offenses in March.
South Florida Recidivist Fraudster Sentenced to 88 Months for COVID-19 Related Unemployment Insurance Scam
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Marlin Jean, 31, has been sentenced to 88 months in prison for stealing other people’s identities to fraudulently obtain $826,332 in COVID-19 related unemployment benefits from the State of California. The stolen benefits came from federal funds provided to state unemployment agencies to help Americans economically harmed by the global pandemic.
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute 10 Kilograms of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
California man admits armed fentanyl trafficking in Great Falls area
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A California man suspected of armed fentanyl trafficking in the Great Falls area admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Former officer and another sentenced for drug trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two men from Donna have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Van Zandt County Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A Canton man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Swiss Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: An executive of the holding company that owns Privatbank IHAG pleaded guilty today to conspiring to conceal over $60 million of undeclared assets held by wealthy American clients of the Swiss private bank.
Convicted Felon Indicted for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Jojuan Lindsey (27, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Lindsey faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Theft of Firearms and Assault on a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Theft of Firearms and Assault on a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on March 24, 2023.
Syracuse Man Sentenced to Serve 192 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Jondell Middlebrooks, 42, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 192 months in federal prison following his conviction for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge...