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Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Danny Deron Morgan made an initial appearance in federal court on March 14 on a criminal complaint charging him with assault of an intimate partner by strangling in Indian Country. Morgan, 50, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
Thibodaux Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Account for and Pay Taxes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CORNEL MARTIN, SR. (“MARTIN"), age 63, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pled guilty today to failing to account for and pay over federal income taxes and Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA") taxes, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7202.
St. Louis County Tax Preparer Indicted, Accused of Falsifying Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A tax preparer from St. Louis County has been indicted by a federal grand jury and accused of falsifying 11 tax returns from 2018 to 2021 by adding a total of $252,577 in fraudulent deductions.
Career Offender Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Kansas, Oklahoma man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
San Jose Resident Faces Charge Of Distributing Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: OAKLAND - Ian Edward Parrish appeared today in United States District Court to face a federal charge that he distributed fentanyl in the form of counterfeit “M30" pills, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. Parrish made his initial appearance today in United States District Court in Oakland before United States Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore.
Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearm in Iowa
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A man who illegally possessed a firearm pled guilty March 16, 2023, in federal court in Sioux City.
Miami Man Charged for Running Fraudulent Cryptocurrency and Stock Investment Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - A federal grand jury in Miami has indicted Ryan James Crawford, a/k/a “Brody," 30, with eight counts of wire fraud for running a fraudulent cryptocurrency and stock investment scheme.
Man Charged with Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - CLEMENT LEACH, age 52, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was indicted on one count of Bank Robbery in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
California Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Compton, California man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after law enforcement officers found more than 18 kilograms of methamphetamine in a suitcase he was smuggling through Kansas City, Mo., aboard a bus bound for Atlanta, Georgia.
Fort Wayne Woman Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Lakeshia Dominguez, age 45, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to distribution of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Former Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Julio Adrian Jimenez-Sevilla, 35, formerly of Sacramento, presently residing in Oregon, pleaded guilty today to distributing at least 50 grams of actual methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Fugitive Believed to Be Part of “Chesapeake Bandits” Robbery Crew Arrested Last Night in Rancho Cucamonga
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Fugitive Believed to Be Part of “Chesapeake Bandits" Robbery Crew Arrested Last Night in Rancho Cucamonga.
Hollywood Man Convicted of Attempting to Purchase Commercial Sex with Minors
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Ralph Kevin Tovar, 31, a Hollywood, Fla., resident, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a minor and attempted enticement and coercion of a minor to engage in sexual activity.
Owner of Lexington Tax Preparation Service Indicted on 31 Counts of Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - On Thursday, a federal grand jury sitting in Lexington returned an indictment charging 41-year-old Tiffany Williams, of Georgetown, Ky., with 31 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent tax returns, statements, or other documents.
Spokane Man Sentenced to 42 Months for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender and Violating Supervision
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Spokane - On March 8, 2023, U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Jason Cory Moore, 42, of Spokane, Washington, to 30 months in federal prison for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Moore pleaded guilty on Sept. 14, 2022. Judge Rice also ordered Moore to serve an additional 12 months in...
Former Major League Baseball Player and Co-Conspirator Convicted of Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Paul Seib, age 46 and a Canadian citizen, was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms of cocaine after a four-day federal jury trial. In the same case, former professional baseball player Luther Hackman, 48, pled guilty to money laundering and conspiring to distribute cocaine.
Florida Sex Offender Sentenced To Federal Prison For Attempting To Exploit A 13-Year-Old Minor In Tennessee
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NASHVILLE - A Florida man previously convicted of sex crimes against a child was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Nashville to 15 years in federal prison for attempted production of child pornography or attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis.
Former Employee Sentenced to 3+ Years in Prison for Embezzling $339,000 from St. Louis County Company
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a man from Waterloo, Illinois who embezzled $339,844 from his employer to three years and five months in prison and ordered him to repay the money.
Last Defendant Sentenced To Prison For Shipping Cocaine Via Mail
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge James C. Mahan to 57 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to ship cocaine and money proceeds via the U.S. Postal Service from Las Vegas to Columbus, Ohio.
Ring-Leader of Conspiracy that Used Stolen Identities to Purchase Vehicles Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Haverhill man pleaded guilty today to orchestrating schemes to use the stolen identities of United States citizens from Puerto Rico to fraudulently purchase vehicles and other merchandise and apply for and utilize bank accounts and credit cards.