News from May 2023
Madison Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Matthew J. Yancey, 23, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 7 years in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Yancey pled guilty to this charge on Feb. 24, 2023.
Mission Man and Mellette County Woman Sentenced in Burglary and Homicide Case
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota, man and a Mellette County, South Dakota, woman, in a case that involved charges of Second Degree Murder, First Degree Burglary, and related firearms offenses.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on June 29
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
BJA FY 23 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) grant opened on May 18.
Murray and Collins Plan to Begin Bipartisan Senate Appropriations Markups in June
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
On May 17, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, announced their plans to hold markups of bipartisan funding bills in June.
North Liberty Woman Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison Related to False Statements During the Purchase of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A North Liberty woman was sentenced on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, to 12 months and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to making false statements during the purchase of firearms.
U.S. Attorney Thompson to Announce Verdicts in Child Sex Trafficking Case
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. today, Friday, April 28, 2023, to announce and discuss the verdicts in the trial of Larry Allen Clay Jr., 57, a former employee of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department and Chief of Police for the Gauley Bridge Police Department.
ICYMI: Senate Appropriations Hearing Makes Clear: Undercutting American Investments Forfeits Future to China
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
ICYMI: As Competition with China Intensifies, Senator Murray Makes Clear: America Cannot Stay Ahead Unless Our Investments Keep Pace
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 18, 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.
Summerset Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Summerset, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.
The United States Attorney for Puerto Rico, FBI San Juan, and HHS-OIG Announce Redoubling and Focus of Investigative Efforts to Detect and Deter Fraud, Waste, and Abuse of Medicare Funds
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the San Juan Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Joseph González, and the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), José Luis Soto, are redoubling efforts and focus to investigate, detect, and deter Medicare fraud.
Baltimore Felon Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for a Conspiracy to Distribute Large Amounts of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Romesh Vance, age 32, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute between four and 12 kilograms of fentanyl and for violating his supervised...
Mexican National Charged With Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Distribution in Madera County
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Jesus Cota Verdugo, 21, of Mexico, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Marrero Man Pleads Guilty to a Violation of the Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On May 11, 2023, MELVIN WALKER, age 34, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, pled guilty to a one-count indictment, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Two Shreveport Men Guilty of Illegal Possession of Drugs and Firearms Sentenced to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that two men from Shreveport were sentenced today by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote for illegally possessing drugs and firearms.
Metro East Drug Trafficking Leader Sentenced to 198 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A U.S. District Court judge sentenced an East St. Louis man to 198 months after he pled guilty to several drug charges for his involvement in a national trafficking ring as the local, Metro East leader.
Peoria Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Demetrice L. Sharp, 39, of the 1500 block of West Candletree Drive, was sentenced on April 26, 2023, to 200 months in prison for each of four counts related to trafficking methamphetamine: one count of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine...
Leader of Large-Scale Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 490 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, Craig Dupree Robertson, 34, was sentenced on Monday to 490 months in federal prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves for his role in a large-scale methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.
Man Charged in Miami with Diamond Smuggling Arrested by Federal Agents
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Guilherme Cipriani, 41, of Scottsdale, Arizona, has been arrested on federal charges of smuggling diamonds into the United States and providing a false statement to a federal agency.
Indiana Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Michael Snyder, 35 years old, of Francesville, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty in two cases, one for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Camden County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for distributing videos and images of child sexual abuse. Ryan Osinski, 33, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Nov. 17, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography.