News from May 2023
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Timothy Lanier Allen III, 24, of Maryland, pleaded guilty today to three counts of making false statements in acquisition of firearms.
Firearms Trafficker Sentenced To 102 Months In Prison For Directing Straw Purchasing Conspiracy Involving Over 60 Firearms
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tykeam Markel Jackson, age 27, was sentenced on April 18, 2023, to 102 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, for multiple firearms offenses related to his trafficking of over 60 firearms from Central Pennsylvania to Massachusetts.
Braymer Man Sentenced to 32 Years for Cattle Fraud Scheme That Led to Murders
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
$215,000 Fraud Scheme Led to the Murders of Two Wisconsin Brothers
Chester County Former CFO Indicted on Charges of Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that David L. Shull, 68, of Largo, FL (formerly of West Chester, PA) was charged by Indictment with six counts of failure to pay over employment taxes for a Chester County adult day care facility from 2013 through 2017, and failing to account for employment taxes owed in the same years.
Oklahoma City Man Charged With Setting Fire to Local Church
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, a criminal complaint was unsealed that charges OSCAR REYNALDO GOMEZ, 54, of Oklahoma City, with arson of the God of No Limits Church located at 7200 South Walker Avenue, in Oklahoma City, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Several convicted in family-run illegal gambling businesses
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A total of seven local residents have been convicted of conspiring to conduct illegal gambling in Webb and Zapata counties, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Tax Preparation Company Operator Sentenced to Prison for Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A tax preparer has been sentenced in federal court to 30 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release on his conviction of tax fraud, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Former Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Defraud the Government
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Defendant took numerous government-funded trips, including 31 trips to Orlando
Springfield, Vermont Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Robbing Two Banks and Three Convenience Stores
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Samuel Colby, 40, of Springfield, Vermont, was sentenced to serve 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to having committed two bank robberies and the robberies of three convenience stores in January of 2022.
A 34-year-old local man has been convicted of drug trafficking after trying to escape drug house through an attic vent, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A 34-year-old local man has been convicted of drug trafficking after trying to escape drug house through an attic vent, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
New Orleans Woman Sentenced to Probation for Federal Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
ERIKA JAMES (“JAMES”), age 49, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to five years’ probation following a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, before Judge Sarah S. Vance, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans
Colorado Springs Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Gun and Drug Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that a federal jury found Christopher Barron of Colorado Springs, guilty of six charges related to guns and drugs, including possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Another Individual Sentenced in Federal Court for Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LOIS RUSSELL (“RUSSELL”), age 63 of Gibson, Louisiana, was sentenced on April 20, 2023 after previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans.
ATF Investigates Weare Explosions
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2023
News Release: Boston - The Boston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is leading the investigation of two separate explosions that occurred in a wooded area of Weare, New Hampshire.
South Los Angeles Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheming with Others to Use Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Obtain COVID Jobless Benefits
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The final defendant in a conspiracy – led by a woman serving a life sentence for murder – that used stolen identities of California prison inmates and others to fraudulently obtain at least $993,181 in state unemployment insurance (UI) benefits pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge.
Two Butte Men Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking, Firearms and Money Laundering Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2023
News Release: MISSOULA - Two Butte men convicted in a large armed drug trafficking operation that brought pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs to the Butte community and laundered proceeds were sentenced today to prison terms, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
DuPont and former employee sentenced for gas release that killed four
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Company to pay $12M fine and donate additional $4M to Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Tangipahoa Parish Man Sentenced in Jungle Life Mafia Street Gang Federal Prosecution
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
TERRELL HAYNES. a/k/a "Redman," age 44, was sentenced on April 18, 2023, to 145 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a $300 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Local Drug Task Force Make Substantial Drug Seizures in Rural Washington
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
More than 100 pounds of Illegal Drugs Seized Near Oroville, Washington
Physician and pharmacy settle claims for unnecessary medications
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A 61-year-old doctor and a compounding pharmacy he operates paid the United States $7,963,246 to resolve claims they improperly billed the Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Program (DOL-OWCP), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.