News from May 2023
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Hagatña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Matthew J.V. Salas, age 29, from Agana Heights, Guam, was sentenced to 57 months imprisonment by the District Court of Guam. Salas was convicted of Conspiracy...
California Man Arrested for Trafficking 91 Kilograms of Cocaine Worth $1.8 Million
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ROCKFORD - A California man was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to distribute 91 kilograms of cocaine.
Former Enforcer of New Bedford Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced to More Than Twelve Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A former member and Enforcer of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday on racketeering charges.
Everett Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today charging an Everett man with sex trafficking four female victims.
Gresham Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Covid Relief Funds
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Gresham, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing more than $77,000 in funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Waterford Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Bradley Boisen, age 26, of Waterford, New York, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a child, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Nacogdoches Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking, Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Nacogdoches man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
United States Attorney’s Office Paralegal Receives Department of Justice Award for Exceptional Service
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - This morning, during a ceremony in the Great Hall at the Robert F. Kennedy Main Justice Building in Washington, D.C., Debbie Shaw, a supervisory paralegal specialist at the United States Attorney’s Office, received the Executive Office for United States Attorneys Director’s Lifetime...
City of Shreveport Law Enforcement and Community Leaders Meet To Continue Developing Strategies To Fight Violent Crime Through Public Safety Partnership
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that state, local, and federal law enforcement partners, along with other civic and community leaders from the Shreveport area held meetings this week to develop strategies together to help one another as the violent crime in the Shreveport area continues.
Gang Member Admits Racketeering and Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A member of a New Jersey street gang admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy and possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Fremont County Man Arraigned on Four Counts of Assault
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Darrell Lyle Moss Jr., age 40, of Fremont County, Wyoming, appeared for arraignment on May 2, 2023, before Senior United States District Court Judge Nancy Freudenthal. Moss pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. A trial has been set for June 26, 2023.
Brownsville Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Material Depicting Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to possessing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Schenectady Man Charged with Producing Child Pornography and Communicating a Threat
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Richard Nejame, age 27, of Schenectady, New York, was charged today with sexual exploitation of a child and communicating a threat to injure.
Yosemite National Park Squatter Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Devin Michael Cuellar, 29, a transient, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Attention High School Juniors & Seniors: FBI Las Vegas is Hosting a Teen Academy
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Attention High School Juniors & Seniors: FBI Las Vegas is Hosting a Teen Academy.
Three MS-13 Gang Members Convicted of Racketeering and Violent Crime Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted three La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, members yesterday of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and destruction of evidence.
St. Louis County Man Admits Smuggling Wildlife
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis County, Missouri on Tuesday admitted smuggling regulated wildlife into the United States.
Repeat Armed Robber Found Guilty of Illegally Possessing Stolen Handgun
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- A federal jury has found Kyree Bryce Harris, 25, of Indianapolis, Indiana, guilty of illegally possessing a firearm.
FBI to Hold Academies on Wind River Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: FBI to Hold Academies on Wind River Indian Reservation.
Justice Department and EPA Announce Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at BP Products’ Whiting Refinery in Indiana
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Clean Air Act Settlement with BP Products North America Inc., (BPP), a subsidiary of BP p.l.c., requiring control technology expected to reduce benzene by an estimated seven tons per year, other hazardous air pollutants ...