News from 2023
Tulsan Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing a 7-Year-Old Child
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 20, 2023
A Tulsan who sexually abused a young child for approximately one year was sentenced Monday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Superseding Indictment Charges River Falls Man With Sex and Labor Trafficking, Production of Child Pornography & Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging a River Falls, Wisconsin man with labor and sex trafficking, production of child pornography, and money laundering.
Texas Man Sentenced For Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Defendant Spent 37 Minutes Inside Capitol Building, Rifled Through Papers on Senators’ Desks.
New Orleans Man Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment for Fentanyl Trafficking and Gun Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NICHOLAS WEBER, age 29, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 16, 2023, to 120 months imprisonment, 4 years of supervised release, and a $300 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, after pleading guilty to possession with...
Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 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 that Jaydyn Diamond Lester made an initial appearance in federal court on March 6 on a criminal complaint charging...
Former Leon County Corrections Officer Indicted For Distribution, Possession, And Receipt of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - James Anthony Linton, 60, of Tallahassee, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with receiving, distributing, and possessing material constituting child pornography. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Linton made his initial appearance in federal court to face the charges this afternoon.
Two Florida Residents Found Guilty of Felony Offenses During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two men were found guilty today of charges, including felonies, related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Virginia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Project Safe Childhood Case
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Alexandria, Virginia, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction for federal crimes related to the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Texas Woman Traveling Through Alabama Found Guilty of Possessing Six Kilograms of Heroin with Intent to Distribute
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that Melissa Vasquez-Guardado, 25, from Houston, Texas, was found guilty of possession of heroin with intent to distribute. The jury reached its verdict on March 14, 2023.
Florida Man Sentenced On Three Felony Charges For Actions in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Defendant Used Chemical Spray Against Law Enforcement Officers.
Madison Man Sentenced to 102 Months for Firearm & Drug Trafficking Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Sylvester Ray Gavins, Jr., 32, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 102 months in prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug crime. Gavins pleaded guilty to these charges on December 6, 2022.
Washington Man Sentenced for Combative Behavior on Flight to Anchorage, Alaska
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - A Washington man was sentenced on March 9, 2023, for putting a flight crew in fear of being assaulted during a commercial airline flight.
Merrimack Man Sentenced to 18 Months Imprisonment for Unlicensed Firearm Dealing and Making False Statements During the Acquisition of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Leith Sukkar, 23, of Merrimack New Hampshire, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on one count of unlicensed firearm dealing and two counts of making a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
North Carolina Man Sentenced For Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Defendant Used Chemical Irritant Against Officers, Also Used a Baseball Bat to Shatter a Window.
Unregistered Sex Offender From Stark County Arrested in Columbus With Juvenile
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Canton, OH - The U.S. Marshals in Columbus, OH in conjunction with the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Skylar Losey (23) of Massillon, OH. Losey was wanted by the Stark County Sheriff’s Office and Stark County Adult Probation for violating conditions of his probation. Losey was previously convicted of gross sexual imposition of a child victim, approximately 6 years of age, and placed on probation.
Former Memphis Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Former Memphis attorney, Leigh M. Chiles, 49, pled guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud an estate over which she was appointed to serve as executrix. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the guilty plea today.
Weaponization Subcommittee Update
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Air Force Records Leak Probe. Daily Wire: Weaponization Committee Launches Probe Into Air Force Leak. * 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." ...
Leader of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murder and a Drug Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced NFL gang leader Gregory Butler, a/k/a “Gotti," “Sags," and “Little Dick," age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday to 30 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to his activities in the NFL gang, which operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore.
Former Department of State Employee Sentenced for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in the Philippines
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: 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.