News from 2023
Former Kentucky Federal Prison Lieutenant Convicted of Covering up the Assaults of Two Federal Inmates by Corrections Officers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: After a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted former Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Kevin Pearce, 38, on two counts of obstruction for writing false reports about the assaults of two federal inmates by corrections officers under Pearce’s command. The defendant is a former supervisor at U.S. Penitentiary...
Former New Orleans Police Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a 15-Year-Old Girl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: According to the court documents, in May 2020, Rodney Vicknair, 55, while working in his capacity as an NOPD officer, escorted a then-14-year-old girl, who had been sexually assaulted by another man, to the hospital to undergo a forensic exam, also known as a rape kit. Vicknair gave the victim his cell...
Cherokee Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty on March 15, 2023, in federal court in Sioux City.
Davenport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Pornography Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Davenport man was sentenced on Feb. 27, 2023, to 210 months in prison for Receiving Child Pornography and Possession of Obscene Visual Representation of the Sexual Abuse of Children.
Hickory Man Is Sentenced To 50 Years For Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor And Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: STATESVILLE, N.C. - Vincent Deritis, 33, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced today to 50 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Deritis was also ordered to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.
Former 21st Century Fox Executive and Argentina-Based Sports Marketing Company Full Play Group S.A., Convicted of Bribing Soccer Officials in FIFA Case
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Former 21st-Century Fox Executive Hernan Lopez and Argentine sports marketing company Full Play Group S.A., were convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn on all counts of a superseding indictment charging them with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies for their participation in schemes to...
Ocala Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than 3 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing A Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Ricky Darnell Franklin, Jr. (31, Ocala) to three years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered the forfeiture of the handgun and ammunition used in the offense. Franklin had pleaded guilty on Dec. 12, 2022.
United Bank Senior Vice President Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement And Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that John Figg, 56, of Grand Rapids Michigan pleaded guilty to federal charges which stem from the discovery of his embezzlement of over $870,000 from United Bank between 2014 and 2021.
Wise County Pair Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Pills
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A pair of Southwest Virginia men, who distributed pressed pills containing fentanyl purchased from various social media platforms, were sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon.
CEO of Atlanta engineering firm pleads guilty to failing to pay payroll taxes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Charles Johnson, Sr., has pleaded guilty for not paying $1.4 million in payroll taxes and for failure to pay employment taxes.
Former Mexican Governor and Presidential Candidate Sentenced for Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - The former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for accepting over $3.5 million in illegal bribe money and using it to fraudulently purchase property in the United States, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches ADA Settlement with SingleSpeed Brewing Co.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SingleSpeed Brewing Co., an Iowa corporation that owns and operates a facility at 325 Commercial Street in Waterloo, Iowa (the “Facility"), has agreed to settle a dispute with the United States regarding an allegation that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA").
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.
Lackawanna County Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Moises Vargas-Olivio, age 22, of Olyphant, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 9, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy Mannion, to the charge of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
Mexican Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Victor Gerardo Mendez-Gil, 34, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Mendez-Gil...
Nampa Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 15 Pounds of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOISE - Wathana Insixiengmay, 34, of Nampa, was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for possessing, with the intent to distribute, 15 pounds of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.
Lead defendant in Scioto County child sex trafficking operation sentenced to 40 years in prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The lead of 11 defendants charged in a Scioto County child sex trafficking operation was sentenced in federal court here today to 480 months in prison.
Six Houston Gang Members Indicted for Using a Firearm in Racketeering Murder of Innocent Bystander
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced an indictment charging five men and a woman with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
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.
Former Louisiana Woman Pled Guilty To Preparing Over 110 Fraudulent PPP Loans Totaling Over $1.1 Million Dollars
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that SHARNAE EVERY (“EVERY"), age 27, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty on March 2, 2023 to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349.