News from 2023
U.S. Postal Service Employee Charged with Mail Theft
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Rochester, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal Postal laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Atlantic City Councilman Charged with Submitting False Voter Registrations, Making False Statements, and Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man has been charged with falsifying voter registrations, making false statements to the FBI about interactions with prospective voters, and submitting false unemployment benefits claims with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-America's DataHub Consortium on March 17
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Antitrust Division discussed on March 17 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Large-Scale Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Fitchburg man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
Lincoln Man Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven A. Russell announced that Michael Ray Ernst, 65, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today to five years’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard. Following his release from prison, Ernst will serve four years on supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
Bristol Man Arrested for Defrauding Customers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that David Conrad, 42, of Bristol, Vermont was arrested yesterday following his indictment for conducting a wire fraud scheme between approximately January of 2022 and Feb. 28, 2023. Conrad will be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle.
Edwardsville Contractor Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for False Statements in Bankruptcy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - In a U.S. District courtroom on Wednesday, a judge sentenced a man formerly from Edwardsville to 14 months in prison, a $50,000 fine, and two years’ supervised release after he pled guilty to making false statements in a 2018 bankruptcy case.
285th National Academy Graduation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: 285th National Academy Graduation. Five officers from the Houston area were among the 219 law enforcement professionals who graduated from the 285th session of the FBI’s National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This National Academy class consisted of men and women from 47 American states, 6 military...
Monroe County Man Sentenced To One Year In Prison For Distributing A Designer Drug
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Fausto Hernandez, age 44, of Tobyhanna, Monroe County, on March 15, 2023, to one year in prison for the charge of distributing a “designer drug" which is a controlled substance analog.
Former Department of State Employee Sentenced for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in the Philippines
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former U.S. Department of State employee was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.
Wyandotte Man Sentenced for Stealing $10,000+ in Grant Funds Allocated for Tribal Youth Programs
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: A man who stole grant funding awarded to the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma was sentenced Thursday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Federal Jury Convicts Northern Minnesota Felon for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal jury found an Onamia man guilty of illegally possessing a firearm following a domestic assault, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Texas Man Sentenced for Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: Defendant Spent 37 Minutes Inside Capitol Building, Rifled Through Papers on Senators’ Desks.
Schenectady Felon Admits to Possessing Fentanyl and Cocaine Base for Distribution, and Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Charles Whorley, age 35, formerly of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, and to possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Federal Firearms Licensee and Boston Man Indicted for Firearm Trafficking and Straw Purchasing Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) and a Boston man have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to illegally traffic and straw purchase firearms.
“NOMINATION OF ERIC M. GARCETTI” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 14
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
“NOMINATION OF ERIC M. GARCETTI“ was published in the Senate section on pages S768-S769 on March 14
Indy Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking “Glock Switch” Devices That Turn Semiautomatic Pistols into Machineguns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Zaiveon Perry, 24, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a machinegun.
Kittrell Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years For Multiple Armed Bank Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Cameron Evans, 27, of Kittrell was sentenced today to 185 months in prison for charges related to two bank robberies in Raleigh and Greenville.
Weaponization Committee Launches Probe Into Air Force Leak
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: The unauthorized disclosure of U.S. military personnel records by the Air Force to an opposition research firm funded by Democrats is now under investigation by the House “Weaponization Committee."