News from 2023
Co-Leader of COVID-19 Loan Fraud Ring Extradited from Montenegro to Begin Serving Prison Sentence
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Southern California woman who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving a lengthy prison sentence has been returned to the United States after spending approximately one year as a fugitive.
Former Anchorage Resident Sentenced for Federal Drug Conspiracy and Passport Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE - Jose Luis Rodriguez-Vazquez was sentenced on Feb. 23, 2023, to 46 months in prison for federal drug conspiracy and passport fraud charges.
Detroit Gang Member Sent to Prison for Two Murders as Part of Racketeering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A former Detroit resident was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering a rival gang member and an innocent 13-year-old bystander as part of a racketeering conspiracy, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Former Luxury Homebuilder Indicted for Obstruction of Grand Jury Proceeding and False Statements
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The former owner of a now-defunct luxury home building business in West Springfield has been indicted for allegedly obstructing a grand jury’s investigation of his businesses’ cash receipts.
Columbia Man Sentenced to 77 Months in Prison on Federal Firearm Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Ernest Durane Mack, a/k/a “Marcus Mack," 35, of Cayce, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Army Reservist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Government Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that Army reservist CHANTELLE DAVIS has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, having stolen $8,399.65 from the United States Department of the Army by claiming reimbursement for the performance of military funeral honors ceremonies that never happened.
Korean National Pleads Guilty to “Bust Out” Bank Fraud Scheme in Sacramento Area and Elsewhere
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hee Soung Oh, 47, a Korean national residing in Southern California, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and bank fraud conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Illinois Prison Guard Sentenced to 20 Years of Imprisonment Following Conviction for Civil Rights Deprivation Resulting in Bodily Injury and Death and Obstruction Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Alex Banta, 31, a former correctional officer at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced today to an aggregate 20 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for civil rights deprivation resulting in bodily injury and death and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Larry Earvin, an inmate at the facility.
Plaquemines Parish Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - THEODORE HOLMES, age 34, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 7, 2023, to 18 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Executive Director of Dubois County Nonprofit Charged with Embezzling Over $156,000
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: EVANSVILLE- Ellen L. Corn, 47, of Petersburg, Indiana has been indicted by a federal grand jury on fifteen counts of wire fraud, after allegedly embezzling over $156,000 from a Dubois County nonprofit organization that facilitates a youth mentoring program. The indictment was unsealed on Feb. 27, 2023, following Corn’s arrest and initial appearance.
Career Offender Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A 37-year-old Woonsocket man previously arrested more than two dozen times and convicted on nearly four-dozen charges, including assault, domestic assault, and drug trafficking, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his leadership role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Green Bay Man Sentenced to Ten Years of Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 10, 2023, Michael R. Chapman (age: 32) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was sentenced for conspiring to distribute over 13 kilograms of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking over Three Pounds of Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Pea Ridge man was sentenced yesterday to 150 months in prison without the possibility of parole followed by five additional years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
Federal Judge Sentences Rockford Man to More Than Five Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm in Rockford
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ROCKFORD - A federal judge has sentenced a Rockford man to five years and four months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm in Rockford, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
Woman Sentenced for $5.8 Million COVID-19 Loan Fraud Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Stockbridge, Georgia, woman was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for conspiring with others to submit millions of dollars in fraudulent disaster-related loan applications in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sandy Ridge Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Sandy Ridge, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Davenport Man Sentenced to More than 19 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Davenport man was sentenced on March 8, 2023, to 235 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Final defendant sentenced in prosecution of middle Georgia methamphetamine-trafficking conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DUBLIN, GA: The final defendant from a Laurens County methamphetamine trafficking ring has been sentenced to prison, wrapping up an operation that dismantled a major middle Georgia drug conspiracy and took more than 75 illegally possessed firearms off the streets.
2 Cincinnati-area men plead guilty to illegally flying drones over professional sporting events
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - Two Cincinnati-area men have pleaded guilty to illegally flying drones over professional sporting events in Cincinnati.
Passenger accused of gun crime after attempted traffic stop led to shooting of Great Falls police officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A woman passenger appeared in federal court today on a firearm charge after the driver allegedly shot and wounded a Great Falls Police Department officer during an attempted a traffic stop of their car on March 7, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.