News from 2023
Brooklyn Man, Who Was Fugitive for 8 Years, Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison For His Role in Heroin Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Dockim Deeshawn McKnight, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to 5 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Heroin in Stockton
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Daniel Quiroz, 41, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Shiprock man pleads guilty to sexual abuse, child pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Allan Wilson pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country and possession of child pornography. Wilson, 64, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Two Additional Defendants Charged with Civil Rights Conspiracy Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida returned a superseding indictment charging two additional Florida residents with federal crimes arising out of a series of targeted attacks on pregnancy resource facilities in the state. Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, were previously charged with the same offenses in March.
South Florida Recidivist Fraudster Sentenced to 88 Months for COVID-19 Related Unemployment Insurance Scam
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Marlin Jean, 31, has been sentenced to 88 months in prison for stealing other people’s identities to fraudulently obtain $826,332 in COVID-19 related unemployment benefits from the State of California. The stolen benefits came from federal funds provided to state unemployment agencies to help Americans economically harmed by the global pandemic.
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute 10 Kilograms of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
California man admits armed fentanyl trafficking in Great Falls area
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A California man suspected of armed fentanyl trafficking in the Great Falls area admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Former officer and another sentenced for drug trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two men from Donna have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Van Zandt County Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A Canton man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Swiss Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: An executive of the holding company that owns Privatbank IHAG pleaded guilty today to conspiring to conceal over $60 million of undeclared assets held by wealthy American clients of the Swiss private bank.
Convicted Felon Indicted for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Jojuan Lindsey (27, St. Petersburg) with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. If convicted, Lindsey faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Theft of Firearms and Assault on a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Theft of Firearms and Assault on a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on March 24, 2023.
Syracuse Man Sentenced to Serve 192 Months in Federal Prison for Possessing Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Jondell Middlebrooks, 42, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 192 months in federal prison following his conviction for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge...
Georgia Man Who Supplied Bridgeport Gang Members With Firearms Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEPHFAN SANDERSON, also known as “Birdy" and “Beans", 25, of Covington, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking firearms into Connecticut.
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Role in International Human Smuggling and Cocaine Distribution Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: A Honduran national pleaded guilty today to his role in a scheme to illegally bring Honduran nationals to, and to distribute cocaine in, the United States.
Midwest Veterinary Supply Pleads Guilty to Misbranding Veterinary Drugs
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - Midwest Veterinary Supply (Midwest), a Minnesota-based company that supplies prescription drugs for animals to veterinarians, farms, feedlots, and other businesses, pled guilty today to introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce and agreed to pay more than $10 million in criminal fines and forfeiture.
St. Louis Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Gun in Connection With a Kidnapping
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry on Friday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri to ten years in prison on gun and methamphetamine charges.
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Ten Kilograms of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Eagle River Man Arrested for Trafficking Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE - An Eagle River man was arrested today in Illinois on criminal charges related to his alleged trafficking of firearms from Alaska to California.
Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Making Internet Threats and Firearms Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Gabygayl Cruz, 21, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to transmitting a threat in interstate commerce and possessing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $250,000.