News from 2023
Queens Meat and Poultry Distributor Resolves Claims for Repeated Violations of Federal Food Safety Laws
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Court-Approved Decree Establishes Safeguards to Protect the Public from the Sale of Meat and Poultry Products that Have Not Been Properly Inspected and Approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lincoln Woman Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Connie Robinson, 33, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.
Convicted Felon Sentenced for Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2023
News Release: Patrick Charles Schutz, age 38, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of firearms to 28 months in prison with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on April 24, 2023.
Cherry Hill Gang Member Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murdering a Rival Gang Member
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Deaven Cherry, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland to 21 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for a conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise.
United States Settles Claims for Improper Inpatient Rehabilitation Admissions for over $1.7 Million
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Lafayette Physical Rehabilitation Hospital and its management company, Acadiana Management Group, LLC have agreed to pay $1.2 million, and Dr. Carolyn Smith agreed to pay $575,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary inpatient rehabilitation services.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Computer Intrusion
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jonathan Manzi, 31, currently of Beverly, Massachusetts, was sentenced on April 20, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for obtaining information from a protected computer. Manzi was sentenced to 18 months in prison and will also serve a year on supervised release. Manzi was also ordered to pay $655,000 in restitution.
Former Physician to Pay More than $1.1 Million to Resolve Allegations He Performed Medically Unnecessary Procedures
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Former physician Jason A. Dreyer has agreed to pay $1,174,849 to resolve allegations that he performed medically unnecessary neurosurgery procedures that Dreyer caused to be billed to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs, announced Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.
Sex Offender Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A Hot Springs man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Transportation of Child Pornography.
St. Mary’s Man Charged with Illegal Moose Guiding and Wire Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A federal Grand Jury in Anchorage, Alaska returned an indictment on Friday, April 21, 2023, charging Michael Mikhail Beans of Saint Mary's Alaska with two (2) felony counts for violations of the Lacey Act and nineteen (19) felony counts for wire fraud in connection with the sale of the illegal moose hunts.
Canadian Woman Convicted for Her Role in a Large-Scale International Fentanyl Trafficking Operation, Investigated Under “Operation Denial”
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that Marie Um, 42, from Montreal, Québec Canada, was found guilty for the charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute controlled substances and controlled substance analogues resulting in serious bodily injury and death; conspiracy to import controlled substances and controlled substance analogues resulting in serious bodily injury and death; and international money laundering conspiracy.
District Man Arraigned on Second Degree Child Sexual Abuse and Other Charges
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Defendant Accused of Touching Child's Buttocks at Public Pool
Prohibited Person Sentenced to Seven Years for Possessing a Gun and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Decondi Mayo, 46, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Weddel, of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Air National Guard Member Arrested, Charged with Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment on Friday, April 21, charging Air National Guard Technical Sergeant of the 176th Maintenance Group on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER) with production, distribution, and possession of child pornography.
Former School Board President of Madison District Public Schools Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The former School Board President of the Madison District Public Schools pleaded guilty today to taking bribes from a local school contractor in a pay-to-play scheme and to tax evasion, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.
Lee County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Clayton Mack Rhodes (45, Fort Myers Beach) to seven years and six months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. The court also ordered Rhodes to forfeit the firearm and ammunition he possessed during the offense. Rhodes had pleaded guilty on August 9, 2022.
Armed Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A 35-year-old Providence man for whom court records indicate multiple previous state court convictions for similar conduct, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for being an armed drug dealer, a felon in possession of firearms, and for trafficking heroin, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Former School Board President of Madison District Public Schools Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The former School Board President of the Madison District Public Schools pleaded guilty today to taking bribes from a local school contractor in a pay-to-play scheme and to tax evasion, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.
Anchorage Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Heroin Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Defendant Previously Convicted of a Serious Violent Felony
North Dakota Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Armed Carjacking of a Delivery Truck
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Devils Lake, North Dakota man has been sentenced to 136 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for carjacking a man at gunpoint in Blaine, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Narcotics Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - HERBERT JAMES, age 27, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on April 19, 2023 to a two-count indictment charging him with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) and possession ...