News from 2023
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Scott Phalen, 63, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Miami Art Dealer Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Smuggling Ivory
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - A federal judge in Miami has sentenced Eduardo Ulises Martinez (“Martinez"), a local art dealer, to 51 months in prison for illegally smuggling sculptures containing ivory, and for obstructing justice.
Oklahoma City Man Convicted of Producing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - NATHAN BENFALL, 34, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty today to producing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Saipan, MP - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands imposed the following sentences against defendants for Conspiracy to Possess Methamphetamine with the intent to Distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1), and Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug-Involved Premises, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 856.
Local woman indicted in romance scam
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 38-year-old resident of Richmond has been charged for operating as a “money mule" as part of her involvement in a nationwide romance fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Omaha Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Possession of Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Miguel Lobano-Diaz, 35, a Mexican citizen living in Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Lobano-Diaz...
Doctor Sentenced To 12.5 Years In Prison For Illegally Distributing Oxycodone From Midtown Manhattan Practice
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that HOWARD ADELGLASS was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff to 150 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to illegally prescribe oxycodone. ADELGLASS was convicted in November 2022 following a two-week trial before Judge Rakoff.
St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 5+ Years for $777,000 Pandemic Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS -U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Friday sentenced a man from St. Louis County, Missouri who submitted nearly $980,000 in fraudulent applications to a pandemic relief loan program to five years and 5 months in prison.
Western North Carolina Dog Fighters Sentenced to Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Two North Carolina men were sentenced today for violations of the Animal Welfare Act for engaging in dog fighting and related criminal conduct.
Columbia Man Indicted for Meth, Fentanyl, Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after he was arrested in St. Joseph, Mo., with methamphetamine and a firearm, then again in Kansas City, Mo., with approximately 2,300 fentanyl pills.
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 U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Wilkesboro Woman Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy Drug Trafficking after Multi-State Operation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GREENSBORO - A North Carolina woman was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, after pleading guilty to a one-count indictment which charged her and six codefendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute quantities of methamphetamine. The case was part of a multi-state organized crime investigation, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina.
LONG-TIME SURENO GANG MEMBER PLEADS TO ASSAULTING A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Spokane, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Randy Coy James Holmes, age 25, of Spokane, Washington, pled guilty today in federal court in Spokane, Washington to Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Federal Law Enforcement Officer...
Davenport Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Lying to a Federal Grand Jury
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Davenport man was sentenced yesterday to 27 months in federal prison for lying to a federal grand jury.
Two Men Charged for Breaching Federal Law Enforcement Database and Posing as Police Officers to Defraud Social Media Companies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The charges stem from Singh’s and Ceraolo’s efforts to extort victims by threatening to release their personal information...
Norfolk Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Dallas Sherman Rhinehart, 53, of Norfolk, Nebraska, was sentenced March 10, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his participation in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Rhinehart to 130 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Rhinehart will begin a five-year term of supervised release.
Greenville Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Producing and Distributing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Owensboro, KY - A Greenville man was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release for producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography. There is no parole in the federal system.
SIM Card Swapping Fraudsters Sentenced in San Antonio
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man and woman were sentenced Wednesday in a federal court in San Antonio for their roles in a SIM card swapping fraud scheme.
Sayfullo Saipov to be Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2017 Truck Attack for ISIS
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that a jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision as to whether to authorize the death penalty for SAYFULLO SAIPOV. U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick will sentence SAIPOV to the statutorily mandated...
Twelve indicted on federal charges for crimes including drugs and illegal firearms possession
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Twelve defendants are among those facing federal charges including illegal possession of firearms and drug charges after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court include guilty pleas and criminal sentences related to illegal gun possession.