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Lexington County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison After Cocaine Found in His Car
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Curley Brooks, Jr., 47, of Lexington, was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.
U.S. Attorney Sellinger to Hold Second Town Hall
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and members of his staff will meet with residents in Jersey City later this month at the second in a series of planned town hall meetings.
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...
Alameda County Firefighter Indicted For Possession Of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: OAKLAND - Charles Johnathen Harris made his initial federal court appearance today to face charges that he was in possession of child pornography in violation of federal law, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. Harris appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore.
Former Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Opioids from Kansas Hospital
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man was sentenced to 18 months in prison and his nursing license forfeited after stealing controlled substances from his employer.
SOUTH CAROLINA MAN SENTENCED FOR RECEIVING AMMUNITION WHILE UNDER FELONY INDICTMENT
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that CHRISTOPHER RAY EDWARDS, age 37, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was sentenced on March 8, 2023, by Chief United States District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl to 70 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment, for receiving ammunition while under a felony indictment.
Rochester Man Arrested, Charged With Multiple Child Pornography Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Leonard Ortiz, Jr., 20, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.
Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to more than two months in federal prison.
U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary Announces Implementation of New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MACON, Ga. - United States Attorney Peter D. Leary announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia has implemented the new United States Attorney’s Offices’ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy released this week.
Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Distributing Methamphetamine in Dunn County
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Richard Skramstad, 60, Prescott, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 60 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. This prison term will be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release. Skramstad pleaded guilty to this charge on Dec. 1, 2022.
Arizona man pleads guilty to extorting Georgia Tech
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Ronald Bell, who conspired to extort money from Georgia Institute of Technology, has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit extortion.
Postal Worker Sentenced for Mail Theft
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A former U.S. Postal Service employee was sentenced today in Worcester for stealing packages in Gardner.
Guilford Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston Field Office, announced that CHRISTOPHER MICHAELSON, 38, of Guilford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to production of child pornography.