News from 2023
Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Martez Manning (26, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Manning faces up to 15 years in federal prison. The indictment notifies the defendant that the government intends to forfeit the firearm and ammunition traceable to the offense.
Jury Convicts Former Ohio House Speaker, Former Chair of Ohio Republican Party of Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal jury convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, 63, of Glenford, Ohio, and former Ohio Republican Party chair Mathew Borges, 50, of Bexley, Ohio, of participating in a racketeering conspiracy.
Tulsa Man Convicted of Carjacking Resulting in Death
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A defendant who took part in multiple carjackings that resulted in the murder of a Tulsa man in 2016 pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Federal jury returns verdict in two violent armed robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 51-year-old Houston man has been convicted of two 2019 armed robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Montgomery Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison for Carjacking and Federal Gun Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that William Kennedy Allen, II, 37, from Montgomery, Alabama, received a 23-year prison sentence for carjacking and federal gun crimes. The judge also ordered that Allen serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
Eleven Charged With Drug Trafficking for Chicago Street Gang
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal drug trafficking investigation has resulted in charges against 11 individuals for allegedly conspiring to distribute crack cocaine for the La Familia Stones street gang in the Chicago area, primarily in the Albany Park neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. As part of the investigation, law enforcement shut down a telephone drug hotline, according to a criminal complaint recently unsealed in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
Illinois Attorney Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury has found a former Illinois attorney and real estate developer guilty on two counts of embezzlement, six counts of bankruptcy fraud, and eight counts of tax fraud following a nearly four week-long trial in Chicago.
Suburban Chicago Man Indicted for COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on ten counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government funds for purportedly submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement on tests which were never performed, were performed improperly, or were already paid for by the client.
Albany Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy and Making False Statements to the DEA
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Kristle Walker, aka “Demii," age 39, of Albany, pled guilty today to conspiring to commit money laundering and making false statements to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Drug Supplier for Gangster Disciples Sentenced in Counterfeit Prescription Pill Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelmsford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston to trafficking counterfeit oxycodone and Adderall pills that contained fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking while on Parole
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A previously convicted felon living in Rogers was sentenced today to 180 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.
Maryland Tax Preparer Convicted After Eight-Day Trial for Preparing False Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury today convicted Ronald Eugene Watson, also known as Sabir Muhammad, age 59, of Brandywine, Maryland, today on 23 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.
Peculiar Business Owner Sentenced for Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The owner of a Peculiar, Mo., business was sentenced in federal court today for tax evasion.
Alexandria Small Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $900,000 Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria man pleaded guilty today to filing a false individual income tax return for the 2016 tax year.
Man Who Robbed and Murdered Stamford Jeweler Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced ROBERT RALLO, 59, of New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 480 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for offenses stemming from the robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford in March 2020, during which Rallo shot and killed the owner of the store.
Former Finance Director Of Non-Profit Trade Association Charged With Embezzlement Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today charges against DONNA MURRAY, a former director of finance for a non-profit...
Houma Man Pleads Guilty To Failure To Account for And Pay Taxes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RENE CLEMENT (“CLEMENT"), age 76, of Houma, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on March 15, 2023 to failing to account for and pay federal income taxes and Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA") taxes, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7202.
Alexandria Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identify Theft
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Robert Lee Daniel, III, of Alexandria, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to 65 months in prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. Following his release from prison, Daniel will be placed on supervised release for a period of 3 years.
Former Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Opioids from Kansas Hospital
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas man was sentenced to 18 months in prison and his nursing license forfeited after stealing controlled substances from his employer.
Two California Men Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy To Attack Democratic Headquarters In Sacramento
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Today, Ian Benjamin Rogers was sentenced to 108 months in prison and Jarrod Copeland was sentenced to 54 months in prison for their respective roles in crimes including a conspiracy to destroy the Democratic Headquarters in Sacramento, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The sentences were handed down by the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, Senior United States District Judge.