News from May 2023
Leader Of Newburgh Street Gang Admits To 2016 Murder
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARDAE HINES, a/k/a “Young Money," a/k/a “YM," pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering and distribution of narcotics in connection with his involvement in the Aug. 1, 2016...
As Competition with China Intensifies, Senator Murray Makes Clear: America Cannot Stay Ahead Unless Our Investments Keep Pace
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Senator Murray: “China isn’t debating whether to invest in its future, or cut and cap the investments that keep it competitive, and China does not operate on CRs….If we want to stay competitive—if we want to stay ahead—we have to stay the course and build on our investments.”
Wellesley Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Wellesley man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking fentanyl, heroin and cocaine.
Multiple Defendants Sentenced or Enter Guilty Pleas on Federal Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: At least 20 defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal charges including illegal possession of firearms.
Inland Empire Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Sensitive Software from His U.S. Employers to Build a Competing Business in China
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Inland Empire man has been arrested on a criminal complaint alleging he stole sensitive technologies from his Southern California-based employers and used them to market his own competing company to businesses in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Violent Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A Cedar Rapids man who attempted to rob a marijuana dealer and later shot at least twenty‑four times at an apartment building was sentenced on May 1, 2023, to 15 years in federal prison.
Houston area man sent to prison for smuggling 20 in locked Fedex trailer
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 33-year-old Humble man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of smuggling 20 non-U.S. citizens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Two guilty in prison contraband bribery scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A local man has admitted he paid a prison guard to smuggle contraband into the La Villa Detention Center (LVDC), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Convicted Fayetteville Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Jarrell Raeshon Bordeaux was sentenced to 248 months in prison for 13 drug trafficking and firearm charges. Bordeaux was convicted by a federal jury in January of this year. According to court records and evidence presented in court, Bordeaux sold ounces of fentanyl and heroin to a confidential informant 10 times. During the drug deals, he bragged about how successful he was at selling drugs and the steps he took to keep from being caught.
United States Attorney Statement on Death of St. Croix County Deputy Kaitie Leising
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - “My entire office and I join with all Wisconsinites in expressing our deepest sympathy to the family, friends, and law enforcement colleagues of St. Croix County Deputy Kaitie Leising," said Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin. “Deputy Leising gave her life to protect and serve the people of St. Croix County. Her sacrifice will not be forgotten.".
Essex County Man Charged in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $4 Million from Government Programs
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was arrested this morning for his involvement in a scheme that obtained more than $4 million in government funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Columbus Man Convicted of Mail Fraud and Making False Statements
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jerald Schreiber, 66, of Columbus, Nebraska, was found guilty today following a four-day jury trial in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for mail fraud and two counts of making false statements to a government entity. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. scheduled Schreiber’s sentencing for August 4, 2023, at 3:00 p.m.
Hulbert Resident Sentenced For Federal Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jeramey Dill, age 34, of Hulbert, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for one count of Use, Carry, and Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.
Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Zahir Allah, 42, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced today to serve 34 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically cocaine...
Brazilian National Pleads Guilty To Attempted Sex Trafficking Of A Child
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Mateus Fernandes Evangelista Da Silva (23, Brazil) has pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a child. Evangelista Da Silva faces a minimum mandatory term of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has...
Former Boston Public Schools Dean Who Recruited Students into Latin Kings Gang Sentenced to Over Eighteen Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) who was, at the time, an academic dean in the Boston Public Schools was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on racketeering charges. The defendant attempted to murder a student that he had recruited into the gang and who was selling marijuana in the high school at the defendant’s direction.
Adair County Resident Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Sexual Abuse In Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Bryan Udale Jones, 63, of Stillwell, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country, which is punishable by not less than thirty years imprisonment.
Former Bank VP Admits to Arson and Bank Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BENTON, Ill. - A former vice president and loan officer for Community First Bank of the Heartland in Mount Vernon admitted in federal court in Benton on Friday morning to multiple acts of arson and bank fraud.
Long Island Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography Dating Back to the 1990s
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, New York, United States District Judge Gary R. Brown sentenced Daniel Mullan to 30 years’ imprisonment for sexually exploiting a child and the possession of child pornography. According to court filings and facts presented during the sentencing, Mullan...
California Men Arraigned for Conspiring to Distribute Drugs and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Eric Thibodo, 54, of Malibu, California, and Evan Bowen, 45, of Garberville, California, appeared today before the Honorable Michael D. Nelson, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Nebraska, and pleaded not guilty to a three-count indictment that...