News from 2023
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Weapons Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - BRIAN TARDY, age 31, resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty on Thursday, March 16, 2023 to all counts of a three-count superseding bill of information for drug and weapons violations, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. TARDY’s sentencing is set for June 22, 2023.
Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian, Mississippi man pleaded guilty today to possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Kurt H. Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Union County Man Admits Illegally Possessing Firearm and Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone for distribution and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Former construction company president sentenced for attempting to monopolize highway construction, repair contracts
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - The former president of a paving and asphalt contractor based in Billings was sentenced today to three years of probation, with six months of home detention, and fined $27,000 after he admitted to attempting to monopolize the market for highway crack-sealing services in Montana and Wyoming, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Nine-Time Convicted Felon Federally Indicted for Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Brady Williams (27, Ocala) with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. If convicted, Williams faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison.
Jacksonville Tax Preparer Charged with Filing False Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Jacksonville, Florida, returned an indictment today charging a Florida woman with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, filing a false tax return and failing to file a tax return.
Syracuse Man Sentenced to Serve 192 Months for Possessing and Intending to Distribute Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Jondell Middlebrooks, age 42, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 192 months in federal prison following his conviction for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the...
Media Advisory – Press Conference
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Attorney Michael Easley, along with representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Rocky Mount Police Department, and the Nash and Edgecombe Sheriffs’ Offices will hold a press conference TOMORROW, Friday, March 31 at 2:00 p.m. to...
Multi-Convicted Violent Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Shawn Lanier Lowman, Jr. (23, Tampa) today pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Lowman faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Repeat offender heads back to prison for distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 39-year-old Spring resident has been sent to prison…again, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Clay County Man Indicted For Fraud Scheme Using Stolen Identities To Obtain Paycheck Protection Program Loans, Filing A False Tax Return, And Stolen Property
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Christopher Leo Daragjati (33, Middleburg) with seven counts of wire fraud, ten counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of theft of government property over $1,000, and two counts of...
Honduran National Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARLON AMAYA-LOPEZ, also known as Elder Figueroa, 34, a citizen of Honduras last residing in Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arteron in New Haven to 12 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported.
Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Marcel Toussaint, 37, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.
Miami-Area Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Connection with Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Yuny Hurtado Rodriguez, age 34, of Cutler Bay, Florida, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his role in an access device fraud conspiracy.
Milpitas Car Exporter Pleads Guilty To Crime In Scheme To Avoid Income Taxes On Multi-Million Dollar Income
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: OAKLAND -Jie Suo, owner of a South Bay luxury car exporting business, pleaded guilty today to interfering with the administration of internal revenue laws stemming from statements she made to IRS investigators to corruptly impede their investigation into her multi-million dollar business she failed to...
Five Arrested in San Antonio for Alleged Drug Trafficking Organization Involvement
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - Five San Antonio men were arrested in San Antonio today on criminal charges related to their alleged roles in a drug trafficking organization.
Bank robbery and 45-minute crime spree gets Texas man significant federal prison time
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 43-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for robbing American Bank in Corpus Christi and brandishing a firearm during the robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Madison Man Sentenced to 102 Months for Firearm & Drug Trafficking Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Sylvester Ray Gavins, Jr., 32, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 102 months in prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug crime. Gavins pleaded guilty to these charges on December 6, 2022.
Carrabelle Man Sentenced To 84 Months In Federal Prison For Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Franklin Jefferson Mathes, Jr., 59, of Carrabelle, Florida, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for receiving material constituting child pornography. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Utah Lab Owner Admits $89 Million Health Care Fraud Kickback Scheme Involving Cancer Genetic Screening Tests
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Utah resident today admitted his role in a $89 million health care fraud and kickback scheme involving genetic cancer screening tests (CGX Tests), Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.