News from 2023
New York Woman Found Guilty of Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A New York woman has been found guilty in the District of Columbia of felony charges for her actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
German Man Charged with Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A German man will make his initial court appearance today on charges that he traveled to New Jersey for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct with a minor, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
FBI Media Alert: FBI, Albuquerque Police Seek Greedy Goatee (GG) Bandit Who Recently Robbed Local Albuquerque Bank
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI, Albuquerque Police Seek Greedy Goatee (GG) Bandit Who Recently Robbed Local Albuquerque Bank.
Houston Attorney Pleads Guilty to Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: A Houston Attorney pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting March 29
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
BJA FY 23 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program grant opened on March 29.
Financial Advisor, Financial Planner, NBA Agent, and Previously Convicted Fraudster Charged with Schemes to Defraud Professional Basketball Players
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of a six-count Indictment charging DARRYL COHEN, BRIAN GILDER...
USDOJ-OJP-OVW grant application closes on May 16
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program - Solicitation grant opened on March 29.
Two Doctors Convicted for Unnecessary Urinalysis Testing Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted two doctors today for their involvement in a scheme to commit health care fraud.
Inmate at FCI-Berlin Charged with Assault
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today that Anniel Gomez, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution FCI-Berlin, has been charged with one count of assault in connection with an incident on Dec. 19, 2022.
Justice Department Announces Extradition and Guilty Plea in Connection with International Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: One defendant pleaded guilty on March 26 in an international fraud scheme that preyed on elderly Americans, and the lead defendant in the case was extradited from Spain yeterday in connection with the same scheme.
CEO of Titanium Blockchain Sentenced for $21 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: The CEO and founder of Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc. (TBIS) was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison for his role in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme involving TBIS’s initial coin offering (ICO) that raised approximately $21 million from investors in the United States and overseas.
New York Doctor Who Performed Unnecessary Back Surgeries as Part of Trip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SADY RIBEIRO, a New York-licensed pain management doctor, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to obtain fraudulent insurance reimbursements and other compensation from fraudulent trip-and-fall accidents. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein imposed today’s sentence.
Former Puerto Rico Mayor Convicted of Accepting Bribes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -A federal jury convicted a former mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, yesterday for engaging in a bribery scheme.
USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on May 17
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Child Protection Professionals grant opened on March 29.
Springfield Illinois Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield, Illinois man, Robert Merriman, 25, of the 1000 block of South Fourth Street, has been sentenced to 96 months imprisonment followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, for distribution and possession of child pornography. Merriman was arrested and indicted in March of 2020 and pleaded guilty in October of 2022.
Correctional Officer Arrested for Suspected Contraband, Narcotics Smuggling
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Karnes County Detention Facility (KCDF) correctional officer was arrested Friday in San Antonio on criminal charges related to his alleged smuggling of contraband and narcotics into KCDF.
Bay Area Resident Convicted Of Production Of Child Pornography And Sex Trafficking Of A Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Kenneth Orlando Sparks was convicted of production of child pornography and sex trafficking of a minor by a federal jury, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The verdicts followed a week-long jury trial before the Hon. Vince Chhabria, United States District Judge.
Three San Francisco Residents Plead Guilty To Crimes In Firearms Trafficking Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO -John Dillon Sembrano, Kelly Mean, and Ryan Vinhnavong Chantha pleaded guilty today to crimes stemming from their respective roles in a firearms trafficking scheme, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) Acting Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson. The pleas were accepted by the Hon. Charles R. Breyer, Senior United States District Judge.
District Man Sentenced for Second-Degree Murder for Killing Woman in Her Apartment
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Darnell Sterling, 57, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 27 years in prison on charges stemming from the murder of his girlfriend, whose body has never been recovered, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
San Jose Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Interstate Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Tan Minh Vo, 50, of San Jose, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana that was shipped from Fresno for distribution in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.