News from 2023
Former ticketing specialist pleads guilty to defrauding Delta Air Lines
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Aquil Muhammad, who sold fraudulently issued Delta Air Lines tickets, has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Ocala Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than 3 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing A Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Ricky Darnell Franklin, Jr. (31, Ocala) to three years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
Jenks Man Pleads Guilty After Groping a Girl in a Store and Later Following Another Girl and Burglarizing her Home
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A man who restrained and groped a girl at a Dollar General store where he worked and who followed another girl home from a school bus stop then burglarized her family’s home pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Federal Jury Finds Louisville Woman Guilty of Mailing Threatening Communications to Neighbors Because of Their Race
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Federal jury convicted a local woman of mailing communications containing threats to injure others in November and December of 2020.
Two Men Plead Guilty in Wide-Ranging Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Two men pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to their roles in a wide-ranging fentanyl, heroin, crack, and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
Michigan Man Arrested and Charged For Illegally Possessing Firearms While Making Threats to Kill Government Officials
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Michigan man was arrested and charged in a criminal complaint with illegally possessing firearms after having been committed to a mental institution and while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Henderson County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Henderson County, Kentucky man was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in prison for trafficking in methamphetamine.
Framingham Man Sentenced in Business Email Compromise Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Framingham man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
Man Pleads Guilty for his role in a Delaware County Murder
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A man who took part in a shooting that led to the death of one man and the injury of a woman pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Alexandria Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identify Theft
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Robert Lee Daniel, III, of Alexandria, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to 65 months in prison for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to International Parental Kidnapping
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
KIDUS AWLACHEW, age 33, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Jay Zainey after previously being charged in a one-count bill of information with international parental kidnapping, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1204, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Rockland County Jail Inmates Charged With Production Of Child Pornography While Awaiting Trial On Murder And Other Charges
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
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 Louis Falco III, the Rockland County Sheriff, announced that DARIN PETERSON and ANTHONY MITCHELL were charged today with production of child pornography.
Tribe Member Sentenced To Prison For Shooting At Police Officer
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A Winnemucca Indian Colony tribe member was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Larry R. Hicks to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for shooting at a law enforcement officer and pointing his firearm at a second officer.
Ohio Man Arrested on Felony Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
An Ohio man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Bronx Daycare Provider Charged With Sexual Exploitation Of A Child And Production, Receipt, And Distribution Of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Patrick J. Freaney, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“USSS”), Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced today that SILFREDO CASTILLO MARTINEZ was charged with sexual exploitation of a child and production of child pornography as well as receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography.
Seven Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Attempting To Smuggle More Than $20 Million Of Cocaine In International Waters
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
Senior U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced seven Mexican and Ecuadorian nationals to federal prison for their roles in a plan to smuggle more than $20 million of cocaine from South America to Central America in a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
Baton Rouge Area Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
QUAN LEWIS, age 27, a resident of Gonzales, Louisiana, pled guilty on March 8, 2023 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five hundred grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846, and two counts of possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Kent, Washington, resident indicted for dealing fentanyl while illegally possessing firearm
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A 36-year-old Kent, Washington, resident was indicted by a grand jury for trafficking narcotics while illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
Alabama Man Sentenced On Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
An Alabama man was sentenced in the District of Columbia of felony charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Former New York City Police Officer Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges, Including Impeding Law Enforcement Officers During Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 24, 2023
A New York woman was found guilty in the District of Columbia of felony and misdemeanor charges for her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.