News from 2023
Home health owner set to appear on fraud charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 43-year-old Houston woman has been charged for conspiracy to commit and committing health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Fort Wayne Pimp Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor at Indianapolis-Area Hotels
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Damion Alexander, 28, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking of a minor.
KC Man Charged with Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearm After Arrest During Police Standoff
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man who was arrested last night during the police standoff in the 2300 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard has been charged in federal court for offenses unrelated to the standoff.
Ridgeland Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Making Threats Against CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Ridgeland man was sentenced to two years in prison for making threats in interstate commerce, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
One More Individual Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TROY SMITH (“SMITH"), age 58, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 8, 2023 for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Mission Man Sentenced for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation. The sentencing took place on March 13, 2023.
Bemidji Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Bemidji man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Former IT Director Admits to Embezzling More Than $1M
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A former IT Director for a Warwick, RI, metals fabrication and supply company pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of wire fraud, admitting to a federal judge that he used his purchasing authority to embezzle more than one million dollars from the company, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Nicaraguan admits role in smuggling conspiracy resulting in death
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 49-year-old Nicaraguan citizen illegally in the United States has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Repeat Child Pornography Defendant Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesapeake man was sentenced today to ten years in prison for possession of child pornography.
Felon Sentenced to 65 Months for Federal Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHAWN RABATHALY, age 23, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2023 to a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession After Shooting of his Wife
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Michael Ryan Mack, 41, of Indianapolis was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
Missouri Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Montgomery City, Missouri was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for possessing child pornography.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that KENNETH MUSE, age 24, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on March 9, 2023, before United States District Judge Jay C. Zainey to violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts.
Out-of-State Men Charged in Federal Court with Trafficking Methamphetamine in Posey County
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: EVANSVILLE- Jeremy Novak, 41, of Illinois and Cesar Herrera, 37, of California, have been charged in a federal criminal complaint with distribution of methamphetamine in Posey County following a months’ long investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies.
Former Finance Director of Non-Profit Trade Association Charged with Embezzlement Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today charges against DONNA MURRAY, a former director of finance for a non-profit...
California Men Admit Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl And Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two California men admitted conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in New Jersey and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Woman Pleads Guilty to Threatening Election Official
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A New Hampshire woman pleaded guilty today to sending multiple threatening communications to a Michigan election official in the wake of the 2020 election.
Merrill Woman Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements During Purchase of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ashley Zastrow, 32, Merrill, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 1 year and 1 day in federal prison for making false statements during the purchase of two firearms. This prison term will be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release.
Readout of Joint Task Force Alpha Summit on Anti-Human Smuggling and Trafficking Efforts
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division yesterday convened a meeting of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) in El Paso, Texas, to bring together law enforcement leaders to discuss dismantling human smuggling and trafficking networks operating along the Southwest Border.