News from 2023
Morris County Woman Charged in $10 Million Scheme to Commit Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Morris County woman has been charged for her role in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today.
U.S. Marshals and CPD SWAT Arrest Gas Station Murder Suspect
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: Columbus, OH - For the second day in a row, the U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), along with the Columbus Division of Police SWAT team and K-9 Unit arrested a murder suspect on an outstanding arrest warrant from the Franklin County Municipal Court. Malike D. Miller, ...
Federal Jury Convicts Charleston Man of Fentanyl and Gun Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - After three days of trial, a federal jury convicted Andre Dewayne Williamson, also known as “A3," 35, of Charleston, of five counts of distribution of fentanyl and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Husband and wife charged in multi-million dollar home health fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - Two Houston residents are set to appear on allegations in an $8.7 million fraud scheme connected to a home health company they jointly owned and operated, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years Imprisonment For Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Mikael Canario-Batista, 47, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young has announced.
Former Missoula nurse sentenced for felony diversion of drugs
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: MISSOULA - A former Missoula nurse who admitted to diverting opioid drugs while working at St. Patrick Hospital was sentenced today to three years of probation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Box Elder man admits to assault crime in strangling partner on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Box Elder man on March 23 admitted to an assault charge for strangling a woman on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
Longtime Zapata resident indicted on multiple charges in fraud scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 45-year-old resident of Zapata is now in custody for defrauding financial institutions as well as state and federal welfare programs, lying to federal authorities and using someone else’s identity, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Former Lumentum Executive Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AMIT BHARDWAJ, the former Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO") at Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum"), pled guilty to 13 counts arising from his participation in a scheme to commit insider trading...
New Haven Man Guilty Of Narcotics And Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has 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.
Former Rochester, New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 68 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Craig Wiggin, 44, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young has announced.
Defendant From California and Florida Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: Defendant Engaged in Violence in the Lower West Tunnel.
Long-Time Sex Trafficker Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - March 23, 2023.
Brittany Busby Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl at Northern Lights Transitional House
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: BURLINGTNON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Brittany Busby, 31, formerly of Washington, Vermont, was sentenced on March 15, 2023 in United States District Court in Rutland to 28 months of imprisonment following her guilty plea to distributing fentanyl. U.S. Chief District Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Busby serve three years of supervised released and pay restitution in the amount of $250 to the family of a victim.
Winooski Resident Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Julie Overfield, 63, of Winooski, Vermont, has been sentenced to serve 40 months in prison after Overfield was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine.
Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Receiving Bribes for Smuggling Drugs Into D.C. Jail
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Correctional Officer working at the D.C. jail pleaded guilty today to receiving bribes to smuggle drugs into the D.C. jail. Beverly Williams, 52, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to one count of bribery. U.S. District Court Judge Dabney L. Friedrich...
Therapist’s ex-wife convicted of defrauding Medicaid and stealing patient information
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 47-year-old Katy resident has admitted to defrauding Medicaid of more than $600,000, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Morgan County Child Molester Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Justin Herrington, 32, of Whitaker, Indiana, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
Former Tampa Area Real Estate Professional Sentenced To 24 Months For Money Laundering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Frank Sebastian Visicaro (63, Trinity) to 24 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. As part of his sentence, the court also ordered Visicaro to pay restitution in the amount of $1,088,440, the proceeds of funds laundered through bank accounts he controlled. Visicaro had pleaded guilty on December 9, 2021.
Ponca City Man Sentenced to Serve 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, JALEN WOLFELKINS HARRIS, 29, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian country, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.