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Georgia Man Who Supplied Bridgeport Gang Members with Firearms Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 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.
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.
Jury Finds Defendant Guilty in Staged Armored Truck Robbery of $1.9 Million
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA -Terry Tyrone Pollard, 27, of Cedartown, Georgia, was convicted following a jury trial in federal court for conspiracy to commit bank larceny and bank larceny. The convictions arose from a January 2021 incident during which Pollard and his four codefendants staged an armed...
Schuylkill County Man Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that William Quintana, age 50, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.
U.S. Attorney Thompson, Law Enforcement Officials to Announce Largest Methamphetamine Seizure in West Virginia History
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson and law enforcement officials will announce a major drug trafficking investigation on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 3 p.m. that had resulted in the largest seizure of methamphetamine in West Virginia history.
Former Tyngsborough Police Officer Sentenced for Bank Fraud and National Firearms Act Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A former Tyngsborough police officer was sentenced today in federal court in Boston.
Former Mayor of Les Irois, Haiti Arrested for Visa Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The former Mayor of Les Irois, Haiti was indicted today for illegally obtaining a Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as a Green Card) by means of a false statement, specifically, that he had not ordered, carried out or materially assisted in extrajudicial and political killings and other acts of violence against the Haitian people.
Unlicensed Gun and Marijuana Dealer Sentenced to 64 Months for Illegal Handling of Over 50 Firearms, Among Other Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: Salt Lake City, Utah - A Roosevelt man was sentenced Monday to over five years imprisonment after pleading guilty to illegally purchasing and reselling firearms without a license, and multiple other drug related offenses stemming back to 2021.
FBI Conducts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the FBI Alpine Resident Agency Building
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: ALPINE, TX-Today, the FBI El Paso Field Office along with numerous law enforcement partners and federal, state, county, and city officials participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of its Alpine Resident Agency.
Man Pleads Guilty to $1.9 Million Baby Formula Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2023
News Release: A New York man pleaded guilty today to defrauding insurance plans and medical suppliers by fraudulently procuring specialty baby formula.
Elizabethtown Woman Pleads Guilty to CARES Act Fraud in the Amount of $1,318,955
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - Kelly Woods, 43, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, pleaded guilty in federal court today to three counts of wire fraud related to a CARES Act financial assistance program.
Atlanta man sentenced to federal prison in connection with a multimillion-dollar international cyber and fraud scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Christian Akhatsegbe has been sentenced for wire and computer fraud conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft related to a multi-million-dollar cyber-fraud scheme perpetrated through email phishing, credential harvesting, and invoice fraud. His brother, Emmanuel Aiye Akhatsegbe, who is believed to be residing in Nigeria, was also charged in the scheme and remains a fugitive.
Green Bay Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Manufacturing and Trafficking 3D-Printed Ghost Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 20, 2023, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Mitchell J. Guerrero (age: 30) to a total sentence of 46 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release for manufacturing and trafficking 3D-printed firearms, commonly referred to as “ghost guns" because they lack serial numbers and thus are untraceable.
Florissant Woman Sentenced to a Year in Prison, Must Repay $101,000 for Pandemic Loan Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS -A woman from Florissant, Missouri was sentenced to a year in prison for fraudulently obtaining two pandemic-era loans totaling more than $101,000.
Felon With Firearm and Extended Magazine Sentenced to Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: An Onawa, Iowa man, was sentenced March 14, to more than 4 years in federal prison.
Athens, Georgia, Pain Medicine Owner, Practice Manager Agree to $5 Million Settlement Resolving Violations Under the False Claims Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: ATHENS, Ga. -A $5,000,000 civil settlement has been reached with Mark A. Ellis, M.D., and his practice, Ellis Pain Center (EPC), a pain management practice in the Athens area. Part of the civil settlement includes EPC’s practice manager, Patsy Allen.
United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Denka Performance Elastomer to Immediately Reduce Chloroprene Emissions
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a motion for preliminary injunction under the Clean Air Act (CAA) requesting that the court order Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (Denka) to require significant pollution controls to reduce chloroprene emissions...
Two Men Sentenced for Role in Aggravated Assault
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced two South Dakota men convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on March 14, 2023, in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Eddie Guy Jewell, 49, of Huntington, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
California Man Charged with Conspiring to Make Death Threats Against Brooklyn-Based Journalist
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2023
News Release: Nicholas Welker, also known as “King ov Wrath," was arrested today in San Jose, California based on a complaint filed in Brooklyn federal court charging him with conspiring to make threatening statements. The complaint charges that Welker, the one-time leader of Feuerkrieg Division (FKD), an international...