News from 2023
New York City Man Indicted for Drug and Gun Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Rasheed Mingues, 43, a resident of New York City staying in the Utica, NY area, was indicted today for possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute them, possession of a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes, and possession of a firearm as a convicted ...
United States Attorney Adair F. Boroughs Announces Implementation of New Voluntary Self -Disclosure Policy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina has implemented the new United States Attorney’s Offices’ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy. The policy, which is effective immediately, details the circumstances under which a company will be considered to have made...
Edwardsville Contractor Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for False Statements in Bankruptcy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - In a U.S. District courtroom on Wednesday, a judge sentenced a man formerly from Edwardsville to 14 months in prison, a $50,000 fine, and two years’ supervised release after he pled guilty to making false statements in a 2018 bankruptcy case.
Man admits sexually abusing minor boy on Crow Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A man admitted today that he sexually abused a boy in Lodge Grass, on the Crow Indian Reservation in 2021, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Waterville Man Faces Up to 20 Years, $250K Fine for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Waterville man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to possessing child sexual abuse material.
Rowan County Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Production and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky.- A Morehead, Ky., man, Johnathan Clay Davenport, 31, was sentenced to 540 months in federal prison on Wednesday, by U.S. District David Bunning, for production of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.
Operators And Attorney Of Global Multi-Million-Dollar Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme “AirBit Club” Plead Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty pleas of PABLO RENATO RODRIGUEZ, GUTEMBERG DOS SANTOS, SCOTT HUGHES, CECILIA MILLAN, KARINA CHAIREZ, and JACKIE AGUILAR for their roles in an internationally coordinated fraud and money laundering...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Hardin County Man for Possession of Destructive Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky returned an indictment yesterday charging a Hardin County man with illegal possession of destructive devices.
Physician Convicted of $5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted a physician today for a $5 million health care fraud scheme.
Man who supplied stolen firearms used in Billings casino robbery sentenced to 37 months in prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A man who admitted to illegally possessing firearms after he supplied two stolen guns to two women, who robbed a Billings liquor store and later ditched them at an elementary school playground, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
California Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $1 Million from Her Employer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A California woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and filing a false tax return after embezzling more than $1 million from her employer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Crime Stoppers Tip Leads to Convicted Murderer Going Back to Prison for 15 years
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Detroit man, who has five prior felony convictions, including for murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and two drug trafficking offenses, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison today as an Armed Career Criminal for his illegal possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
Inchelium Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drinking and Driving Resulting in Spokane Teenager’s Death
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Spokane, Washington - Senior U.S. District Court Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson sentenced Emmalena Ann Michel, age 35, of Inchelium, Washington, to 60 months in federal prison for Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury stemming from a drinking and driving incident that occurred in October 2021 on the Colville Reservation. Judge Peterson also imposed 3 years of federal supervised release. Michel pled guilty to both offenses earlier this year.
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Larry Wayne Legg, 55, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Bourbonnais, Illinois, Man Charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A grand jury today indicted a Bourbonnais, Illinois, man, Corey M. Simpson, 38, of the 500 block of Thornberry Court, for allegedly possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl on Feb. 14, 2023.
Residents of Pennsylvania and Ohio Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Residents of Pennsylvania and Ohio were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Two Louisville Men Sentenced to 32 Years and 11 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution, Drug Conspiracy, and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - Two local men, Khalid A. Raheem, II, age 26, and Frank Trammell, Jr., age 30, were sentenced this week on drug and firearms charges following a seven-day jury trial in October 2022.
Fentanyl Dealer, Felon Who Possessed Firearm Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A former resident of Alamance County was sentenced to 248 months in federal prison for fentanyl- and firearm-related charges, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina.
Texarkana Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: TEXARKANA - A Texarkana, Arkansas, man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, on one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor via Production of Child Pornography. There is no parole in the federal system. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Texarkana.
Pascagoula Man Sentenced to 70 months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Pascagoula man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.