News from 2023
Hong Kong Company, CEO, Agree to Permanent Injunction, Abandon Funds Fraudulently Obtained from Iowa Company
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Gold Wings (HK) Limited (“Gold Wings"), a Hong Kong company, and its CEO, Min Zheng, have agreed to enter a consent decree to resolve allegations made by the United States that they participated in and furthered a fraud scheme against an Iowa company. In the consent decree, United States District Court...
Laredo man admits having over 27,000 child pornography images, including some of minor relatives
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laredo resident has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Madison Man Charged with Firebombing Building
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A Madison, Wisconsin man was arrested today on a charge related to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building.
Green Bay Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Manufacturing and Trafficking 3D-Printed Ghost Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 20, 2023, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Mitchell J. Guerrero (age: 30) to a total sentence of 46 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release for manufacturing and trafficking 3D-printed firearms, commonly referred to as “ghost guns" because they lack serial numbers and thus are untraceable.
Former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier sentenced for scheme to deliver drugs through the mail
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Former mail carrier Robert Elliot Sheppard was sentenced to three years of prison for recruiting fellow mail carriers, and teaching them how to deliver packages of cocaine and marijuana while he was on disability leave.
North Sioux City Man Sentenced for Tax Returns Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a North Sioux City, South Dakota, man convicted of one count of False Income Tax Return and three counts of Willful Failure to File Tax Returns. The sentencing took place on March 27, 2023.
Jury Finds Oklahoma Man Guilty of Smuggling Firearm into Mexico
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALPINE, Texas - A federal jury in Pecos convicted an Oklahoma City man last week for illegal smuggling of goods from the United States.
22 Individuals Charged with Drug Trafficking in the Municipalities of Sabana Grande, San Germán, Lajas, and Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 22, 2023, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a six-count indictment charging 22 individuals with drug trafficking in the municipalities of Sabana Grande, San Germán, Lajas, and Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the...
Essex County Woman Admits Role in $25 Million Securities Fraud Scheme Involving Blockchain Technology Company
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, woman today admitted her role in fraudulently inducing victims to invest over $25 million in cash and cryptocurrency, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Twenty-Two Individuals Charged with Drug Trafficking in the Municipalities of Sabana Grande, San Germán, Lajas, and Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 22, 2023, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a six-count indictment charging 22 individuals with drug trafficking in the municipalities of Sabana Grande, San Germán, Lajas, and Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the...
Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update: Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jasper Wemh, 38, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, admitting to a role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area.
Fall River Woman Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Fall River woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for sexually exploiting children she babysat on multiple occasions.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. The sentencing took place on March 24, 2023.
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Cameron Robinson, age 25, of Grover, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
Eight Men Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Eight men were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Defense Company CEO Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud Investors And Creditors
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BAREND OBERHOLZER, a/k/a “Barry Oberholzer," the Chief Executive Officer of a defense technology start-up (“Start-Up-1"), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with a conspiracy...
Former Connections CEO Pays $300,000 to Resolve Alleged Violations of Federal Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Catherine Devaney McKay, the former CEO of Connections Community Support Programs, Inc. (“CCSP"), has agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve alleged violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Prior to the sale of its assets in bankruptcy, CCSP provided a variety of mental health and addiction treatment services at numerous locations throughout Delaware.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - LAIRD JOHNSON, age 24, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on March 23, 2023 to a five-count indictment alleging violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18 United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1), 922(j), 922(u), 924(a)(2), and 924(i)(1), announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Garland Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Matthew French, 36, of Garland, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 24, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Senior United States Senior District Judge John M. Gerrard for two counts of producing child pornography. French was sentenced to 225 months in prison...
Domestic Assault on Menominee Indian Reservation Leads to 24-Month Prison Sentence for Keshena Man
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that Stephen Teller, Jr., (age: 41), a former resident of the Menominee Indian Reservation, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for an assault he committed on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Teller, an enrolled...