News from 2023
Zachary Louisiana Man Indicted for Gun Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TERRANCE PICKETT, age 27, a resident of Zachary, Louisiana, was charged on March 24, 2023, in a one-count indictment for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to Eighty Years in Prison on Child Exploitation Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal judge this week sentenced a Madison County man on child sexual exploitation charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Katrina W. Berger.
Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against World War I-Era Documents Stolen From An American University
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the filing of a civil complaint seeking forfeiture of various World War I-era documents, letters, and photographs relating to Russian military personnel, including the diary of a Russian general, for the purpose of returning the antiquities to the American university from which they were stolen.
Justice Department Releases Nearly $300 MILLION in Grant Solicitations for Hiring Law Enforcement Officers and Improving School Safety
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has announced the release of approximately $300 million in grant solicitations for programs that advance community policing, keep school students safe, and add law enforcement officers to our nation’s streets.
Georgia man convicted of fraud in seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A federal jury deliberated less than an hour before finding a Georgia man guilty on multiple charges for leading a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funding.
Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: HAMMOND- Antonio Joel Ortiz, 25 years old, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Boyle County Man Pleads Guilty To Agricultural Loan Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Danville, Ky., man, Peter Alex Cox, 33, entered a guilty plea on Monday, before Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, to unlawful conversion of loan collateral.
Pakistani Hunting Outfitter and Galt Big Game Hunter Charged with Conspiring to Smuggle Endangered Ladakh Urial Trophy into the United States
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday against Pir Danish Ali, 43, of Pakistan, and Jason Keith Bruce, 49, of Galt, charging both defendants with conspiracy to violate the Endangered Species Act, to make false statements, and to smuggle goods into the United States...
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Carjacking and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - MERVIN BAILEY, age 20, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today for carjacking and attempted carjacking in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119 and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Carnegie Man Sentenced to 6½ Years for $3.8 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 78 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, plus restitution of $3,885,082 on his conviction for bank fraud and money laundering, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Kentrell Dupri McKenzie, 22, of Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Maryland man charged with cyberstalking ex-girlfriend
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Hagerstown, Maryland man has been charged with cyberstalking after using social media to harass and intimidate his ex-girlfriend.
Maryland Man Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms With Obliterated Serial Numbers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man was sentenced today to 25 months in prison for trafficking firearms with obliterated serial numbers.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Carjacking and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - MERVIN BAILEY, age 20, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today for carjacking and attempted carjacking in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119 and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
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.
Covenant Healthcare System and Physicians Pay Over $69 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Improper Financial Relationships
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A regional hospital system and two physicians have paid over $69 million in three related civil settlements to resolve possible False Claims Act violations, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Puerto Rican Man Sentenced To Over Thirteen Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Emmanuel Martinez Vega, 27, of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to serve more than thirteen years in federal prison followed by five years’ supervised release after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 120 Months Imprisonment Following Exchange of Gunfire With SWAT and Seizure of Narcotics
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A Utah man was sentenced today to 10 years’ imprisonment for possessing and intending to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, where a SWAT officer and the defendant were shot and injured in the District of Utah.
Worcester Man Indicted for Receiving and Possessing Machinegun While Under Indictment
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Worcester on two firearms charges.
Convicted Felon Charged With Possessing a Gun
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Lay Wah, 23, a Burmese citizen living in Buffalo, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.