Latest News
Man admits making harassing calls to African American woman employed at Billings church
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A man accused of making harassing telephone calls to African American woman who works at a Billings church and provided him assistance admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Five Milwaukee Men Federally Indicted for Involvement in Armed Robberies of U.S. Postal Carriers
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 27, 2023, five Milwaukee men were indicted for their involvement in several armed robberies of U.S. postal carriers that occurred between October 2022 and March 2023. Huria H. Abu, age 20, was charged with four counts of Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one count of conspiracy.
Detroit Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking on the Red Lake Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Detroit man has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for his role in a fentanyl trafficking operation targeting the Red Lake Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison For Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics and Use Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Trevon Fairfax, 28, of Rockville, Maryland, was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for his role in an ongoing conspiracy to distribute narcotics and a related conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Distribution of Marijuana and Oxycodone
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Kiyon Boyd, 23, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for his role in an ongoing conspiracy to distribute narcotics in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.
Bridgeport Felon Found with Loaded Ghost Gun While on Supervised Release Pleads Guilty
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMOTHY STATON, 28, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon, and to violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.
Muscatine Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Muscatine man was sentenced on June 23, 2023 to 136 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Physician assistant admits to unlawful practice of medicine
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 50-year-old Brownsville man has pleaded guilty to health care fraud in relation to his work at an area mental health clinic, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Four Jefferson and St. Tammany Parish Men Indicted for Violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JAMES MAGEE, age 31, DEON SHORT, age 26, and CHARLES WHITE, age 31, all residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and DENTRELL JOHNSON, age 28, a Slidell, Louisiana resident, were charged on June 22, 2023 in a sealed fourteen-count superseding indictment, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The case was unsealed on June 28, 2023.
Atlanta man indicted for allegedly distributing fentanyl that killed one
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Antonio Milner has been arraigned on federal charges of distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of another. Milner allegedly distributed fentanyl to a person who was found dead in a vehicle alongside I-75.
Ontario Man Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Marijuana Into The United States Via Helicopter
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Raminderjit Assi, 28, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to importation of marijuana into the United States, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Former Uniontown Resident Pleads Guilty to Distributing Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A previous resident of Uniontown, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of distributing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.
Pensacola Sex Offender Found Guilty Of New Child Pornography Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Frank P. Knight, 59, of Pensacola, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury for receiving and possessing images and videos of child pornography. The guilty verdict returned yesterday afternoon, at the conclusion of a three-day trial, was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Florida Resident Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A Florida resident has been sentenced in federal court to 36 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, plus restitution of $158,250 on his conviction for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.
KC Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., tax preparer pleaded guilty in federal court today to filing false tax returns.
Columbia Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Kendell Deion Pollock, 28, of Columbia, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime.
Three-Time Removed Mexican National Convicted of Trafficking Over 24 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Omaha Area
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Juan Felipe-Carmona, 34, originally of Mexico but residing illegally in Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. United States District Judge...
Arkansas Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charge of Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on June 30, 2023, Nicholas Shelton, 24, of Hope, Arkansas, pleaded not guilty to a single-count indictment that charges him with using a facility of interstate and foreign commerce to entice, persuade...
Indianapolis Woman Pleads Guilty to Illegally Purchasing Firearm Used to Shoot and Kill Champaign Police Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - An Indianapolis woman, Ashantae S. Corruthers, 29, of the 5700 block of Port Hope Drive, pleaded guilty on June 22, 2023 to conspiracy to illegally purchase and transfer a firearm and conspiracy to engage in misleading conduct. Sentencing for Corruthers has been scheduled on November 6, 2023, at the U.S. Courthouse in Urbana, Illinois.
Multi-Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Terrence Thompson (42, Sarasota) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Thompson faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.