News from May 2023
Two Men, Including Buffalo Police Detective, Charged For Purchases Made On Illicit Online Marketplace
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Terrance Michael Ciszek a/k/a DrMonster, 33, and Corey Robert Dodge a/k/a Cakesbaylor, 41, both of Buffalo, NY, were charged in separate complaints with possessing 15 or more unauthorized access devices. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gary F. Fridley II, 41, of Cross Lanes, pleaded guilty today to embezzlement of labor union assets.
Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Tyree D. Washington, 40, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Florida Man Sentenced in Gas Station Skimming Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme to steal thousands of customers’ debit and credit card account numbers and other personally identifying information via a network of electronic equipment clandestinely installed at gas stations across New England.
District Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Gun-Related Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Defendant Threatened Victim With a Gun at a Metro Station.
Virginia Man Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Virginia man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
High-Ranking Member of G-Shine Bloods Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
U.S. Attorney's Office Joins in Recognizing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, May 5, 2023
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon 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 and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding...
Laguna Man Charged with Second Degree Murder
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Cody Allen Charlie was charged with three counts of murder in the second degree. Charlie, 36, of Laguna, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Acoma, appeared in federal court today for a detention hearing and will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
Dallas Woman Pleads Guilty in $7 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A Dallas woman pleaded guilty today to scamming insurers out of more than $7 million for COVID-19 testing that was never actually performed, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
United States Attorney Announces 26 Charged in Series of Federal Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs announced today that 26 individuals, many of them associates of a significant narcotics trafficking organization, have been indicted on a wide variety of charges-including conspiracy, drug trafficking, illegal use and possession of firearms, wire fraud, and money laundering-after a series of investigations in South Carolina.
Palm Beach County Man Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For COVID Relief Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Al Clint LaRoche (43, Palm Beach County) to two years in federal prison for bank fraud. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $1,078,652.50, which were the proceeds of the bank fraud. LaRoche had pleaded guilty on Jan. 30, 2023.
La Crosse Man Sentenced to 29 Months for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Anthony James, 39, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 29 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm after previously being convicted of a felony. James pleaded guilty to this charge on Feb. 10, 2023.
Connecticut Psychologist Pays $658K to Settle Allegations She Received Payments from Medicare and Medicaid for Services Not Provided
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and William Tong, Connecticut Attorney General, today announced that Dr. EVELYN LLEWELLYN has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which she will pay $658,294 to settle allegations that she received payments from the Medicare and Medicaid programs for psychology services that were not provided.
Newark, New Jersey Man Imprisoned for Possessing Firearm as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Christian Torruellas, 30, of Newark, New Jersey, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 41 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge that he possessed a firearm as a convicted felon.
Huntington Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: FORT WAYNE -Adam Meekin, 26 years old, of Huntington, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after his plea of guilty to engaging in the business of dealing and manufacturing firearms and the unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
U.S. Attorney's Office Commemorates Missing Or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office joined the Department of Justice, partners across the.
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
St. Louis County Felon Indicted for Store Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A convicted felon from St. Louis County, Missouri was indicted by a federal grand jury here Wednesday and accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint.
Valdosta Resident Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MACON, Ga. - A Valdosta, Georgia, resident was sentenced to federal prison this week for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of extremely young minors after an initial investigation into the defendant taking suspicious photos of a young woman at her workplace.