News from May 2023
Former Chief Security Officer Of Uber Sentenced To Three Years’ Probation For Covering Up Data Breach Involving Millions Of Uber User Records
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Joseph Sullivan was sentenced to serve a three-year term of probation and ordered to pay a fine of $50,000, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and FBI San Francisco Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. William H. Orrick, United States District Judge, after a jury found Sullivan guilty of two felonies in October 2022.
Prior Felon Arrested On New Child Pornography Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Cameron Stroke, 42, of Depew, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, and a maximum of 40 years.
Kanawha County Woman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Fraud Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Karen L. Hodges, also known as “Karen Igo," “Karen Clay," “Karen Richmond," and “Karen Gessel," 49, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to one year and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for three counts of securities fraud. Hodges must also pay $38,570.78 in restitution.
Phoenix Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Spree That Ended in High-Speed Chase in Which He Opened Fire on Law Enforcement
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - An Arizona man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for committing armed robberies of nine stores in Southern California and Arizona during a crime spree last summer that ended in a high-speed chase in which he fired upon federal agents and, after police rammed his car, he accidentally shot himself under his chin.
FORMER TSA EMPLOYEE SENTENCED ON FRAUD CONVICTION
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Cleon Otto 35, of St. Thomas, was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy to 12 months of probation on his conviction of creating a false authentication document. Molloy also ordered that Otto pay a $1,000.00 fine, a $25 special assessment and restitution in the amount of $1,162.20.
Marijuana Vending Machine Owner Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A man who owned and operated a marijuana vending machine in Detroit has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Sarasota Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud The United States
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Madeline Nikolson has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to impede and impair the ability of the Internal Revenue (“IRS") to ascertain and collect personal and corporate income tax revenue. Nikolson faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Justice Department Strengthens Efforts to Address the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: May 5th is MMIP Awareness Day.
Cedar Rapids Man Charged with Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Ethan Porter, age 33, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed on March 13, 2023, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
Jackson Felon Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Using 3D-Printers to Manufacture Machineguns
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and engaging in business as a manufacturer of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Two St. Paul Men Indicted for Assaulting a Federal Agent
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Two St. Paul men have been indicted for conspiracy and assault of a federal law enforcement officer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Fargo, ND, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pointing a Loaded Handgun at Fargo Police Officers
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Shawn Larkin, Age 40 of Fargo, ND, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, and was sentenced to 57 months years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for the charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.
Two Additional Defendants Charged in Juvenile Overdose Case
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Two more defendants have been charged in the drug conspiracy that claimed the lives of three teenagers, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Administrative Team at R.I. U.S. Attorney’s Office Receives National Award from Department of Justice Leadership
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - On Wednesday of this week, at a Washington, D.C. ceremony attended by Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha, and other senior Department of Justice leadership, seven members of the Rhode Island U.S. Attorney’s Office Administrative Division were honored with a Director’s Award for their exceptional service to this Office and the United States.
United States Files Lawsuit Against Radnor, PA Radiologist Alleging Unnecessary Peripheral Artery Procedures
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Jacqueline C. Romero, announced today that the United States has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court under the False Claims Act against Dr. James McGuckin of Radnor, PA, an interventional radiologist, and his affiliated practices and...
Former Commercial Pilot Found Guilty of Internet Stalking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A federal jury convicted a Chesterfield, Missouri man today for internet stalking.
U.S. Attorney's Office Observers National Police Week
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In observance of National Police Week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement and pays tribute to the officers who have fallen in the line of duty.
Two Arrested for Armed Robberies of Postal Workers
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - Two Massachusetts individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with the armed robberies of United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carriers that took place on Nov. 29, 2022 in Mattapan, Mass., and Dec. 16, 2022 in Hyde Park, Mass.
Former Officers of DC Trust, Sentenced for Using Organization’s Funds for Personal Gain
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The former Executive Director and the Director of Operations and Finance, of the now-defunct non-profit organization DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (“DC Trust"), were sentenced today for a felony charge relating to their personal use of the non-profit’s funds, announced...
Inmate Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison For Aggravated Assault
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Louis Borrero, age 39, an inmate at United States Penitentiary, Canaan, in Waymart, Pennsylvania, to 51 months in prison for assault on another inmate.