News from 2023
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The sentencing took place on March 29, 2023.
Two Additional Defendants Charged with Civil Rights Conspiracy Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida returned a superseding indictment charging two additional Florida residents with federal crimes arising out of a series of targeted attacks on pregnancy resource facilities in the state. Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, were previously charged with the same offenses in March.
Man Convicted of Alexandria and Monroe Bombings Gets Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, LA - Daniel Aikens, 40, of Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced March 28, 2023, to 16 years in prison for 8 counts of illegal explosive related charges by United States Senior District Judge Dee D. Drell announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. On Nov. 18, 2022, the jury found ...
Salisbury Man Charged with Possession of a Stolen Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Scott Clark, 40, of Salisbury, Vermont, was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle after Clark’s indictment for possession of a stolen firearm. Clark was ordered detained pending trial.
Total Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Agrees to Provide Sign Language Interpreters in Settlement of Claim that it Violated the Americans with Disabilities Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today that an agreement has been reached with Orthopaedics, Spine, and Sports Medicine, LLC, d/b/a Total Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (Total Orthopedics), under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, to resolve...
Rapid City Man Indicted for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City, South Dakota, man for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet.
Notice published on March 29 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Wilson Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud Scheme in North Carolina
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Nekita Donyae Hooks, 44, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Act (“PPP") COVID-19 loan. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Kaplan Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS -GRANT C. MENARD, age 36 and a resident of Kaplan, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Bremerton, Washington man indicted for three-month ‘swatting’ campaign that threatened victims across the USA and in Canada
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A 20-year-old Bremerton, Washington, man was arrested early today on an indictment charging him with ten federal felonies related to his illegal harassing activity - also known as “swatting." Ashton Connor Garcia will make his initial appearance today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.
St. Elmo Man Facing Multiple Charges After Shooting Rifle at Federal Agents
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment charging a St. Elmo man on several assault and firearms charges after he allegedly opened fire on federal law enforcement agents who attempted to serve an arrest warrant at his residence in Fayette County.
Property Manager Defrauds Program for Elderly & Low Income
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Kansas man admits to defrauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program of approximately $1 million intended to help elderly and low income residents with rental housing expenses. Perry Johnson, 55, of Ozawkie pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement on loan or credit applications.
St. Petersburg Man Arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance With Intent To Distribute
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Erik Barner (44, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. If convicted, Barner faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
Philadelphia Man Convicted of Obtaining United States Citizenship by Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Sumo Dukulah, 49, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was convicted today at trial of procurement of citizenship by a false statement and unlawfully arising from his failure to honestly answer questions during the naturalization process about his prior criminal activity, including his rape of a child under the age of thirteen.
The IRS Makes a Strange House Call
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Democrats are denouncing the House GOP investigation into the weaponization of government, but maybe that’s because Republicans are getting somewhere. That includes new evidence that the Internal Revenue Service may be targeting a journalist who testified before the weaponization committee.
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than Two Years Additional Prison Term For Escape From Halfway House
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis today sentenced Keenan Hunter (32, Jacksonville) to two years and three months in federal prison for his escape from custody from a halfway house in Jacksonville. Hunter had pleaded guilty on Dec. 29, 2022.
Man Convicted For Two Armed Robberies Is Sentenced To 10 Years
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Travon Roary, 37, of Charlotte, to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing two armed robberies, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Diabetes Blood Test Distributor GlycoMark Agrees to Pay $195,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA-United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that GlycoMark, Inc., a joint-venture subsidiary owned by Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., has agreed to pay $195,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by encouraging its customers to submit claims for the GlycoMark test after the test was no longer approved for reimbursement to Medicare and Medicaid.
Mexican National Sentenced to 144 Months for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Richland, Washington - On March 28, 2023, Senior United States District Judge Edward F. Shea sentenced Rafael Muniz-De La Mora, 49, to 12 years in in federal prison after his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. Muniz-De La Mora, who is from Sinaloa, Mexico, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from federal custody.
Sexual Predator Sentenced to 120 Months for Attempting to Engage in Sexual Activity with a Teenager He Met on Facebook
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A Salt Lake City man was sentenced today to 10 years’ imprisonment for attempting to meet a 13-year-old girl he was communicating with via Facebook Messenger - who was in fact an undercover officer.