News from 2023
USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting March 23
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Supporting Effective Interventions for Youth With Problematic or Illegal Sexual Behavior grant opened on March 23.
Man Charged Following Seizure of Over One Million Suspected Fentanyl Pills
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Juan Alfonso Torres-Rodriguez, 27, of Mexico, was charged by criminal complaint on March 9, 2023, with one count of Possessing Suspected Fentanyl Pills for Distribution.
New Orleans Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On March 8, 2023 United States Senior District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle sentenced JOHNNY WALSH, age 25, a resident of New Orleans, to serve 64 months in prison for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
USDOJ-BOP-NIC grant application closes on June 30
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
ODRC Implementation Project Phase III grant opened on March 23.
Justice Department discusses Christina Collins, APRN; Decision and Order on March 22
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
ATF Issues Public Safety Advisory to All Federal Firearms Licensees, Manufacturers and Distributors of Firearm Parts, Components, and Accessories
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a public safety advisory to the firearms industry and the public regarding the application of Final Rule 2021-05F, Definition of “Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms. The advisory highlights the public safety ...
Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: HAMMOND- Antonio Joel Ortiz, 25 years old, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Another Indicted in Connection to Armed Robbery of AR-Rifle
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Three men have now been charged in connection of a hotel robbery of an AR-variant rifle, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Rapid City Man Charged With Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 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 and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.
Bridgeport Man Charged with Illegal Gun Trafficking
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, announced that DAQUAN LAMONT WRIGHT, 26, of Bridgeport, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with illegal gun possession and trafficking offenses.
Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian, Mississippi man pleaded guilty today to possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Kurt H. Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Defendant Rifled Through Senator’s Desk. WASHINGTON - A Texas man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral...
Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Jojuan Lindsey (27, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Lindsey faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
Federal Jury Convicts Tampa Armed Felon on Drug Trafficking Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Dempsey Gilmore (32, Tampa) guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking ...
Justice Department Announces Charges and Sentence in Connection with Attempts to Acquire Military and Dual-Use Technologies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Iranian Agents Tried to Obtain Equipment That Could Be Used in Weapons Programs.
Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Re-Entering the United States and Trafficking Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Mexican man residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing fentanyl intended for distribution and to illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.
Former West Haven City Employee Sentenced to 13 Months in Federal Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN BERNARDO, 66, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 13 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a scheme to steal COVID-19 relief funds from the City of West Haven.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tennessee Felon for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Paducah, KY - A federal grand jury in Paducah, Kentucky, returned an indictment on Jan. 10, 2023, charging a Murfreesboro, Tennessee man with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
Department Of Labor Agent Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Special Agent with the Department of Labor, Thomas Hartley, age 49, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 21, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to the charge of mail fraud in connection with multiple schemes to commit fraud.