News from May 2023
Former Grantham Man Indicted for Embezzling More Than $230,000 From Charity
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A former Grantham man and current resident of Holly Springs, North Carolina, was indicted in connection with stealing nearly a quarter million dollars from a charity and gambling away a large amount of the stolen funds at the MGM casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Former Postal Worker Convicted of Mail Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A federal jury convicted a Salt Lake City woman and former Express Mail Clerk with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for delaying and destroying immigration mail that was intended for delivery.
Jefferson County Men Sentenced for Federal Firearms and Narcotics Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - The final members of a fifteen-person drug trafficking conspiracy were recently sentenced for their roles in the conspiracy.
Former City Clerk Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Stealing $487,000 from Struggling North St. Louis County Municipality
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - The former city clerk of Flordell Hills, Missouri was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to repay the $487,673 she stole from the small, struggling city. Flordell Hills is roughly six blocks square, has an annual budget of about $400,000 and a population of about 800. Approximately 53.9% of those residents live below the poverty line, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Senate Judiciary Republicans Urge Durbin To Hold Hearing On Durham Report
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a letter signed by every Republican on the committee urging Chair Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) to hold a hearing on the Durham Report.
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Church Arson
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge in connection with a fire he set to a church in Loveland, Colorado.
Foreign National Charged with Immigration Fraud and Human Smuggling Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging an Iranian national with leading a visa fraud scheme to facilitate the illegal entry of individuals from Iran into the United States.
Bogue Chitto Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder on Choctaw Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Bogue Chitto woman pleaded guilty on May 11, 2023, to the murder of a tribal member on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
Felon sentenced to prison for illegal possession of firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A man with multiple state and federal felony convictions was sentenced today to a total of five years and five months in prison for violating supervised release on prior convictions and for illegally possessing a firearm after law enforcement found a loaded gun in a vehicle he was driving when it crashed, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Fort Pierce Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Carjacking at Gunpoint
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Xavier Daughtry, 25, of Fort Pierce, Florida, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison, including a sentencing enhancement for obstruction of justice during the trial, for carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Following his conviction by a South Florida federal jury in February.
Charges filed against San Benito man for assault with vehicle
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 21-year-old San Benito resident has been indicted for assaulting federal agents with his vehicle, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Lake County Convicted Felon Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Traffic More Than 130 Pounds Of Marijuana
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Jack Protzman (74, Tavares) to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic more than 130 pounds of marijuana. The court also ordered Protzman to forfeit $18,440, and an additional $32,800 was administratively forfeited, which amounts were traceable to proceeds of the offense. Protzman had pleaded guilty on Aug. 16, 2022.
Five Individuals Charged in $2M Virtual Asset and Securities Manipulation Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in Miami charging two U.S. citizens and a South African national with conspiring to manipulate the market for HYDRO, a virtual asset created by the Hydrogen Technology Corporation. Two other individuals were also charged in separate charging documents for their roles in the scheme filed in the Southern District of Florida.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to Two Years for Illegal Reentry
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Mexican national was sentenced on Friday May 5, 2023, to two years in prison for being unlawfully in the United States after having been previously removed from the country.
Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Murder For Hire Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury convicted Allen Gessen of murder for hire after he arranged to pay an undercover FBI agent to murder the mother of his young children, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The verdict follows a one-week trial before the Hon. Jacqueline Scott Corley, U.S. District Judge.
Ohio Man Admits Role in $24 Million Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Ohio man and owner of several marketing companies today admitted his role in conspiracies to commit health care fraud and to pay and receive illegal kickbacks, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
Founder and President of European Defense Conglomerate Charged with Helping the Russian Military Evade U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Dr. Nikolaos “Nikos" Bogonikolos with wire fraud conspiracy and smuggling. Bogonikolos, a Greek national, was arrested in Paris, France on May 9, 2023 and remains in custody pending the resolution of extradition proceedings.
Two St. Petersburg Men Plead Guilty To Possession Of Controlled Substances With Intent To Distribute
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Armani Dilworth (28, St. Petersburg) and Lemar Cowart (27, St. Petersburg) have pleaded guilty to possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute them. Each faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Dilworth has also pleaded...
Okmulgee County Resident Sentenced For Brutal Murder
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Neil Shai Cameron Lewis, age 28, of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 223 months in prison for Murder in Indian Country-Second Degree.
Summer camps must modify policies to accommodate children with disabilities
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Parents are making plans to send their children to summer camps as the school year comes to an end. To ensure that children with disabilities can attend summer camps in the same way as children without disabilities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that it has sent the attached flyer to summer camps located within the Northern District of Georgia to remind these groups of their legal obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).