News from 2023
Former Claims Examiner for Michigan Unemployment Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A former unemployment examiner for the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MUIA) pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal federal unemployment insurance benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Several Defendants Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that four defendants were sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty in four separate cases involving drug trafficking and firearms charges.
Box Elder woman sentenced to five years in prison for shooting woman in the face over drug deal
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder woman who admitted to shooting a woman in the face over a drug deal on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell Joins DOJ Delegation to Alabama to Commemorate “Bloody Sunday” and Passage of Voting Rights Act of 1965
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - Earlier this week, Alison J. Ramsdell, U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, joined more than two dozen other U.S. Attorneys from across the country as a delegation to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday," the March over Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge and the passage...
Parolee Who Robbed a Pharmacy at Gunpoint While Wearing a GPS Tether Sent to Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Clinton Township man was sentenced today to 171 months in federal prison based on his conviction for robbing a Hamtramck pharmacy and other related drug offenses, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Texas Man Indicted in Western Pennsylvania on Money Laundering Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Houston, Texas, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for money laundering, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - PAUL THOMAS, age 34, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on March 2, 2023 by United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
DEA Chicago Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram has appointed DEA Chicago Field Division Assistant Special Agent in Charge Sheila Lyons as the new Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Chicago Field Division. Lyons, a 30-year law enforcement professional with extensive international experience, becomes the first woman to lead the DEA’s fifth-largest field division, overseeing federal drug enforcement operations in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Virginia Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Virginia man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. 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.
United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow Announces Implementation of New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy and New Monitor Selection for Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico has implemented the new United States Attorney’s Offices’ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the “VSD Policy") and the United States Attorney’s Offices’ Monitor Selection for Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy (the “MS-CCE Policy") released earlier today, which are effective immediately.
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...
Couple Sentenced For Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, And Major Fraud Against The United States
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Today, Ricky and Katrina Lanier, 55 and 49, both of LaGrange, N.C., were sentenced by the Honorable Travis McDonough, Chief United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga, to serve federal prison terms of 48 months and 24 months, respectively...
Tilton Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Drug and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - Jared Stottlar, 43, of Tilton, was sentenced to 144 months of imprisonment today for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.
Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Gun And Drug Conspiracy Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman sentenced Darryl Colton Frazer, age 34, of Silver Spring, Maryland, yesterday to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for gun and drug conspiracy charges and for violation of supervised release. Frazer was convicted of those charges on Nov. 3, 2022, after a three-day trial.
Drug Smuggler Sentenced to 78 Months for Smuggling Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Jose Antonio Cota, 33, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge James A. Soto to 78 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Cota pleaded guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl in April 2022.
Maplewood Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of an Unregistered Pipe Bomb
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Maplewood man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years supervised release for illegal possession of a pipe bomb, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Maryland Man Sentenced to Five Months Incarceration For Simple Assault Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Robert Anderson, 55, of Hanover, Maryland, was sentenced today to five months of incarceration for a series of simple assaults on Metropolitan Police Department employees and officers that involved offensive touching and brandishing a knife. At the time of these assaults, Anderson was a sworn officer with the Metropolitan Police Department. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Robert J. Contee, III.
Colchester Man Sentenced for Heroin and Fentanyl Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on March 13, 2023, Marc Wells, 48, of Colchester, Vermont, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 49 months’ imprisonment and a 5-year term of supervised release for possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl on June 2, 2021.
Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Which Resulted in Fatal Ovedose
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ryan A. Bloom, 37, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.
Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve 188 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Earlier this week, MARCUS KELLY SMITH, 38, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve more than 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.