News from 2023
Two North Louisiana Men Plead Guilty to Defrauding Their Employer out of Millions of Dollars
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that William Ross Hickman, 48, of Arcadia, Louisiana, and Brian K. Whiteman, 47, of Haughton, Louisiana, have each pleaded guilty to a Bill of Information charging them with conspiracy to commit fraud against the United States. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote presided over the hearing.
New Britain Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ROBERTO MERCEDES-RODRIGUEZ, 43, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.
Help Identify the Snakebit Bandit
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Help Identify the Snakebit Bandit. The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and the Denver Police Department need the public’s help identifying an individual who has robbed five banks in the Denver metro area. The suspect is being dubbed the “Snakebit Bandit" because he wears a cap with a snake...
Olathe Man Pleads Guilty to Airport Disruption Following Police Chase on Downtown Airport Runway
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Olathe, Kansas, man who led police officers on a high-speed chase down a runway at the downtown airport pleaded guilty in federal court today to disrupting airport operations as well as illegally possessing a firearm.
Anchorage Man Sentenced for 2022 Robbery of Wells Fargo Bank
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE - Robert Marley Chapas was sentenced on March 8, 2023, to 60 months in prison for bank robbery.
Pennsylvania Man Admits Robbing Two Camden County Banks
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man today admitted robbing two banks in Camden County, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Former Executive Assistant to Former Mayor of Trujillo Alto Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Today, Radamés Benítez-Cardona, former assistant to the former mayor of Trujillo Alto, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Pedro A. Delgado-Hernández to serve 30 months in prison, announced United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow. Benítez-Cardona...
Midland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearm Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MIDLAND, Texas - A Midland man was sentenced last week to 360 months in prison for possessing approximately 1,000 grams of methamphetamine and possessing a handgun in furtherance to a drug activity.
Nonimmigrant visa holder convicted of violating US gun laws
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal jury in Houston has convicted a 25-year-old citizen of Niger on firearms charges related to his status in the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Rohnert Park Resident Convicted Of East Bay Bank Robbery Spree
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: OAKLAND - A federal jury convicted William Mulligan today of two counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery relating to an East Bay bank robbery spree in January of 2021, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The conviction follows a four-day trial before the Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, United States District Judge.
Wilkes-Barre Brothers Sentenced To 188 Months’ Imprisonment Each For Running A Fentanyl And Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy That Resulted In Death
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced brothers Jose Raymer Tejeda, age 38, and Edwin Tejeda, age 32, to 188 months of imprisonment each, for running a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Both men were residents of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, prior to being incarcerated on the instant offenses.
Florida Man Arrested For Actions On Lower West Terrace During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida 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.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Drug Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEAN BRIGGS, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on Feb. 28, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter to fifty-one (51) months of incarceration after pleading guilty as charged to a one-count indictment, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. Judge...
Springdale Woman Sentenced to More Than 9 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale woman was sentenced yesterday to 110 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
Maryland Man Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Defendant Spent 27 Minutes Inside Capitol Building; had to be forcibly removed by police.
Evansville Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison After Recording his Sexual Abuse of a Seven-Year-Old Girl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: EVANSVILLE- Shane C. Collins, 34, of Warrick County, Indiana was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing child sexual abuse material.
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
British Nationals Sentenced for Interference with Flight Crew, Assault during Flight Diverted to BGR
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: Two men from Manchester, England were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to interference with a flight crew and assault. The charges stem from an incident on a Jan. 2, 2023 TUI Airways flight that diverted to Bangor International Airport (BGR).
Two Wolf Point residents admit roles in kidnapping, assault of minor girl on Fort Peck Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - Two Wolf Point residents suspected in the kidnapping and assault of a girl on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in 2021 today admitted their roles in the abduction, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Baltimore Felon Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone and for a Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Gregory Santos, age 49, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 102 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for illegal possession of a firearm in a school zone and for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and fentanyl.