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U.S. Attorney’s Office Resolves Disability Discrimination Investigation of Bark Bark Wag Dog Rescue
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan resolved its investigation of Bark Bark Wag, a local dog rescue organization based in Livonia, Michigan. The complainant alleged that her adoption application was denied based on stereotypes concerning her use of a wheelchair...
Ohio Man Sentenced On Felony Charge For Actions in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Defendant Joined Fight at Barriers, Walked Through Rotunda.
DeSoto County Career Criminal Sentenced To More Than Twenty Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Robert Steven Harrelson (45, Arcadia) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The court also ordered Harrelson to forfeit a firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. Harrelson had pleaded guilty on Nov. 30, 2022.
Augusta Man Sentenced to 16 Months for Assaulting Federal Officer at Muskie Federal Building
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: An Augusta man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for assaulting a federal officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta in April 2022.
Former Sheriff Victor Hill sentenced to federal prison for civil rights violations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has been sentenced for violating the civil rights of six pre-trial detainees at the Clayton County, Georgia, Jail by ordering the detainees strapped into restraint chairs for hours without legal justification.
Former State Lawmaker Sentenced for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme at Springfield Health Care Charity
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A former Missouri state representative was sentenced in federal court today for a nearly $900,000 COVID-19 fraud scheme, as well as a separate $200,000 fraud scheme in which she made false claims about a fake stem cell treatment marketed through her clinics in southern Missouri, and for illegally providing prescription drugs to clients of those clinics.
New York Drug Supplier Convicted After Federal Trial for Supplying Fentanyl to a Prince George’s County Drug Dealer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury today convicted Valfonso Dewitt, a/k/a “Valentino" and “Val," age 72, of Bronx, New York, for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and on two counts for using his cellular telephone to facilitate illegal drug distribution. The jury acquitted Dewitt on three counts of using his cellular telephone to facilitate illegal drug distribution.
Tribe Member Sentenced To Prison For Shooting At Police Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: RENO - A Winnemucca Indian Colony tribe member was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Larry R. Hicks to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for shooting at a law enforcement officer and pointing his firearm at a second officer.
Forest City Man Sentenced for a Child Pornography Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - A Forest City man was sentenced on Feb. 28, 2023, to 120 months in prison following his plea of guilty to possession of child pornography.
Former Union Officer Sentenced to Incarceration for Embezzling More Than $500,000
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Attia Little, 43, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to steal more than $500,000 from the labor organization, using the money for parties, trips, furniture, and other personal expenses. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta also ordered $399,450 in restitution and 24 months of supervised release to follow the prison term.
Michigan Man Arrested and Charged for Illegally Possessing Firearms While Making Threats to Kill Government Officials
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A Michigan man was arrested and charged in a criminal complaint with illegally possessing firearms after having been committed to a mental institution and while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. The man came to the attention of the FBI after he made numerous threats over YouTube to kill FBI agents, members of the LGBTQ community, President Biden, and Governor Whitmer.
Tampa Bowling Arcade Shooter Sentenced
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Cedric Durham, Jr. (22, Tampa) to four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Durham had pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2022.
Hyde Park Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief and Federal Assistance Benefit Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Hyde Park man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to using a stolen identity to fraudulently obtain pandemic relief funds and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, previously known as Food Stamps.
Sayfullo Saipov to be Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2017 Truck Attack for ISIS
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that a jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision as to whether to authorize the death penalty for SAYFULLO SAIPOV. U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick will sentence SAIPOV to the statutorily mandated...
Twelve indicted on federal charges for crimes including drugs and illegal firearms possession
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Twelve defendants are among those facing federal charges including illegal possession of firearms and drug charges after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court include guilty pleas and criminal sentences related to illegal gun possession.
SIM Card Swapping Fraudsters Sentenced in San Antonio
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man and woman were sentenced Wednesday in a federal court in San Antonio for their roles in a SIM card swapping fraud scheme.
Two Men Charged for Breaching Federal Law Enforcement Database and Posing as Police Officers to Defraud Social Media Companies
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The charges stem from Singh’s and Ceraolo’s efforts to extort victims by threatening to release their personal information...
Norfolk Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Dallas Sherman Rhinehart, 53, of Norfolk, Nebraska, was sentenced March 10, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his participation in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Rhinehart to 130 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Rhinehart will begin a five-year term of supervised release.
Greenville Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Producing and Distributing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Owensboro, KY - A Greenville man was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release for producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography. There is no parole in the federal system.
Davenport Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Lying to a Federal Grand Jury
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Davenport man was sentenced yesterday to 27 months in federal prison for lying to a federal grand jury.