News from 2023
West Chester Woman Sentenced to 92 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Responsible for over two pounds of ice methamphetamine in 2021
Dubuque Fentanyl Dealer Who Referenced Overdoses During Drug Sales Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A two-time drug felon who possessed a firearm and sold fentanyl to drug users in Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced today to 216 months in federal prison.
Russian Woman Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Animal DNA
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A Russian national residing in Leesburg pleaded guilty today to smuggling animal DNA into the United States at Washington Dulles International Airport.
Member of 5-9 Brims Gang Convicted of Brooklyn Murder
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Marvin Pippins Convicted of Racketeering and Murder Offenses After Targeting Rival
Cabell County Woman Sentenced for Federal Fraud Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Tiffani Meeks, 38, of Barboursville, was sentenced today to three years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for committing wire fraud on three separate occasions. Meeks was also ordered to pay $121,841.60 in restitution.
Leader of Organization that Distributed Over 6 Kilograms of Heroin and Fentanyl Sentenced to Over 33 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Dennis Found to Have Shot One of His Former Confederates Over a Drug Dispute
Owner of Temporary Employment Agency Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A Dorchester woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to tax and fraud offenses in connection with her operation of a temporary employment agency.
Department of Justice Commemorates 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa join federal, state, and local communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and celebrating victims’ rights, protections, and services.
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Timothy Lanier Allen III, 24, of Maryland, pleaded guilty today to three counts of making false statements in acquisition of firearms.
Firearms Trafficker Sentenced To 102 Months In Prison For Directing Straw Purchasing Conspiracy Involving Over 60 Firearms
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tykeam Markel Jackson, age 27, was sentenced on April 18, 2023, to 102 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, for multiple firearms offenses related to his trafficking of over 60 firearms from Central Pennsylvania to Massachusetts.
Braymer Man Sentenced to 32 Years for Cattle Fraud Scheme That Led to Murders
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
$215,000 Fraud Scheme Led to the Murders of Two Wisconsin Brothers
Chester County Former CFO Indicted on Charges of Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that David L. Shull, 68, of Largo, FL (formerly of West Chester, PA) was charged by Indictment with six counts of failure to pay over employment taxes for a Chester County adult day care facility from 2013 through 2017, and failing to account for employment taxes owed in the same years.
Oklahoma City Man Charged With Setting Fire to Local Church
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, a criminal complaint was unsealed that charges OSCAR REYNALDO GOMEZ, 54, of Oklahoma City, with arson of the God of No Limits Church located at 7200 South Walker Avenue, in Oklahoma City, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Several convicted in family-run illegal gambling businesses
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A total of seven local residents have been convicted of conspiring to conduct illegal gambling in Webb and Zapata counties, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Tax Preparation Company Operator Sentenced to Prison for Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A tax preparer has been sentenced in federal court to 30 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release on his conviction of tax fraud, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Former Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Defraud the Government
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Defendant took numerous government-funded trips, including 31 trips to Orlando
Springfield, Vermont Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Robbing Two Banks and Three Convenience Stores
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Samuel Colby, 40, of Springfield, Vermont, was sentenced to serve 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to having committed two bank robberies and the robberies of three convenience stores in January of 2022.
A 34-year-old local man has been convicted of drug trafficking after trying to escape drug house through an attic vent, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A 34-year-old local man has been convicted of drug trafficking after trying to escape drug house through an attic vent, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
New Orleans Woman Sentenced to Probation for Federal Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
ERIKA JAMES (“JAMES”), age 49, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to five years’ probation following a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, before Judge Sarah S. Vance, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans
Colorado Springs Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Gun and Drug Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that a federal jury found Christopher Barron of Colorado Springs, guilty of six charges related to guns and drugs, including possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a felon.