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Plaquemines Parish Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - THEODORE HOLMES, age 34, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 7, 2023, to 18 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Illinois Prison Guard Sentenced to 20 Years of Imprisonment Following Conviction for Civil Rights Deprivation Resulting in Bodily Injury and Death and Obstruction Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Alex Banta, 31, a former correctional officer at the Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced today to an aggregate 20 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for civil rights deprivation resulting in bodily injury and death and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Larry Earvin, an inmate at the facility.
Korean National Pleads Guilty to “Bust Out” Bank Fraud Scheme in Sacramento Area and Elsewhere
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hee Soung Oh, 47, a Korean national residing in Southern California, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and bank fraud conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Army Reservist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Government Funds
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that Army reservist CHANTELLE DAVIS has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, having stolen $8,399.65 from the United States Department of the Army by claiming reimbursement for the performance of military funeral honors ceremonies that never happened.
Columbia Man Sentenced to 77 Months in Prison on Federal Firearm Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Ernest Durane Mack, a/k/a “Marcus Mack," 35, of Cayce, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Former Luxury Homebuilder Indicted for Obstruction of Grand Jury Proceeding and False Statements
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - The former owner of a now-defunct luxury home building business in West Springfield has been indicted for allegedly obstructing a grand jury’s investigation of his businesses’ cash receipts.
Detroit Gang Member Sent to Prison for Two Murders as Part of Racketeering Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A former Detroit resident was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering a rival gang member and an innocent 13-year-old bystander as part of a racketeering conspiracy, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
Former Anchorage Resident Sentenced for Federal Drug Conspiracy and Passport Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE - Jose Luis Rodriguez-Vazquez was sentenced on Feb. 23, 2023, to 46 months in prison for federal drug conspiracy and passport fraud charges.
Co-Leader of COVID-19 Loan Fraud Ring Extradited from Montenegro to Begin Serving Prison Sentence
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Southern California woman who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving a lengthy prison sentence has been returned to the United States after spending approximately one year as a fugitive.
Merced Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison for $60,000 Credit Card Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ruben Chavez III, 37, of Merced, was sentenced today to three years and nine months in prison for credit card fraud and related identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Bangor Woman Faces Up to 20 Years for Role in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Bangor woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Malden Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Hire Contract Killer to Murder His Wife
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man pleaded guilty today to attempting to hire a contract killer - who was actually an undercover federal agent - to murder his wife.
Dover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - Tyler Ward, 36, of Dover, pleaded guilty in federal court today to two counts of distributing fentanyl and one count of possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.
Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearms Twice In One Month
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A man with a lengthy criminal history entered a plea of guilty March 13, 2023, after seating a jury in federal court in Sioux City.
Four co-conspirators charged with bank fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - The final of four charged in connection with the theft of $200,000 from a bank in Houston and allegedly transferred to New York has turned herself in to authorities, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Vancouver Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Planning Armed Robbery that Resulted in a Shoot-Out
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Vancouver, Washington man was sentenced to federal prison today for orchestrating an armed robbery of a drug dealer that ended in an exchange of gunfire outside an apartment complex on Hayden Island in Portland.
New Iberia Man Sentenced for Attempted Possession of Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Jaron Mitchell, 30, of New Iberia, Louisiana, was sentenced to 122 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, as a result of a conviction for attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge David C. Joseph conducted the sentencing hearing.
Santa Rosa Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Child Pornography and Manufacturing Methamphetamine on Tohono O’odham Nation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Stephen Folson, 37, of Santa Rosa, Arizona, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 10 years’ incarceration. Folson, an enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, pleaded guilty to one count of Possession of Child Pornography and one count of Endangering Human Life While Illegally Manufacturing Methamphetamine.
Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force marks two years addressing the laundering of cyber-enabled fraud proceeds in the metro-Atlanta area
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Cyber-enabled crimes cost Georgia residents almost $144 million in 2021, with losses attributed to business email compromise schemes, investment scams, and confidence or romance scams topping the list of frauds. Nationally, these losses are in the billions. The Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force...
Washington drug dealer sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for trafficking meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl to Cascade County, Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Washington man who admitted to trafficking drugs in Cascade County and the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation after law enforcement seized more than five pounds of methamphetamine along with other drugs from his vehicle was sentenced today to 12 years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.