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Denver Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Violent Armed Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces the Dionte Jelks, age 22, of Denver, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for armed robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - TIMREK ANDREWS, age 53, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on March 2, 2023 to a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Romanian Citizens Arrested and Charged with Laundering $1.4 Million in Proceeds from Jewelry Thefts and Covid Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
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Charleston County Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Small Business Association
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Antonio Brown-Sanders, 26, of Charleston, pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding the Small Business Association (SBA) to receive an Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Kidnapping and Carjacking in Alabama’s Wiregrass Region
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that Iziquel Pasheng Vang, 23, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, received a sentence of 30-years in prison for kidnapping and carjacking. The federal judge also ordered that Vang serve five years of supervised release following his prison term.
Federal Arrest of Two Undocumented Non-Citizens for an Assault of a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: EL PASO, TX-On March 13, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested two Venezuelan nationals, 26-year-old Gregory Morillo-Quinto and 20-year-old Luiscar Godoy-Hernandez for assaulting a federal officer in El Paso, Texas.
South Sioux City, Nebraska Man Convicted of Two Kidnappings
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A man who committed two kidnappings, 13 months apart, was convicted by a jury on March 3, 2023, after a five-day trial in federal court in Sioux City.
Wayne County Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Online Enticement Of A Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Michael Jacob Walczyk, age 43, of Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, to 360 months in prison for enticement of a minor.
Robbinsdale Felon Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Robbinsdale man has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm, to be served consecutively to a prior sentence of 70 months for illegal possession of a firearm, followed by three years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
New Hope Man Sentenced for His Role in Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback and Health Care Fraud Cases
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal judge has sentenced another individual charged in a series of related cases involving multi-million-dollar health care fraud conspiracies, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge Tamala E. Miles.
Former Raleigh Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges, Barred from Law Enforcement Certification
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Keven Rodriguez, a former Raleigh Police Department officer, pled guilty today to three drug trafficking and firearms charges for distributing cocaine while working on duty in his position as a Field Operations Division Officer. He also pled guilty to possession of contraband while...
Hudson County Man Admits Producing Images of Child Sexual Abuse
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey man, admitted producing images of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
United States Settles With United Alloys And Steel Corporation For The Release Of Mercury In The Village Of Rye Brook
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Lisa F. Garcia, the Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA"), Region 2, announced today that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against UNITED ALLOYS AND STEEL CORPORATION...
Two North Carolina Men Charged With Obstructing An Official Proceeding During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two North Carolina men have been charged with obstructing the Electoral College vote count for the 2020 presidential election and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6. 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.
Local leader of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to 12+ years in prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Seattle - One of the leaders of a violent international drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Puget Sound region was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 148 months in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Jose Elias Barbosa...
Middle School Students Take Field Trip to U.S. Attorney’s Office to Learn Importance of Choosing Wisely
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Students from BridgePrep Academy of North Miami Beach took a field trip to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida to learn how to make better choices and participate in a courtroom mock trial.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 45 Months Imprisonment for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Carlos Ozuna, 51, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison for a drug-distribution conspiracy, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
Emsworth Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Enticement of a Minor for Sex
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Emsworth, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervision on his conviction of Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Wilmer Man Sentenced to Ten Years Imprisonment for Possessing Firearms as a Previously Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MOBILE, AL - Reginald McGhee, of Wilmer, was sentenced on March 3, 2023 to ten years imprisonment for being a felon in possession of firearms. The sentence was handed down by United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose. McGhee previously had pled guilty to the charge.
Rockland County Jail Inmates Charged with Production of Child Pornography While Awaiting Trial on Murder and Other Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Louis Falco III, the Rockland County Sheriff, announced that DARIN PETERSON and ANTHONY...