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Former U.S. Congressional Candidate Pleads Guilty in Conduit Campaign Contribution Case
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A former primary candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives pleaded guilty today to violating the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) by accepting a conduit campaign contribution.
Jury Finds Waterbury Man Guilty of Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found RAMON OQUENDO, also known as “Mimo," 46, of Waterbury, guilty of narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DAWN N. ISON ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW VOLUNTARY SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has implemented the new United States Attorney’s Offices’ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy. The policy, which became effective in February, details the circumstances under which...
Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Child Pornography Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jonathan Richard Chapman, 43, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempted distribution of child pornography. Chapman must also register as a sex offender.
Meriden Man Charged with Cocaine Trafficking Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging MIGUEL ACEVEDO, 40, of Meriden, with cocaine trafficking offenses.
Bronx Daycare Provider Charged With Sexual Exploitation Of A Child And Production, Receipt, And Distribution Of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Patrick J. Freaney, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Secret Service (“USSS"), Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau...
Anchorage Man Charged with Approximately $25 Million Dollar Wire Fraud Scheme Involving Over 130 Victims
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - An information was filed yesterday charging Garrett Elder, owner of Tycoon Trading LLC, The Daily Bread Fund LLC, and other entities with executing an investment scheme that resulted in approximately $25 million in losses to over 130 victims.
Representative of Chicago Area Red-Light Camera Company Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO -A sales agent for a Chicago-area red-light camera company, Company A, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for conspiring to pay bribes to a public official and for filing a false tax return.
South Bend Man Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - George L. Howell, 55 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting the making of false statements in the straw purchase of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Federal Jury Finds Precision Lens and Owner Paul Ehlen Liable for Paying Kickbacks in Violation of the False Claims Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal civil jury has returned a verdict in favor of the United States for more than $43 million for violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. During the six-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, the United States proved that the Defendants...
Former Bank Employee Charged With Million-Dollar Fraud And Embezzlement Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the arrest of KEVIN CHIU, a former business relationship manager at a financial...
Boston Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Physical Therapy Clinic Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud an insurance provider for physical therapy services that were not provided to patients.
D.C. Man Sentenced to Eight Years For Multiple Armed Carjackings
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Daron Cottingham, 20, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, with two years suspended, for two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence or dangerous crime and one count carjacking that stem from crimes he committed in January of 2022, announced...
Ohio Man Arrested on Felony Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Ohio man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve 188 Months in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Earlier this week, MARCUS KELLY SMITH, 38, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve more than 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Which Resulted in Fatal Ovedose
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ryan A. Bloom, 37, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.
Maryland Man Sentenced to Five Months Incarceration For Simple Assault Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Robert Anderson, 55, of Hanover, Maryland, was sentenced today to five months of incarceration for a series of simple assaults on Metropolitan Police Department employees and officers that involved offensive touching and brandishing a knife. At the time of these assaults, Anderson was a sworn officer with the Metropolitan Police Department. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Robert J. Contee, III.
Colchester Man Sentenced for Heroin and Fentanyl Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on March 13, 2023, Marc Wells, 48, of Colchester, Vermont, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 49 months’ imprisonment and a 5-year term of supervised release for possessing with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl on June 2, 2021.
Maplewood Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of an Unregistered Pipe Bomb
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Maplewood man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years supervised release for illegal possession of a pipe bomb, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Drug Smuggler Sentenced to 78 Months for Smuggling Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Jose Antonio Cota, 33, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge James A. Soto to 78 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Cota pleaded guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl in April 2022.