News from 2023
Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to 100 Months for Distributing Heroin
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield, Illinois, man, Kenneth Neal, 32, of the 1800 block of Stanhope Road, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough to 100 months in prison, to be followed by six years of supervised release, for distributing 110 grams of heroin between December 2019 and February 2020.
California Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Defendant Came to Washington, D.C. “For The War".
USAO-Kansas City Warns Public About Spoofing Scams
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office - District of Kansas is warning the public about phone scams in which callers spoof or fraudulently display themselves as having numbers belonging to government agencies in attempt to defraud victims of money.
Laredo resident indicted on charges of fraud and aggravated identity theft
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 52-year-old woman who used multiple aliases has been charged with using someone else’s identity on multiple occasions and lying to authorities in connection with obtaining a passport, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Arrested on Forced Labor Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The owner of Stash’s Pizza was arrested this morning on forced labor charges for allegedly employing a victim who lacked immigration status and forcing him to work for years while threatening him with deportation and subjecting him to repeated verbal and physical abuse.
Sioux City Man Sentenced to Prison for Meth and Gun Convictions
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine while illegally possessing firearms was sentenced March 6, 2023, in federal court in Sioux City.
Two Charged in Robbery Spree in Chicago and Oak Park
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has indicted two Chicago residents on a total of five counts of robbery affecting interstate commerce.
Doctor Licensed in the District of Columbia and Virginia Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Case Filed Following Overdose Death of Man in Virginia Last Year.
Browning man sentenced for assaulting teenage girl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Browning man who admitted to assaulting and kicking a teenage girl in the face during an argument on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced on March 8 to five months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
Tribe Member Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For The Death Of A Child
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: RENO - An enrolled member of the Ely Shoshone Tribe was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Larry R. Hicks to 15 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, the maximum sentence, for voluntary manslaughter of a three-year-old girl.
Army Reservist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Government Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on March 2, 2023 former United States Army reservist LYNEA SANDERS has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, having stolen $21,780.18 from the United States Department of the Army by claiming reimbursement for the performance of military funeral honors ceremonies that never happened.
Buffalo Man Going To Prison On Multiple Drug, Gun And Covid-19 Fraud Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joseph Bella, 50, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, being a drug user in possession of a firearm, and wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 42 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Court Security Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Carlos Perez, 46, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to assaulting a federal contractor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Idaho Woman Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Idaho woman was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Her 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.
Decades After Thefts, Stolen Artifacts Recovered and Returned to Museums, Historical Societies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Decades After Thefts, Stolen Artifacts Recovered and Returned to Museums, Historical Societies.
Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two out-of-state men pleaded guilty today to charges arising from the January 5, 2022, raid on a Huntington storage unit.
Realty Company Owner Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank fraud and conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Albany Felon Sentenced to 85 Months for Possessing Cocaine and Heroin for Distribution, and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Rodney Matthews, age 50, of Albany, was sentenced today to 85 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute cocaine and heroin, and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
West Virginia Man Sentenced on Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A West Virginia mam was sentenced today on a felony charge 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 2020 presidential election.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Production and Attempted Production of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Grant McKay Durtschi, age 51, of Lewisville, Texas, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles to production and attempted production of child pornography. As a result of his conviction, Durtschi faces a significant term of imprisonment, a fine, and a period of supervised release, which includes sex offender registration requirements.