News from 2023
Kirkville Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Michael Pupello, age 35, of Kirkville, New York, pled guilty to one count of engaging in illegal monetary transactions.
Former BOP Corrections Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Woman in Federal Custody in Los Angeles
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: A former corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), was sentenced to 120 months and three years of supervised release today in federal court in the Central District of California for sexually assaulting a woman in custody.
Cascade woman admits charges in Great Falls College student loan fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Cascade woman accused of illegally receiving approximately $126,000 in federal student aid through a scheme in which she enrolled others in courses at Great Falls College, Montana State University, admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Four Gangster Disciples Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted four leaders of the Gangster Disciples today for their participation in a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy involving drug trafficking, witness tampering, and multiple murders.
Leader of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, MD - 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.
Ewa Beach Couple Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: A Hawaii couple has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by obtaining a fraudulent tax refund and then thwarting IRS efforts to recoup it.
Washington Man Sentenced for Combative Behavior on Flight to Anchorage, Alaska
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 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.
McKeesport Felon Gets 9 Years in Prison after Pleading Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Friday to a one-count Indictment and was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Justice Department discusses Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act on March 20
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Cottage Grove Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Cottage Grove man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
LaPlace Man Charged With Cares Act Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - ERNEST X. TAYLOR, JR., of LaPlace, LA, age 38, was indicted on March 17, 2023, by a federal grand jury for two counts of making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
District Teen Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison For Repeatedly Threatening to Kill his Ex-Girlfriend
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -A 19-year-old D.C. resident was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 12, 2022, in front of the Honorable Judge Tonya S.Chutkan.
Six Additional Oath Keepers Members and Affiliates Found Guilty of Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Six additional members and affiliates of the Oath Keepers were found guilty in the District of Columbia today for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Their 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.
Bakersfield Brothers Sentenced for Roles in Multiple Fraud Schemes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - For their roles in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, today, Charles Abieanga, 31, of Bakersfield, was sentenced to five years and five months in prison and his brother Simon Abieanga, 28, of Bakersfield, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Charles Abieanga was ordered to pay $505,695 in restitution, and Simon Abieanga was ordered to pay $326,832 in restitution.
ADA Settlement Improves Accessibility at West Hartford Acupuncture Practice
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that West Hartford Acupuncture, located at 173 Oakwood Avenue in West Hartford, has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In the agreement, West Hartford Acupuncture has agreed to make its business more accessible to persons with disabilities.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Weapons Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - BRIAN TARDY, age 31, resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty on Thursday, March 16, 2023 to all counts of a three-count superseding bill of information for drug and weapons violations, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. TARDY’s sentencing is set for June 22, 2023.
University of Iowa Agrees to Training, Payment of $16,444 to Resolve United States’ Allegations Regarding Resident X-Ray Interpretations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: The University of Iowa (“UI") has agreed to training and payment of $16,444 to the United States to resolve allegations that UI, through its academic medical center in Iowa City, Iowa, submitted claims for payment to the Medicare program for x-ray interpretations by resident physicians where an attending physician’s review of the residents’ interpretations did not satisfy government payment requirements.
Six Additional Oath Keepers Members and Affiliates Found Guilty of Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Six additional members and affiliates of the Oath Keepers were found guilty in the District of Columbia today for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Their 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.
Sikeston Man Sentenced to Serve 125 Months in Federal Prison on Gun and Drug Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that Cameron Melton Malone, 30, of Sikeston, Missouri, was sentenced Monday to serve a total aggregate sentence of 125 months in federal prison for the offenses of felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Malone appeared for his sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge John A. Ross at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
New Haven Man Guilty of Narcotics and Firearm Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as “D-Nice," 24, guilty of narcotics offenses. Following the trial and before the jury returned its verdict, Allick also pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing firearms.