News from 2023
Winchester Man Sentenced for Making Straw Purchases of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A Winchester, Virginia man, who lied when he purchased a firearm that was later used by a close relative in a Washington, D.C. homicide, was sentenced recently to 24 months in federal prison.
U.S. Marshals Offer Groundbreaking Training to State and Local Police Officers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Marshals Service, in collaboration with the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, offers its 5-day Officer Safety Training - Human Performance (OST-HP) course to state and local law enforcement officers through the agency’s new Center of Excellence for Officer Safety and Wellness in Birmingham, Alabama, March 20-24.
Othello Woman Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Spokane, Washington - United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Alondra Yanez, age 25, of Othello, Washington, to 46 months in federal prison after Yanez had pleaded guilty on Dec. 14, 2022 to being a Felon in Possession of Firearms. Judge Rice ordered that Yanez’s 46 month federal sentence...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tennessee Man and Kentucky Woman for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on March 8, charging a Tennessee man with sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. The indictment further charged that the defendant conspired with a Kentucky woman to commit that crime.
Suburban Man Found Guilty of Robbing Three Banks and Additional Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury has found a suburban Chicago man guilty of three counts of bank robbery, three counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy to commit bank robbery, possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and conspiracy to transfer a firearm to a felon.
United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Denka Performance Elastomer to Immediately Reduce Chloroprene Emissions
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a motion for preliminary injunction under the Clean Air Act (CAA) requesting that the court order Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (Denka) to require significant pollution controls to reduce chloroprene emissions, ...
Florida Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack Against Group of Black Men
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Gainesville, Florida, returned a six-count indictment charging David Emanuel, 61, with committing hate crimes for his racially motivated attack on a group of Black men who were surveying land along a public road in Cedar Key, Florida.
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Assaulting Officers During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Defendant Used Chemical Irritant Against Officers, Also Used a Baseball Bat to Shatter a Window.
Rapid City Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
Last individual admits role in nationwide fraud scheme targeting elderly victims
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 25-year-old Indian citizen has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
The FBI is Seeking Information Leading to the Arrest of a Suspect Responsible for the Armed Robbery of an Armored Vehicle in El Segundo in February
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: The FBI is Seeking Information Leading to the Arrest of a Suspect Responsible for the Armed Robbery of an Armored Vehicle in El Segundo in February.
National Freight Carrier to Pay Civil Penalties and Implement Stormwater Compliance Measures for Clean Water Act Noncompliance
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: ABF Freight System Inc. (ABF), a freight carrier that operates more than 200 transportation facilities in 47 states and Puerto Rico, has resolved allegations that it violated requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA) relating to industrial stormwater at locations across the country. Under the proposed ...
“Nomination of Jessica G.L. Clarke (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 16
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
“Nomination of Jessica G.L. Clarke (Executive Session)” was published on page S818 of the Congressional Record on March 16.
Merced Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Manufacturing and Deploying Bombs
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Wes Parker McDaniel, 53, of Merced, was sentenced today to 10 years and five months in prison for maliciously destroying property by means of explosive materials and manufacturing bombs, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kelvin Vazquez-Pagan, age 25, of Passaic, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on March 16, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to the charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
Brother of former Gulf Cartel leader sent to prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 39-year old South Texas man has been handed a significant sentence for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
26-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Two Border Patrol Agents
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Miguel Angel Acatzihua-Temoxtle, 26, of Mexico, pleaded guilty Wednesday before United States Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Rateau to one count of Assault on a Federal Officer Resulting in Bodily Injury and one count of Assault on a Federal Officer with the Use of a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon.
Micronesian Couple Sentenced for Withholding Passports to Coerce Labor of Two Men in Meat Processing Plant
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: U.S. District Chief Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced defendants Nesly Mwarecheong, 46, and Bertino Weires, 51, U.S. residents and Federated States of Micronesia citizens, to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and nearly $70,000 in restitution to the victims for withholding passports to coerce labor of two men in a meat processing plant.
Greenfield Township School Transportation Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 16, 2023, Brian Propst, age 51, of Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to a charge of tax evasion.
Clackamas Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery of Local Pub
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Clackamas, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for robbing a local pub with a gun.