News from 2023
Superseding Indictment Charges Wisconsin Man with Sex and Labor Trafficking, Production of Child Pornography and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned a superseding indictment charging a Wisconsin man with labor and sex trafficking, production of child pornography and money laundering.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks at St. Joseph AME Church, Durham, NC
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Good morning. Thank you so much for that very generous introduction. Pastor Augustine, I want to thank you for your life of leadership and service, from the courtroom to the pulpit.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tennessee Man and Kentucky Woman for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
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.
Micronesian Couple Sentenced for Withholding Passports to Coerce Labor of Two Men in Meat Processing Plant
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Couple Also Ordered to Pay Significant Restitution to the Victims
Former BOP Corrections Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Woman in Federal Custody in Los Angeles
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
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.
Readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke’s Trip to Louisiana
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division traveled to Louisiana as part of the division's civil rights tour to engage with stakeholders in underserved communities and reaffirm the department’s commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Americans.
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Making Racially-Charged Threats Toward Black Residents
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to one felony count and one misdemeanor count of intimidating and interfering with Black residents because of their race and because they were exercising their right to fair housing
Former Oklahoma Jail Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A former detention officer with the McClain County Jail in Purcell, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to being deliberately indifferent to a substantial risk of serious harm to a pretrial detainee’s physical safety, thereby violating the pretrial detainee’s constitutional civil rights.
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By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the March 2023 Federal Grand Jury A.
Lackawanna County Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Moises Vargas-Olivio, age 22, of Olyphant, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 9, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy Mannion, to the charge of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
Tulsa Man Convicted of Carjacking Resulting in Death
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A defendant who took part in multiple carjackings that resulted in the murder of a Tulsa man in 2016 pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Repeat Child Pornography Defendant Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Chesapeake man was sentenced today to ten years in prison for possession of child pornography.
Monroeville Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to more than 4 Years Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A resident of Monroeville Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 51 months imprisonment and five years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Knoxville Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Commit Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
On March 10, 2023, Clarence (“Buzz”) Nabers, 56 years old, was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months of home detention by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Six Houston Gang Members Indicted for Using a Firearm in Racketeering Murder of Innocent Bystander
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
The Department of Justice today announced an indictment charging five men and a woman with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
Twelve Years in Federal Prison for California Man Who Tried to Take Five Pounds of Ice Methamphetamine on a Plane to Iowa
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A man who was arrested in Los Angeles while trying to transport five pounds of methamphetamine to Iowa was sentenced today to twelve years in federal prison.
B. Chad Yarbrough Named Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Office
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Director Christopher Wray has named B. Chad Yarbrough as the special agent in charge of the Dallas Field Office. Mr. Yarbrough most recently served as a deputy assistant director in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Idaho Woman Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
An Idaho woman was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
Florida Man Sentenced On Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Florida man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor offenses for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints.