News from 2023
Ohio Man Arrested on Felony Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Ohio man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 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.
Boston Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Physical Therapy Clinic Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud an insurance provider for physical therapy services that were not provided to patients.
D.C. Man Sentenced to Eight Years For Multiple Armed Carjackings
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Daron Cottingham, 20, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, with two years suspended, for two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence or dangerous crime and one count carjacking that stem from crimes he committed in January of 2022, announced...
Former Bank Employee Charged With Million-Dollar Fraud And 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, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the arrest of KEVIN CHIU, a former business relationship manager at a financial...
Federal Jury Finds Precision Lens and Owner Paul Ehlen Liable for Paying Kickbacks in Violation of the False Claims Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal civil jury has returned a verdict in favor of the United States for more than $43 million for violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. During the six-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, the United States proved that the Defendants...
South Bend Man Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - George L. Howell, 55 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the making of false statements in the straw purchase of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Representative of Chicago Area Red-Light Camera Company Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO -A sales agent for a Chicago-area red-light camera company, Company A, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for conspiring to pay bribes to a public official and for filing a false tax return.
Anchorage Man Charged with Approximately $25 Million Dollar Wire Fraud Scheme Involving Over 130 Victims
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - An information was filed yesterday charging Garrett Elder, owner of Tycoon Trading LLC, The Daily Bread Fund LLC, and other entities with executing an investment scheme that resulted in approximately $25 million in losses to over 130 victims.
Bronx Daycare Provider Charged With Sexual Exploitation Of A Child And Production, Receipt, And Distribution Of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Patrick J. Freaney, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“USSS"), Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau...
Meriden Man Charged with Cocaine Trafficking Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging MIGUEL ACEVEDO, 40, of Meriden, with cocaine trafficking offenses.
Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Child Pornography Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jonathan Richard Chapman, 43, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempted distribution of child pornography. Chapman must also register as a sex offender.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DAWN N. ISON ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW VOLUNTARY SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has implemented the new United States Attorney’s Offices’ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy. The policy, which became effective in February, details the circumstances under which...
Jury Finds Waterbury Man Guilty of Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found RAMON OQUENDO, also known as “Mimo," 46, of Waterbury, guilty of narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses.
Former U.S. Congressional Candidate Pleads Guilty in Conduit Campaign Contribution Case
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A former primary candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives pleaded guilty today to violating the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) by accepting a conduit campaign contribution.
Oregon Man Sentenced in Anabolic Steroids and Pill Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jonathan R. Stidham, 38, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids, methamphetamine, N-Ethylhexedrone, and Alprazolam, and conspiracy...
Cottage Grove Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Cottage Grove man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Keys Lobster Company and its President Pled Guilty to Exporting Falsely Labeled Product
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Aifa Seafood, Inc., (Aifa), a Florida corporation, and its president, Jiu Fa Chen, 57, of Parkland, Fla., have pled guilty to exporting falsely labeled spiny lobster from Florida to China.
Meriden Man Charged with Cocaine Trafficking Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MERIDEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado have announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging MIGUEL ACEVEDO, 40, of Meriden, with cocaine trafficking offenses.
Twice Convicted Drug Trafficker Detained in Third Drug Trafficking Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A United Parcel Service employee twice convicted and incarcerated for trafficking kilos of heroin, and, who allegedly used his position at UPS to attempt to locate a package shipped from Columbia that contained multiple kilograms of cocaine, has been ordered detained in federal custody on drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Fulton Man Indicted for Receiving, Distributing, and Possessing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Austin Tennant, age 28, of Fulton, New York, was indicted last week for receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography.