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Othello Woman Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Spokane, Washington - United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Alondra Yanez, age 25, of Othello, Washington, to 46 months in federal prison after Yanez had pleaded guilty on Dec. 14, 2022 to being a Felon in Possession of Firearms. Judge Rice ordered that Yanez’s 46 month federal sentence...
Former Chicago Public Schools Employee Sentenced to 18 Months of Probation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge has sentenced a former Chicago Public Schools employee to 18 months of probation after he pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Florida Man Sentenced on Three Felony Charges for Actions in January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Defendant Used Chemical Spray Against Law Enforcement Officers.
“Suicide Squad” sentenced for trafficking drugs worth over $1.6M
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Three individuals have been sent to prison for conspiracy to import heroin and fentanyl into the United States from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Rip Crew Co-Conspirator Sentenced to 117 Months for Robbery, Drug Trafficking, and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Abelardo Rodriguez-Arvizu, 38, of Mexico, was sentenced on March 3, 2023, by United States District Court Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 117 months in prison. Rodriguez-Arvizu was found guilty following a bench trial of one count each of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, and Possession of a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Offense.
United States Files Complaint Alleging that Rite Aid Dispensed Controlled Substances in Violation of the False Claims Act and the Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced on March 13, 2023, that the United States filed a complaint in intervention in a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) against Rite Aid Corporation and various subsidiaries (collectively Rite Aid) alleging that Rite Aid knowingly...
Walker Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Connection with Interstate Transmission of a Threat to Injure Florida Congresswoman
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Charles T. Germany, age 52, of Walker, Louisiana, pled guilty before Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick to interstate transmission of a threat to injure another.
Connecticut Man Sentenced to 27 Months’ Imprisonment for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that Tan Prazeres, 43, of Danbury, Connecticut, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to 27 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Prazeres had previously pled guilty to the offense.
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Human Capital Management Agencies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of Yonkers Man For Threatening To Kill Yonkers Police Officers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), and Christopher...
Clackamas Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges Three Months After Release from Federal Custody
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Clackamas, Oregon man appeared in federal court today after he was arrested on child pornography charges less than three months after completing a federal prison sentence for similar conduct.
Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty To Making Internet Threats And Firearms Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 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.
Former Department of State Employee Sentenced for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in the Philippines
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: A former U.S. Department of State employee was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.
Leader of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murder and a Drug Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced NFL gang leader Gregory Butler, a/k/a “Gotti," “Sags," and “Little Dick," age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday to 30 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to his activities in the NFL gang, which operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore.
Former Memphis Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Former Memphis attorney, Leigh M. Chiles, 49, pled guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud an estate over which she was appointed to serve as executrix. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the guilty plea today.
North Carolina Man Sentenced For Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Defendant Used Chemical Irritant Against Officers, Also Used a Baseball Bat to Shatter a Window.
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 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.
Merrimack Man Sentenced to 18 Months Imprisonment for Unlicensed Firearm Dealing and Making False Statements During the Acquisition of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Leith Sukkar, 23, of Merrimack New Hampshire, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on one count of unlicensed firearm dealing and two counts of making a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Washington Man Sentenced for Combative Behavior on Flight to Anchorage, Alaska
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - A Washington man was sentenced on March 9, 2023, for putting a flight crew in fear of being assaulted during a commercial airline flight.
Madison Man Sentenced to 102 Months for Firearm & Drug Trafficking Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Sylvester Ray Gavins, Jr., 32, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 102 months in prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug crime. Gavins pleaded guilty to these charges on December 6, 2022.