News from May 2023
Armed Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A 35-year-old Providence man for whom court records indicate multiple previous state court convictions for similar conduct, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for being an armed drug dealer, a felon in possession of firearms, and for trafficking heroin, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Webster Man Charged in Connection with Two Pipe Bomb Explosions
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A man has been charged in connection with two pipe bomb explosions in Weare, New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Essex County Man Convicted of Being Member of Newark Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for the Distribution of Over One Kilogram of Heroin
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey man was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over one kilogram of heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Selling announced.
Maryland Man Found Guilty in Scheme that Bilked Benevolent Donors of Charitable Contributions
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Defendant Pretended to Collect for Charities But Only Paid Himself.
U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Allocation Of New Positions To Advance Public Safety And Promote Community Engagement
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that new positions for Assistant U.S. Attorneys and support personnel have been allocated to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina, to advance the Office’s work in promoting public safety, Department of Justice initiatives, and community engagement.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center doctor accused of sexually assaulting female veteran patients
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Rajesh Motibhai Patel, a primary care physician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia, has been indicted on multiple counts of violating his patients’ constitutional right to bodily integrity while acting under color of law and for engaging in unwanted sexual contact.
North Carolina Man Arrested, Charged With Threatening To Carry Out Shootings At A Church And Grocery Store, And To Attack A Family
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Daniel Parson, 33, of Charlotte, NC, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with making threats in or affecting interstate commerce. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Drug Testing Companies Agree To Collectively Pay $1.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Two Kentucky-based businesses involved in performing urine drug tests for the family court system have agreed to collectively pay $1,740,620 to resolve civil allegations that they improperly billed those tests to Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid.
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
Activity in the U.S. Attorney’s Office
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Firearm Offenses. Christopher Leroy Gaiter, age 34, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced on May 4, 2023, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced Gaiter to 57 months in prison with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. The ...
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than 13 Years For Attempted Enticement Of A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Gregory James White (45, Jacksonville) to 13 years and 9 months in federal prison for attempted coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. The Court also ordered White to serve a 10-year term of supervised...
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Joined by State and Local Agencies, to Host One-Stop Reentry Resource Fair at the War Memorial in Baltimore on Wednesday, April 26, 2023
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - April is Second Chance Awareness Month. To recognize the importance of second chances, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office, the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation, and the Mayor’s...
Group responsible for 200 kilograms of methamphetamine sentenced to prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Almarud Duarte, David Garcia, Eduardo Penaloza-Pacheco, and Kevin Tello have been sentenced for their respective roles in conspiring to sell kilogram amounts of methamphetamine. Law enforcement officers seized approximately 200 kilograms of methamphetamine during the investigation.
Savage Life Boys Gang Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Davenport man was sentenced on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, to 130 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Owner Of Cape Coral Title Company Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison For Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Johnny Fior (48, Cape Coral) to 46 months in federal prison for wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $1,404,169.74, which were the proceeds of the wire fraud and illegal monetary transaction offenses. Fior had pleaded guilty on Jan. 18, 2023.
Mexican National Sentenced to More than 12 Years for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Richland, Washington - United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Jose Mendoza-Ruelas, 38, to 150 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl, and 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine. Mendoza-Ruelas, who is from Mexico, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from federal custody.
Solano County Hells Angels Member Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Mahoney, 30, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for possessing a firearm with an obliterated or altered serial number and possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Justice Department Strengthens Efforts to Address the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DENVER -- The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to the unacceptable levels of violence that have led to the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) is a priority of the Department of Justice every day.
U.K. Citizen Extradited And Pleads Guilty To Cyber Crime Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey for the Northern District of California, United States Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., for the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division announced today that Joseph James O’Connor, a/k/a “PlugwalkJoe," a U.K. citizen, was extradited from Spain and entered a plea of guilty to two sets of charges involving crimes perpetrated in New York and California.
Salinas Man Indicted and Arrested for Child Exploitation
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On April 20, 2023, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Alexander Joel Rivera-Santos, 25, of Salinas, Puerto Rico, with possession and transportation of child sexual abuse material, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The...