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Florida Man Sentenced On Three Felony Charges For Actions in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Defendant Used Chemical Spray Against Law Enforcement Officers.
Texas Woman Traveling Through Alabama Found Guilty of Possessing Six Kilograms of Heroin with Intent to Distribute
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that Melissa Vasquez-Guardado, 25, from Houston, Texas, was found guilty of possession of heroin with intent to distribute. The jury reached its verdict on March 14, 2023.
Virginia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Project Safe Childhood Case
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Alexandria, Virginia, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction for federal crimes related to the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Two Florida Residents Found Guilty of Felony Offenses During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two men were found guilty today of charges, including felonies, related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Former Leon County Corrections Officer Indicted For Distribution, Possession, And Receipt of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - James Anthony Linton, 60, of Tallahassee, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with receiving, distributing, and possessing material constituting child pornography. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Linton made his initial appearance in federal court to face the charges this afternoon.
Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 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 that Jaydyn Diamond Lester made an initial appearance in federal court on March 6 on a criminal complaint charging...
New Orleans Man Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment for Fentanyl Trafficking and Gun Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NICHOLAS WEBER, age 29, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 16, 2023, to 120 months imprisonment, 4 years of supervised release, and a $300 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, after pleading guilty to possession with...
Texas Man Sentenced For Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Defendant Spent 37 Minutes Inside Capitol Building, Rifled Through Papers on Senators’ Desks.
Superseding Indictment Charges River Falls Man With Sex and Labor Trafficking, Production of Child Pornography & Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging a River Falls, Wisconsin man with labor and sex trafficking, production of child pornography, and money laundering.
Former Rochester, New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 68 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentantyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - Craig Wiggin, 44, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Serial Rapist Sentenced for 2007 and 2010 Home Invasion Sexual Assaults of Women in Northwest D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Defendant Was Convicted in Separate Trials.
Good Samaritan Helps Apprehend Armed Man Brandishing Two Loaded Guns In Manhattan
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), and Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), announced...
Brittany Busby Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl at Northern Lights Transitional House
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Brittany Busby, 31, formerly of Washington, Vermont, was sentenced on March 15, 2023 in United States District Court in Rutland to 28 months of imprisonment following her guilty plea to distributing fentanyl. U.S. Chief District Judge Geoffrey Crawford also ordered that Busby serve three years of supervised released and pay restitution in the amount of $250 to the family of a victim.
Queens Man Sentenced 121 Months In Prison For Laundering Millions Of Dollars Of Fraud And Hacking Schemes And Committing Bank Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DJONIBEK RAHMANKULOV was sentenced today to 121 months in prison for laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds obtained from computer hacking, healthcare fraud, and Small Business Administration...
Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 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 that Joshua Davis made an initial appearance in federal court on March 6 facing a charge of assault resulting in...
Washington, D.C. Student Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: Defendant Assaulted Officers With an Electro-Shock Device.
Exton, Pennsylvania Lab Agrees to Pay $125,000 to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Frontage Laboratories, Inc. (Frontage) has agreed to pay $125,000.00 to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to maintain complete and accurate records of controlled substances and...
Federal Arrest of an Undocumented Non-Citizen for Assault on a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: EL PASO, TX-On March 16, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a Venezuelan national, 19-year-old Jhon Rincon-Teran for assaulting a federal officer in El Paso, Texas.
Kittrell Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years For Multiple Armed Bank Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Cameron Evans, 27, of Kittrell was sentenced today to 185 months in prison for charges related to two bank robberies in Raleigh and Greenville.
Indy Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking “Glock Switch” Devices That Turn Semiautomatic Pistols into Machineguns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Zaiveon Perry, 24, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a machinegun.