News from 2023
South Carolina Man Who Trafficked Guns Into Connecticut Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Marquis Jerome Pollard, 42, of Yemassee, South Carolina, was sentenced by the United States District Court in Connecticut to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm offenses related to an illegal gun trafficking operation.
Merced Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault in Yosemite National Park
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ramonchito Racion, 52, of Merced, was sentenced today to seven years and one month in prison for one count of attempted sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Three men admit to fatal smuggling event in Mission
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two Mexican men and a U.S. citizen have admitted to their roles in an alien smuggling conspiracy which resulted in death, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
United States Attorneys' Offices Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Introduction. The Deputy Attorney General’s Sept. 15, 2022 memorandum, “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group," instructed that each component of the Department of Justice (the “Department") that prosecutes corporate...
Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of ATF Agents, Robbery, And Carjacking After Opening Fire During A High-Speed Chase On Interstate 4
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida-United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Francisco Cabrera (28, Dover) with armed robbery, armed carjacking, and attempting to murder federal agents. If convicted on all counts, Cabrera faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 28 years, up to life, in federal prison.
Butler County Man Sentenced to Serve 10 Years in Federal Prison on Methamphetamine, Gun Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - Jaleel D. Gipson, 31, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for the offenses of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Operators of Addiction Treatment Chain Charged in Alleged Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - The Massachusetts operator of a chain of addiction treatment clinics is charged in federal court in Providence, RI, with millions of dollars of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering and obstruction, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. In addition, the treatment center and its former supervisory counselor were also charged with health care fraud.
New Orleans Man Sentenced on Carjacking and Weapons Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant, RICHARD JONES, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on Feb. 28, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Greg G. Guidry to a total term of 180 months. As to Counts 1, 3, and 6 of the indictment pending against him, the Court...
Alexandria Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Thousands of Fentanyl Pills
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria man was sentenced today to 135 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute thousands of counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl in northern Virginia.
Columbia County Man Charged With Fraud, Theft, And Identity Theft For Obtaining Driver License And Food Stamps Using The Identity Of A Deceased Person
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Luis Alberto Villazon (63, Fort White) with wire fraud, theft of government property, making false statements to a federal agency, fraudulent use of a Social Security number, and aggravated...
Black-Market Medication Wholesaler, Pharmacy Owner, And Three Other Defendants Charged In $15 Million HIV Medication Fraud 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 that BORIS AMINOV, CHRISTY CORVALAN, DAVID FERNANDEZ, DEZYRE BAEZ...
Former City of Harvey Employee Found Guilty on Five Counts of Facilitating Bribery
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury in Chicago has found a former building inspector for the City of Harvey guilty on five counts of using a facility of interstate commerce (a cell phone) to facilitate violations of the Illinois state bribery statute.
Greenwood Village Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances and Financial Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Howard Weiss, age 69, of Greenwood Village, pleaded guilty today to distributing a controlled substance outside the usual course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, structuring financial transactions...
Two Sentenced for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization that Imported 37 Kilos of Cocaine into Rhode Island
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A leader of a long-running drug trafficking organization (DTO) that used the U.S. Postal Service to import 37 kilograms of cocaine into Rhode Island from Puerto Rico, along with a co-conspirator who provided addresses for mailing and retrieved many of the packages of cocaine, have been sentenced to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau File Statement of Interest in Case Alleging Unlawful Appraisal Discrimination
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, along with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today that they filed a statement of interest...
United States Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., Announces Resignation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois since 2017, today announced his resignation, which will become effective on March 11, 2023. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Morris “Sonny" Pasqual will assume the position of United States Attorney on an acting basis.
Seattle woman convicted of multiple child sexual abuse offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A 39-year-old woman from Seattle was convicted late yesterday of five federal felonies related to the sexual abuse of children, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Shabnam Dawn Pilisuk was convicted following a four-day jury trial. Pilisuk is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tana Lin on May 31, 2023.
Former Detroit Police Officer Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Taking Bribes Connected to Towing
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT- A former Detroit police officer was sentenced to 27 months in prison for accepting bribes in a conspiracy with a Detroit police lieutenant in connection with corruption in the towing industry in Detroit, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Cumberland County Woman Sentenced To 30 Months’ Imprisonment For False Statements Concerning Her Adoptive Daughter’s Medical Care
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Shelley Noreika, age 49, of Dillsburg, PA, was sentenced to 30 months’ incarceration by United States District Judge Sylvia H. Rambo for making False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters.
Justice Department Announces Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions at Joint Task Force Alpha Summit
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the United States on charges of human smuggling resulting in death, and the first Guatemalan human smuggling extraditions to the United States of any kind in nearly five years.