News from 2023


Middle Georgia Man with Prior Voluntary Manslaughter Conviction Sentenced to Prison on Gun Charge

News Release: MACON, Ga. - A Macon resident who was previously convicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonment for voluntary manslaughter was sentenced to federal prison after he was caught trying to sell a firearm and ammunition in the community.


Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Committing Murder To Maintain and Increase Position in Chicago Street Gang

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man to life in prison for committing murder to maintain and increase his position in a violent Chicago street gang.


Hawaii Man Indicted for Traveling to Oregon to Sexually Abuse Two Children, Sharing Video Recordings of the Abuse Online

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging a Hawaii man with sexually abusing two children and sharing video recordings of the abuse with others online.


Lebanon County Woman Sentenced For Making Interstate Threats

News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lisa Marie Famiglietti, age 42, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 3, 2023, by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to a period of time-served, consisting of 35 days’ incarceration, for making interstate threats.


New Jersey Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions on Lower West Terrace During January 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: WASHINGTON - A New Jersey man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges 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.


Jury Finds Uzbek National Guilty of Making False Statements

News Release: A federal jury in Bridgeport has found SIDIKJON MAMADJONOV, 36, a citizen of Uzbekistan formerly residing in New Britain, guilty of making false statements to federal law enforcement and in immigration proceedings.


Two men sentenced for robbery

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Daniel Montano and Eligius Montano were sentenced to 8 years in prison each. Daniel, 44, of Albuquerque, and Eligius, 25, or Bernalillo, pleaded guilty on Sept. 14, 2022, to interference with interstate commerce by robbery.


Oregon Man Sentenced to Over 34 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

News Release: BOISE - Brett Michael Malone, 31, of Adrian, Oregon, was sentenced to 412 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also sentenced Malone to a lifetime of supervised release and entered...


Two Cincinnati-Area Men Plead Guilty to Illegally Flying Drones Over Professional Sporting Events

News Release: CINCINNATI - Two Cincinnati-area men have pleaded guilty to illegally flying drones over professional sporting events in Cincinnati.


Convicted Drug Dealer Sentenced to 27.5 Years for Trafficking More Drugs and Laundering the Proceeds

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Noah Landfried was sentenced to 330 months in prison for committing drug trafficking and money laundering crimes while on federal supervised release from a prior prison sentence for drug trafficking, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Mesa Man Sentenced to Nearly 15 Years for Assault on FBI Agent with a Firearm

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Gabriel Manzo, 40, of Mesa, Arizona, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 177 months in federal prison. Manzo pleaded guilty to Assault on a Federal Officer and Discharge of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence.


District Man Found Guilty of Charges for Shooting Four People in Northeast Washington D.C.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Travis Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a jury of the July 5, 2019, shooting of three men and a woman in Northeast Washington, D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. The verdict was returned late in the day on March 10, 2023. The Honorable Maribeth Raffinan scheduled sentencing for June 2, 2023.


Snow Hill Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A Snow Hill man was sentenced today to 31 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for laundering fraudulently obtained Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL") benefits. On November 8, 2022, Dexter Duncan pled guilty.


Repeat Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking in Kokomo

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Jerry Glenn, 36, of Kokomo, Indiana, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


Navajo man charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Pedro Lee Benally made an initial appearance in federal court facing two charges of aggravated sexual...


The United States Recovers Money Stolen from Embassy Baku by Former Employee

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - A former employee of the United States Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, has paid the United States $128,000 to resolve allegations that he stole money from the State Department while employed at the embassy.


Defendants Convicted And Sentenced In Long-Term Methamphetamine And Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Investigation In Bay County

News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - A federal judge sentenced the seventh defendant in a large-scale methamphetamine and oxycodone trafficking organization operating primarily in Bay County. The convictions and sentences were announced by Jason R. Coody United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Prolific Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled

News Release: JOHNSTOWN - Fifty-seven defendants have been charged in two separate, but related Indictments, and by Criminal Complaint, with violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Heart Butte man admits murdering woman on Blackfeet Indian Reservation

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Heart Butte man today admitted to murdering a woman after an argument on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


Former Raleigh County Housing Director Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Crime

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. Laquenta Lowe, 45, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to conversion of public money exceeding $1,000. Lowe admitted to stealing at least $7,978.91 in federal funds while employed by the Raleigh County Housing Authority (RCHA).