News from 2023
Additional Tangipahoa Parish Residents Sentenced in Jungle Life Mafia Street Gang Prosecution
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JERALD ALEXANDER, age 38, a Tangipahoa Parish resident, was sentenced on May 4, 2023, to 87 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a $400 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. ALEXANDER...
Woman admits to smuggling minors
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 22-year-old resident of Toledo, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to transporting an undocumented alien, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Statement From U.S. Attorney Jason M. Frierson
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada today issued the following statement from United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson.
Ardmore Residents Sentenced For Use And Carry Of A Firearm In Furtherance Of A Crime Of Violence
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announces that Shawn Braiden Hickman, age 19, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and Christopher Hunter Skolarski, age 20, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, have been sentenced to 60 months in prison for Use and Carry of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence.
Fort Myers Felon Convicted For Unlawfully Possessing Loaded Rifle
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Javonte Keyon Whitfield (25, Fort Myers) guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a previously convicted felon. Whitfield faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. Whitfield had been indicted on February 9, 2022.
Former President of Massachusetts State Police Union and Former Lobbyist Sentenced to Prison for RICO, Fraud, Obstruction and Tax Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The former President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) and the union’s former Massachusetts lobbyist were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for racketeering, fraud, obstruction of justice and tax crimes.
South Georgia Resident Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A Bainbridge, Georgia, resident with a criminal history pleaded guilty to illegally possessing multiple firearms after he was arrested on gun charges during an on-going death investigation.
Chicago Doctor and His Wife Held Liable by Jury for Taking Kickbacks and Causing False Medicare Claims; Ordered To Pay Civil Judgment of More Than $3 Million
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge has ordered a Chicago doctor and his wife to pay more than $3 million in civil damages and penalties for unlawfully seeking and receiving kickbacks from a home health agency as payment for the doctor’s referrals of Medicare patients. A federal jury in Chicago held them liable earlier this month.
Two Men, Including Buffalo Police Detective, Charged For Purchases Made On Illicit Online Marketplace
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Terrance Michael Ciszek a/k/a DrMonster, 33, and Corey Robert Dodge a/k/a Cakesbaylor, 41, both of Buffalo, NY, were charged in separate complaints with possessing 15 or more unauthorized access devices. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gary F. Fridley II, 41, of Cross Lanes, pleaded guilty today to embezzlement of labor union assets.
Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Tyree D. Washington, 40, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Florida Man Sentenced in Gas Station Skimming Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme to steal thousands of customers’ debit and credit card account numbers and other personally identifying information via a network of electronic equipment clandestinely installed at gas stations across New England.
District Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Gun-Related Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Defendant Threatened Victim With a Gun at a Metro Station.
Virginia Man Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Virginia man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. 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.
High-Ranking Member of G-Shine Bloods Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
U.S. Attorney's Office Joins in Recognizing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, May 5, 2023
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023, as National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding...
Laguna Man Charged with Second Degree Murder
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Cody Allen Charlie was charged with three counts of murder in the second degree. Charlie, 36, of Laguna, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Acoma, appeared in federal court today for a detention hearing and will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
Dallas Woman Pleads Guilty in $7 Million COVID-19 Testing Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A Dallas woman pleaded guilty today to scamming insurers out of more than $7 million for COVID-19 testing that was never actually performed, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
United States Attorney Announces 26 Charged in Series of Federal Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs announced today that 26 individuals, many of them associates of a significant narcotics trafficking organization, have been indicted on a wide variety of charges-including conspiracy, drug trafficking, illegal use and possession of firearms, wire fraud, and money laundering-after a series of investigations in South Carolina.
Palm Beach County Man Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For COVID Relief Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Al Clint LaRoche (43, Palm Beach County) to two years in federal prison for bank fraud. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $1,078,652.50, which were the proceeds of the bank fraud. LaRoche had pleaded guilty on Jan. 30, 2023.