News from March 2023
Boston Men Indicted for Unlawful Trafficking of Machinegun Conversion Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - Two Boston men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for illegally selling a dozen machinegun conversion devices.
Cedar Rapids Woman Sentenced for Harboring Escapee
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: A Cedar Rapids woman who harbored and concealed a felon who had escaped from a local halfway house was sentenced on March 28, 2023, to approximately 5 months in custody. Rachel Louise Monthie, formerly known as Rachel Louise Chronister, age 45, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the term of incarceration after a Feb. 3, 2023 guilty plea to one count of harboring and concealing an escapee, Ricky Joe Vaughn.
ATF Posts Results of Federal Firearm Licensee Compliance Inspections Involving Violations of the Department of Justice’s Enhanced Regulatory Enforcement Policy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, for the first time ever, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives began publicly posting information, available on the ATF website, regarding the results of certain compliance inspections of federal firearms licensees (FFL) completed between July 2021 and December 2022.
Nine-Time Convicted Felon Federally Indicted For Possession Of A Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Brady Williams (27, Ocala) with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. If convicted, Williams faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison.
Recidivist Fraudster Pleads Guilty To $40 Million Ponzi Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 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...
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Florida Return Preparers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: The United States filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Javier Campos; David DePablo; Krystallee Gonzalez; Alvaro Jauregui; Katya Rojas; Patricia Vanegas; JBC Tax Services LLC; WK Tax Services Inc.; Cutler Bay Tax Services Inc.; N.L.T.S., Inc. doing ...
Hartford Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody today announced that JOHNNY MILNER, also known as “Blaze" and “O.G.," 45, of Hartford, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
Tampa Felon Charged With Possessing A Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Leonon Ricky Davis (37, Tampa) with being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted, Davis faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison.
Convicted Murderer Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Christopher Richard Munroe (55, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Munroe faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 15, 2023. Munroe had been indicted on Dec. 20, 2022.
Ecuadoran Woman Sentenced to Prison of Participating in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; announced that OLGA AUCAPINA, also known as Olga Aucapina Paredes, 53, a citizen of Ecuador residing in Woodbridge, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to five months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a tax refund fraud scheme.
Former Partner at Broker-Dealer Firm Charged with $3.4 Million Insider Trading Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, NJ. - A former partner at a New Jersey broker-dealer firm was arrested today and charged with engaging in an insider trading scheme that netted millions of dollars in illegal trading profits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - LAIRD JOHNSON, age 24, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on March 23, 2023 to a five-count indictment alleging violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18 United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1), 922(j), 922(u), 924(a)(2), and 924(i)(1), announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Owner of Chicago Area Construction Company Charged With Bribing Cook County Official
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - The owner of a Chicago area construction company has been charged with one count of conspiracy to bribe a public official, and two counts of using a facility in interstate commerce (a cell phone) in order to facilitate the acts of bribery.
Trafficker ordered to prison for putting meth on Greyhound bus
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 47-year-old Donna man has received a significant sentence following his conviction of conspiracy to traffic meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Two California Men Indicted for $150 Million Securities Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - Two California men have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a sophisticated securities fraud scheme that generated over $150 million in illicit profits.
South Carolina Man Arrested on Felony Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Defendant Accused of Assaulting Officers With Chemical Irritant.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
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 Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. The sentencing took place on March 24, 2023.
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 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.
Madison Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Mario Johnson, 38, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 60 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Johnson pleaded guilty to this charge on Sept. 14, 2022.
Rapid City Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.