News from 2023
MPD Sergeant Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violation and Second-Degree Murder
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Defendant Appeared in Federal Court Today.
Nebraska Woman Charged with Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Winnebago, Nebraska, woman for two counts of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding Federal Officers.
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fraud & Money Laundering Schemes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man, convicted of Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. The sentencing took place on March 13, 2023, in Sioux Falls.
Guatemalan Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jairo Leonidas Raymundo-Cua, 33, of Guatemala, was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
United States Attorney’s Office Reaches Settlement With Lycoming County Over Polling Place Access For Voters
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced a settlement with Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act to improve physical accessibility at the county’s polling places for individuals who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
Six Charged With Drug Trafficking Operation, Shipping Methamphetamine From California to Chicago
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has indicted five Chicago area residents and one California resident with a drug trafficking conspiracy for both shipping methamphetamine through the mail and distributing methamphetamine in and around Chicago.
Leader of Illegal Copyright Infringement Scheme Sentenced to 5 ½ Years’ Imprisonment
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Bill Omar Carrasquillo, 36 years old, of Swedesboro, NJ, was sentenced to 66 months’ imprisonment, five years of supervised release, more than $30 million in forfeiture, and more than $15 million in restitution by United States...
26-Year-Old Fraudster Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison Following Boasts About Criminal Conduct
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A young man who turned to fraud to fund the lavish lifestyle he craved was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Former Pharmaceutical Sales Representative Admits Role In Health Care And Wire Fraud Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former pharmaceutical sales representative today admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
Bridgeport Man Charged with Illegal Gun Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, announced that DAQUAN LAMONT WRIGHT, 26, of Bridgeport, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with illegal gun possession and trafficking offenses.
New Orleans Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On March 8, 2023 United States Senior District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle sentenced JOHNNY WALSH, age 25, a resident of New Orleans, to serve 64 months in prison for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly One Million Dollars from Anderson Community School Corporation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Carla Burke, 63, of Anderson, Indiana was sentenced to 28 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and falsifying tax documents.
Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Three Violent Carjackings
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to committing two attempted carjackings and one completed carjacking- including one where he fired an assault rifle at a teenaged victim.
St. Louis Man Admits Making Rape Threats to Five Women
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis pleaded guilty Thursday to five federal felonies and admitted harassing and threatening to rape five women.
Five Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl Distribution Ring
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Five residents of Rock Hill, South Carolina, have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to charges relating to a multi-state drug operation out of the Rock Hill and Charlotte, North Carolina, area.
Sarasota Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Possessing Firearms And Distribution Quantities Of Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Clinton Justesen (48, Sebring) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. Justesen faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison for the firearm offense and up to 20 years’ imprisonment for the drug offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Two Felonies For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man has been charged with felony and misdemeanor counts, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Nurse at St. Louis County Hospital Sentenced to Four Years of Probation for Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a former nurse at a St. Louis County, Missouri hospital to four years of probation for fraudulently obtaining fentanyl for her own use.
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Bellamy, Alabama man pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York man pleaded guilty today to felony charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.