News from 2023
Tallahassee Man Indicted For Possessing Methamphetamine With Intent To Distribute
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Ocala, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Brian Keith Coleman (33, Tallahassee) with possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. If convicted, Coleman faces a minimum mandatory term of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.
Federal Jury Convicts Adair County Resident Of Two Counts Of Aggravated Sexual Abuse
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Jerry Wayne Asbill, Jr., age 42, of Adair County, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country.
Muskogee Resident Sentenced For Robbery In Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Philip Lee Ramos a/k/a Phillip Lee Ramos, age 32, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for Robbery in Indian Country.
Cottonwood County Farmer Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Organic Grain Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ST PAUL, Minn. - A Cottonwood County man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
U.S. Attorney Waldref Recognizes Police Week in Eastern Washington
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Spokane, Washington: In honor of National Police Week, Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, recognized the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. This year, the week is observed from May 14 through May 20, 2023.
Two Gang Members Sentenced for Sexual Assault and Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that two No Name Demon gang members were sentenced on May 11, 2023 for their roles in the video recorded gang rapes of two minor females in Lincoln, Nebraska. One victim was 16 years old at the time of the assault and the other was 14 years old. Senior...
U.S. Attorney's Office For The Eastern District Of Tennessee Recognizes Police Week
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. In honor of National Police Week, United States Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. This year, the week is observed Sunday, May 14th through Saturday, May20th. Again, this year, communities across...
New York Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A New York woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking five kilograms of fentanyl from New York City.
Baton Rouge Man Sentenced to 82 Months in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Possession
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Travis Odale Henderson, age 39, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 82 months in federal prison following his convictions for possession of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The Court further ordered Henderson to serve three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment, pay a $5,000 fine, and forfeit the firearm involved.
Monroe Man Sentenced for $1.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MONROE, La. - Michael Ansezell Tolliver, 57, of Monroe, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty for money laundering in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program loans. Tolliver was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. In addition, Tolliver was ordered to pay $1,114,724 in restitution.
Texas Man Sentenced for Extortion and Cyberstalking a Utah Woman for Sexually Explicit Photographs and Videos
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A Texas man was sentenced Tuesday to five years imprisonment for multiple counts of extortion and cyberstalking a Utah victim and her family.
Lohman Man Indicted for Producing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Lohman, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges related to producing child pornography.
Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 18 Months of Imprisonment for Mail Theft
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was sentenced in federal court to 18 months of imprisonment and three years of federal supervised release on his conviction of theft of mail matter, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Diggs Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - Damien M. Diggs has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. Diggs was nominated by President Joe Biden on Feb. 2, 2023 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 4, 2023. He took the oath of office on May 7, 2023 from Chief U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.
Federal Jury Convicts Former El Paso Independent School District Employee on Kidnapping Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
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 a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Jeffrey Steven Clay. The jury convicted Clay, 51, of Anthony, New Mexico, on one count each of kidnapping and transportation for illegal sexual activity. United States District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales presided over the trial.
Marrero Man Federally Indicted for Illegal Weapon Possession
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RASHEED SMITH, age 32, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, was indicted on April 28, 2023 for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Federal Jury Finds Venezuelan National Guilty Of Trafficking $21 Million Of Cocaine On The High Seas
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Hector Caballero (70, Venezuela) guilty of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, as well as possessing with the intent to distribute...
Father and Son Convicted After Nine-Day Trial for a Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury has convicted Scott Anthony Williams, age 45, of Laurel, Maryland and Taeyan Raymond Williams, age 26, of Morgantown, West Virginia yesterday for a drug trafficking conspiracy and for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Scott Williams was also...
North Korean Foreign Trade Bank Rep Charged for Role in Two Crypto Laundering Conspiracies
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two federal indictments, unsealed today in the District of Columbia, charge a North Korean Foreign Trade Bank (“FTB") representative for his role in money laundering conspiracies designed to generate revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, through the use of cryptocurrency. A third indictment charges one of the co-conspirators in a separate scheme.
Miami Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of Stolen Mail
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that Alberto Carlos Varona, 30, from Miami, Florida, received a sentence of 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of stolen mail.