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Southeast Missouri Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., sentenced Keith Lamar Dunlap to 15 years in federal prison today for robbing the Citizens Bank of Sikeston on Oct. 30, 2020. Dunlap, now 56, was also sentenced to serve a consecutive term of 12 months in federal prison for violating his supervised release in a 2013 bank robbery case.
New York City Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Defendant Accused of Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers.
Fort Mccoy Man Sentenced To 80 Years In Prison For Impersonating Federal Agent To Produce And Receive Child Sex Abuse Materials
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida -Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Eddie Joe Oglesby, Jr. (52, Fort McCoy) to 80 years in federal prison for two counts of production of child sex abuse material and one count of receipt of sex abuse material. A federal jury previously found Oglesby guilty on Oct. 14, 2022. He had been charged in a superseding indictment on Sept. 13, 2022.
Rockford Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Banks in Rockford and Belvidere
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: ROCKFORD - A federal judge has sentenced a Rockford man to a total of 10 years in federal prison for robbing banks in Rockford and Belvidere in 2021, and for violating his terms of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston imposed the sentence on Thursday after a hearing in federal court in Rockford.
Kevin Neal Takes Oath as Acting U.S. Marshal for District of Maine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: Kevin Neal was sworn in March 16, 2023 as the Acting U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine. Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy administered the oath of office.
El Dorado County Couple Found Guilty of Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After an 8-day trial, a federal jury found El Dorado Hills couple Brian Beland, 39, and Denae Beland, 40, guilty in an effort to circumvent paying federal income taxes, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Ten Members and Associates of Marion Gardens Jersey City Gang Charged for Drug Trafficking Activities
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Ten members of the Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Mexican National Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Drugs
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that after a three-day jury trial in Lincoln, Nebraska, before Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard, Servando V. Urias, 48, of Mexico, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Cocaine.
Billings man admits to producing, possessing child pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man suspected of coercing a minor girl in New York to make and send him sexually explicit images of herself admitted to child pornography crimes today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Operator of Human Smuggling Stash House Sentenced to Combined Term of 67 Months
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Macario Ulises Barragan-Cisneros, 45, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 57 months in prison, followed by three years supervised release, consecutive to 10 months’ imprisonment for violation of supervised release due to a prior...
Twice Convicted Drug Trafficker Detained in Third Drug Trafficking Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A United Parcel Service employee twice convicted and incarcerated for trafficking kilos of heroin, and, who allegedly used his position at UPS to attempt to locate a package shipped from Columbia that contained multiple kilograms of cocaine, has been ordered detained in federal custody on drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Broward Resident Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits of Deceased Father
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Terri Lynn Hankerson, 59, of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida has been sentenced to five months of imprisonment followed by five months of home confinement for stealing nearly $50,000 in Social Security benefits directed to her deceased father. Hankerson must also pay restitution.
Chicago Felon Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for illegal possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Court Finds Gross Negligence, Orders Oil Company to Pay United States and State of California $65 Million
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: On March 2, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered final judgment against HVI Cat Canyon Inc., formerly known as Greka Oil & Gas Inc., in a civil suit brought jointly by the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Coast Guard...
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FORT WAYNE -Jack Morrow, 54 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Mexico, Mo., Man Involved in Police Chase that Ended in Multi-Vehicle Crash, Sentenced for Illegal Firearms, Meth Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Mexico, Mo., man who was in a vehicle that led officers on a high-speed chase before crashing into several other vehicles was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms and methamphetamine to distribute.
Mexican National Pleads Guilty for Illegal Re-Entry
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS-JUAN MARTINEZ-CASTANEDA, a/k/a “Fernando A. Lopez," a/k/a “Juan C. Martinez," a/k/a “Oscar Flores," a/k/a “Martin Peralta," a/k/a “Juan Castaneda," age 54, pled guilty on March 9, 2023 to a one-count indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Pennsylvania Resident Convicted Of Conspiracy In Scheme To Defraud And Extort Crypotocurrency Executives
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Today, Anthony Francis Faulk pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy in connection with a scheme to defraud more than a dozen executives of cryptocurrency-related companies and cryptocurrency investors of money and other property, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The guilty plea was accepted by the Honorable William H. Orrick, United States District Judge.
Manager in Camden Drug-Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 158 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A manager of a Camden drug-trafficking organization was sentenced on March 1, 2023, to 158 months in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, more than 280 grams of crack cocaine, and unspecified quantities of cocaine and fentanyl. Juan Figueroa, 25, of Camden, pleaded guilty on June 8, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb in Camden federal court.