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Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2023
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Leader of Armed Robbery Crew Targeting Pharmacies Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
Defendant Organized Robberies on Long Island, Queens, and New Jersey
Charges Brought in Missing Person Investigation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
Preston Henry Tolth, 23, of New Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix on March 14, 2023.
FBI Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Miami (Palmetto Bay)
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
The FBI is seeking information from a bank robbery that took place today, April 3, 2023, at approximately 12:16 p.m. at Chase Bank branch, 15101 S. Dixie Highway, Miami, Florida.
Former St. Louis Police Employee Admits Injuring Jail Inmate
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
A former police department employee in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday admitted injuring a handcuffed jail inmate.
Money From Debt Elimination Services Fraud Scheme Successfully Forfeited And Returned To Victim
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
U.S. Attorney Mark Totten today announced the civil forfeiture and return of over $79,000 that was stolen from an individual victimized by a “debt elimination services” scam.
Justice Dept. Seizes Over $112M in Funds Linked to Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes, With Over Half Seized in Los Angeles Case
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
The Department of Justice announced today that it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $112 million linked to cryptocurrency investment scams commonly called “pig butchering.
Former Idaho Transportation Department Skills Tester Pleads Guilty to Receiving Bribes in Exchange for Passing Scores on Commercial Driver’s License Skills Tests
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
Kelly Nathaniel Goodman, 71, of Gooding, Idaho, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.
California Man Charged in $23 Million Fraudulent Investment Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
A California man has been charged with wire fraud in federal court in Chicago for defrauding multiple investors out of more than $23 million dollars as part of a fake investment scheme.
West Haven Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Scheme to Steal City’s COVID Relief Funds
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN TRASACCO, 50, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy and fraud offenses related to a scheme to steal COVID-19 relief funds from the City of West Haven.
SWGA Man Sentenced to Prison Resulting from Armed Drug Trafficking Investigation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
A Southwest Georgia resident with a criminal record who admitted to distributing heroin resulting from an armed drug trafficking investigation was sentenced to prison for his crime.
New Jersey Proud Boys Leader Sentenced on Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
Defendant Joined Confrontation on Lower West Terrace
Estranged wife of former deputy constable heads to prison for cocaine conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 17, 2023
A 46-year-old Huffman resident has been sent to prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Prison Escapee Sentenced to 10 Years for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, a Charge Resulting From Shooting of Farmington Police Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Brendan Iber, Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced today that Elias Buck was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 10 years in prison. Buck, 24, of Aztec, New Mexico, pleaded guilty on Dec. 8, 2022, to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Wyoming Felon Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Unregistered Sawed-Off Shotgun
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Wyoming man who admitted to possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun after an attempted traffic stop and chase on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation was sentenced today to two and one-half years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Grand Jury Returns Two Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
East Hartford Man Admits Role in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that BRYANT BERMUDEZ, 31, of East Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to offenses related to his participation in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.
Black Hawk Man Sentenced on Drug and Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Black Hawk, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. The sentencing took place on April 7, 2023.
Brooksville Man Found Guilty of Possessing Firearm as an Armed Career Criminal
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has found Wayne Allen Phillips, Jr. (45, Brooksville) guilty of one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a previously convicted felon. Phillips qualifies for an increased penalty under the Armed Career Criminal Act. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 20, 2023. Phillips had been indicted on March 29, 2022.
Retired ATF Special Agent Beeping Egg Mission Continues
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - For 16 years, ATF Special Agent David Hyche has been on a mission to ensure his daughter, Rachel, and other people with special needs can gain independence and increase participation in activities most of us take for granted. Specifically, an Easter egg hunt. Now retired from ATF and serving as the Chief of the Calera Police Department in Alabama, Hyche continues to pursue that mission.