News from 2023
Fast Food Cook Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison for Possessing Firearm at Work
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A U.S. District Judge sentenced a man to 90 months in federal prison after he was found by police with a loaded weapon while working as a cook at the Collinsville Jack in the Box in April 2022.
Ongoing Jungle Life Mafia Street Gang Prosecution Results in Multiple Guilty Pleas and Sentencings for Nine Tangipahoa Parish Residents
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MICHAEL ALEXANDER, SR., a/k/a “Monsta," a/k/a “Jamond," age 40, ATRELL ANDERSON, a/k/a “Trey," a/k/a “Trel," a/k/a “Da Boi," age 31, TERRELL HAYNES, a/k/a “Redman," age 44, MICHAEL ALEXANDER, JR., a/k/a “Mike Mike," age 22, BRANDON BAKER, age 37, LOUIS BELLS, JR., age 22, JERALD ...
Union County Man Admits Illegally Possessing Firearm and Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone for distribution and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Eight Men Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Eight men were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
New Haven Man Guilty of Narcotics and Firearm Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 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.
Unlicensed Gun and Marijuana Dealer Sentenced to 64 Months for Illegal Handling of Over 50 Firearms, Among Other Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A Roosevelt man was sentenced Monday to over five years imprisonment after pleading guilty to illegally purchasing and reselling firearms without a license, and multiple other drug related offenses stemming back to 2021.
Georgia Man Who Supplied Bridgeport Gang Members with Firearms Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEPHFAN SANDERSON, also known as “Birdy" and “Beans, 25, of Covington, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking firearms into Connecticut.
Ten Members and Associates of Marion Gardens Jersey City Gang Charged for Drug Trafficking Activities
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Ten members of the Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Justice Department Announces Charges and Sentence in Connection with Iranian Procurement Network’s Attempts to Acquire Sophisticated Military Technology
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: A federal court in the District of Columbia unsealed two indictments yesterday charging multiple defendants with violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for their roles in separate schemes to procure and export U.S. technology to Iran ...
Lincoln Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Bukjiok Dobuony, 30, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln for felon in possession of ammunition. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Dobuony to 30 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a two-year term of supervised release.
Sikeston Man Sentenced To Serve 125 Months in Federal Prison on Gun and Drug Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - The United States Attorney's Office announced that Cameron Melton Malone, age 30, of Sikeston, Missouri, was sentenced 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 today before United States District Judge John A. Ross, at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison for Violent Carjacking Outside Northeast Minneapolis Restaurant
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violently carjacking a woman outside her place of work in northeast Minneapolis as well as his involvement in two additional armed carjackings, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 14 Months for Cyberstalking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court for cyberstalking.
Seven Indicted for Role in Prison-Based Phone Scam and Paying Bribes to Corrections Officers at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal indictment unsealed yesterday charges seven individuals for their participation in a prison-based telephone scam and conspiring to smuggle cell phones, controlled substances, and other contraband to inmates at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility (Donaldson) in Bessemer, Alabama, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.
Schenectady Felon Admits to Possessing Fentanyl and Cocaine Base for Distribution, and Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 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.
U.S. Attorney's Office Hosts Second Community Event as Part of DOJ's United Against Hate Initiative
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona held its second United Against Hate event yesterday at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona. The event provided an opportunity for an informative and robust discussion with...
Memphis Murder and Southaven, Mississippi Violent Fugitive Apprehended by U.S. Marshals after Multi-Agency Manhunt
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Stuart Pinkham, 33, of Southaven, Mississippi, who was wanted out of Shelby County and Southaven, MS, on multiple violent crime arrest warrants was captured yesterday by U.S. Marshals in Memphis. U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller, Western District of Tennessee, announced today.
New Hampshire Man Sentenced for Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Manchester, N.H., man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute.
Man Charged With Stealing Guns From Newington Gun Store
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging TROY HARRIS, 28, with firearm offenses stemming from a Newington gun store theft in September 2021.
Pottsville Man Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Cyberstalking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Aaron Vandaley, age 45, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 21, 2023, to 78 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for cyberstalking.