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Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 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.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Defendant Rifled Through Senator’s Desk. WASHINGTON - A Texas man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral...
Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian, Mississippi man pleaded guilty today to possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Kurt H. Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
Man Charged Following Seizure of Over One Million Suspected Fentanyl Pills
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Juan Alfonso Torres-Rodriguez, 27, of Mexico, was charged by criminal complaint on March 9, 2023, with one count of Possessing Suspected Fentanyl Pills for Distribution.
Six Additional Oath Keepers Members and Affiliates Found Guilty of Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Five Defendants Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Obstruct of the Certification of the 2020 Presidential Election.
Grand Jury - March 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 16 unsealed Indictments charging 16 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Aurora Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Aurora, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Barry County, Mo.
Columbia Man Involved in a Shooting Incident Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Eric Grier, 55, of Columbia, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony.
Former Lincoln Lawyer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison in Tax Case
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Craig Hoffman, 46, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 20, 2023, in Lincoln by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for willful failure to collect or pay over employment taxes. Hoffman was sentenced to two years in prison. After...
Clayton Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding North Carolina Medicaid
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Lakia Lateefah Washington, 39, who fraudulently claimed to provide counseling services to fake patients, including an unborn child, pled guilty to defrauding North Carolina Medicaid. Washington faces up to 10 years in prison and a potential fine.
St. Louis Man Admits Robbing Escort at Gunpoint
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday admitted robbing and assaulting an escort at gunpoint in 2021.
Former Rochester Pawn Shop Owner Going To Prison For Selling Stolen Goods
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Devin Tribunella, 39, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of transportation of stolen goods in interstate commerce, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Tribunella was also ordered to forfeit a 2008 Lamborghini, a 2014 Mercedes Benz, a 2014 Rolls Royce, a 2015 Porsche, the contents of three bank accounts totaling $155,182.87, and a $1,600,000 money judgment.
Susan Ferensic Named Assistant Director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Susan Ferensic Named Assistant Director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate.
Pottsville Man Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Cyberstalking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Aaron Vandaley, age 45, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 21, 2023, to 78 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for cyberstalking.
New Hampshire Man Sentenced for Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Manchester, N.H., man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute.
U.S. Attorney's Office Hosts Second Community Event as Part of DOJ's United Against Hate Initiative
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona held its second United Against Hate event yesterday at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona. The event provided an opportunity for an informative and robust discussion with...
Seven Indicted for Role in Prison-Based Phone Scam and Paying Bribes to Corrections Officers at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal indictment unsealed yesterday charges seven individuals for their participation in a prison-based telephone scam and conspiring to smuggle cell phones, controlled substances, and other contraband to inmates at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility (Donaldson) in Bessemer, Alabama, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.
Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 14 Months for Cyberstalking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court for cyberstalking.
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison for Violent Carjacking Outside Northeast Minneapolis Restaurant
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violently carjacking a woman outside her place of work in northeast Minneapolis as well as his involvement in two additional armed carjackings, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Lincoln Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Bukjiok Dobuony, 30, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln for felon in possession of ammunition. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Dobuony to 30 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a two-year term of supervised release.