News from May 2023
North Las Vegas Resident Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Relief Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A North Las Vegas resident pleaded guilty yesterday to carrying out a scheme to submit more than $1.1 million dollars in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications on behalf of himself and others.
Forsyth man admits to two separate assaults with weapons on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Forsyth man accused of assaulting two men with a gun in one assault and assaulting a woman with a metal bar in a separate assault, admitted to charges on May 11, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Both assaults were committed in Lame Deer, on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,.
ALABAMA MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A CHILD
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Whitehorse Ducharme, a/k/a Stanley Ducharme, age 51, of Huntsville, Alabama, formerly residing in Belcourt, North Dakota, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte, U.S. District Court, Fargo, ND, this week and was sentenced to life in federal prison for abusive sexual contact with a child under the age of 12. Ducharme pleaded guilty to this offense on Nov. 1, 2021.
First Defendant Charged With Violating Anti-Doping Act Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant ERIC LIRA pled guilty today for his role in providing banned performance-enhancing drugs (“PEDs") to Olympic athletes in advance of the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo in the summer of 2021. LIRA...
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of the Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today announced the completion of a court-authorized operation, codenamed MEDUSA, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called “Snake", that the United States Government attributes to a unit within Center 16 of the Federal Security...
New York Man Admits Credit Card Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A New York man today admitted spending hundreds of thousands of dollars using credit cards he fraudulently opened using the identities of others, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Guilty Pleas in Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Five of dozens of defendants charged in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged participation in a scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses have pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy.
Inland Empire Man Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for BB Gun Attacks on Planned Parenthood Clinic and Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County man was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for firing BB guns at a Planned Parenthood facility in Pasadena nearly a dozen times and for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - More than 3.8 million deadly doses of fentanyl and 201 pounds of methamphetamine were removed from communities in Michigan, Ohio and northern Kentucky during “Operation Last Mile," a year-long national operation, targeting operatives, associates, and distributors affiliated with the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and on social media.
Tompkinsville Woman Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Stalking and Mailing Threats
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky returned an indictment on March 15, 2023, charging a local woman with stalking and mailing communications containing threats to injure another person.
West Virginia woman convicted of methamphetamine trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Bridgeport, West Virginia, woman has admitted to possessing more than 50 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
Pawtucket Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine While on Supervised Release
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Pawtucket man, who was previously convicted on federal crack cocaine drug trafficking and firearm charges and incarcerated, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for again trafficking crack cocaine while on federal supervised release, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Nashua Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Nashua man was sentenced on May 11, 2023 in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Buffalo Man Going To Prison For Selling Heroin Which Led To The Death Of A 24-Year-Old Man
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Orlando Albert-Arroyo, 28, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
Indiana Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 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.
Bedford Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison After Stealing 16 Firearms From Local Gun Shop
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ALBANY- Calvin Levi Johnson, 20, of Bedford, Indiana, was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to theft from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Hospital Owner and Hospitalist Group Agree to Pay $560K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General today announced that YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SERVICES CORP. and NORTHEAST MEDICAL GROUP, INC. have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and have paid...
Convicted Felon Indicted For Possessing A Firearm And Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Milton Anthony Bradshaw (43, Tampa) with possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. If convicted, Bradshaw faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Bradshaw that the United States intends to forfeit the firearm and ammunition traceable to the offense.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Three Michigan State Agencies
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Detroit, MI - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has reached a settlement with the Michigan Department of Treasury, the Michigan Civil Service Commission, and the State of Michigan’s Office of State Employer to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit.
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Violent Armed Robbery Spree of Minneapolis Businesses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 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.