News from 2023
Georgia Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Defendant, a PracticingAttorney, Illegally Entered Capitol Within Minutes of the Initial Breach.
Former Director of Operations for O.C. Pharmacy Sentenced to 9½ Years in Prison for Defrauding the U.S. Military’s Health Care Plan
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Florida man who once was the director of operations at a now-shuttered Irvine pharmacy was sentenced today to 114 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme in which kickbacks were paid for prescriptions for “compounded" medications - a scam that cost Tricare, the United States military’s health care plan, more than $3 million in losses.
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 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.
Beaufort County Man Sentenced for Tax Evasion and Ordered to Pay $3,097,582 in Restitution
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Michael Sturms, 78, of Bluffton, was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
Allahjuan Calhoun Sentenced for Failure to Appear
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Allahjuan Calhoun, 32, of Yonkers, New York, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to one year and one day of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge that he failed to appear for a final supervised...
Idaho’s U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Prison Sentences for Four Fentanyl Dealers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: BOISE - U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the prison sentences in three separate cases involving the distribution of fentanyl last week.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tennessee Man and Kentucky Woman for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - 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.
Mobile Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for String of Armed Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Mobile man was sentenced to 209 months in prison for committing several robberies, being a felon in possession of a gun, and brandishing a gun during crimes of violence.
Armed Leader of Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton Jr. sentenced Carlos Roman (57, Orlando) to 40 years in federal prison for possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm equipped with a silencer in furtherance of drug trafficking. Judge Dalton also sentenced three individuals who conspired with...
Former Memphis Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 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.
Bulgarian Woman Charged For Role In Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme “OneCoin” And Extradited From Bulgaria To The United States
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal...
Fresno Woman Sentenced to 34 Months in Prison for Role in Two Fraud Schemes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Sarah Jo Sumpter, 30, of Fresno, was sentenced today to two years and 10 months in prison and ordered to pay $16,984 in restitution for mail fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Federal Judge Sentences Mint Hill Man To 30 Years In Prison For Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced Brandon Grunwald, 47, of Mint Hill, N.C., to 360 months in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Upon release from custody, Grunwaldt will also be placed on supervised release for 20 years and will be required to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board in any state or jurisdiction where he works or resides.
Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin in Bakersfield and Fresno
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Luis Noe Hernandez Rojo, 34, of Orange, California, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Prince George’s County Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Carl Gage Linden, age 57, of Mount Rainier, Maryland, yesterday to 32 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for production of child pornography. Judge Xinis also ordered Linden to pay a special assessment of $200...
St. Louis County Woman Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Check Scheme that Used Bank Information from Stolen Mail
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A woman from Hillsdale, in St. Louis County, Missouri was sentenced Monday to a year in federal prison for engaging in a scheme to deposit tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of counterfeit checks created with information from stolen U.S. mail.
Career Offender Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A 37-year-old Woonsocket man previously arrested more than two dozen times and convicted on nearly four-dozen charges, including assault, domestic assault, and drug trafficking, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his leadership role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Spouse and cousin of drug trafficking ringleader sentenced to significant prison terms for their roles in drug distribution conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Seattle - Two members of a drug trafficking ring that buried drugs and cash on a rural property near Arlington, Washington, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Jose Arrondondo-Valdez, 27, was sentenced to nine years in prison and Yvette Olguin...
Rocky Mount Blood Gang Member Sentenced to 22 Years for Armed Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Rocky Mount man was sentenced yesterday to 264 months in prison for possession of marijuana and cocaine and for possession of multiple firearms in furtherance of a drug distribution offense. On Oct. 20, 2022, Charven Keivon Gorham pled guilty to the charges.
New Orleans Man Sentenced on Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges Stemming From New Orleans Hotel Shootout
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - CLARENCE SANTIAGO, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Greg G. Guidry to 30 years in jail for his participation in a Dec. 28, 2020, shootout at the Jung Hotel on Canal Street, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.