News from May 2023
Eric J. Reese Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at the New York Field Office
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: Eric J. Reese Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at the New York Field Office.
Fort Myers Felon Convicted for Unlawfully Possessing Loaded Rifle
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Javonte Keyon Whitfield (25, Fort Myers) guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a previously convicted felon. Whitfield faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. Whitfield had been indicted on February 9, 2022.
Madison Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Roland J. Scott III, 21, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 8 years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams or more ...
Plymouth Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Arson of Apartment Building
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on May 10, 2023, Jonathan T. Lane (age: 32) of Plymouth, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for arson to a building.
North Dakota Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking in Great Falls Area
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A North Dakota man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl in the Great Falls community after law enforcement found hundreds of fentanyl pills and a loaded firearm in a vehicle he was driving, was sentenced today to five years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Gun/Gamecock Dealing Results in Guilty Plea
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Pedro Gavino, 27, of Orosi, pleaded guilty today to selling firearms without a license and conspiring to violate the Animal Welfare Act by selling gamecocks and participating in cockfighting events, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Man Convicted of Torture and Exporting Weapons Parts and Related Services to Iraq
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted a Pennsylvania man on May 19 for numerous crimes, including the torture of an Estonian citizen in 2015 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in connection with the operation of an illegal weapons manufacturing plant in Kurdistan.
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Violent Armed Robbery Spree of Minneapolis Businesses
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 88 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in three armed robberies of Minneapolis businesses, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Mission Man and Mellette County Woman Sentenced in Burglary and Homicide Case
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 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.
Violent Child Predator Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Failing To Register as a Sex Offender After Moving to Southern Indiana
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: NEW ALBANY- Franklin Gomar, 42, of Kentucky, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and failing to register as a sex offender.
Gymnastics coach gets max in disturbing child pornography case
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
A 55-year-old McKinney resident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for transportation of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
ATF Announces Grand Opening of National Crime Gun Intelligence Center of Excellence
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced the grand opening of ATF’s National Crime Gun Intelligence Center of Excellence located on the Innovation Campus of Wichita State University in Kansas. The National Crime Gun Intelligence Center of Excellence will be ...
Man Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun in Rockford
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: ROCKFORD - A federal judge has sentenced a man to nearly five years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded firearm in Rockford.
Wallingford Man Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation, Drug Trafficking Offenses
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER LISCIO, 40, of Wallingford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 251 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for child sexual exploitation and drug trafficking offenses.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SHAMAR HOLMES, age 23, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on May 11, 2023 before United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to a one-count indictment alleging that he illegally possessed a firearm having previously been convicted of a felony, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Huntington Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 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.
Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Taylor Brown, 34, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, and Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
Los Angeles Case Part of Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
2nd Case Highlighted at D.C. News Conference Involves Coachella Valley Residents who Allegedly Distributed Fentanyl-Laced Pills
South Carolina Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 23, 2023
A Columbia, South Carolina, return preparer and regional manager of multiple tax preparation business locations pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns.