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Gangster Disciple Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Firebombing and Drug Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: A member of the Gangster Disciples gang pleaded guilty today to a racketeering conspiracy involving his firebombing of a prison guard’s house and the distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.
MPD Lieutenant Charged with Obstruction of Justice and False Statements
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: Def Allegedly Leaked Law Enforcement Information to Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio.
Man Charged for Alleged Participation in $45M CoinDeal Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Over 10,000 Victims
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: A Nevada man has been charged for his alleged participation in CoinDeal, an investment fraud scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over $45 million.
FBI Cleveland Seeking Public Information Surrounding Mink Farm Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH-FBI Cleveland and the FBI Toledo Resident Agency continue to seek information from the public regarding the release and vandalism surrounding several mink farms in Northern Ohio and Michigan several months ago.
Passaic County Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Conspiracy and Two Armed Bank Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 276 months in prison for his role as the gunman in two armed bank robberies, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Alabama Man Found Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: Defendant Posted a Video to YouTube Admitting He Carried a Knife.
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Offense
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO DIAZ, 45, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl.
Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain over $450,000 in COVID-19-related unemployment assistance.
Puyallup, Washington man pleads guilty to conspiring to attack power substations
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: Tacoma - A 32-year-old Puyallup, Washington man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to Conspiracy to destroy energy facilities, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Matthew Greenwood admits in his plea agreement that he and co-defendant Jeremy Crahan, 40, vandalized four power substations...
Terre Haute Inmate Sentenced to an Additional 32 Months in Federal Prison for Assaulting a Federal Correctional Officer
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: TERRE HAUTE- Dustin T. Swanda, 36, of Minnesota, was sentenced to 32 additional months in federal prison after pleading guilty to assaulting a federal officer.
Union Financial Secretary Pleads Guilty to Stealing Union Funds
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - BRIAN GERALD, age 51, a resident of Franklinton, Louisiana, pled guilty on April 24, 2023 to a one count indictment for embezzling assets of a local labor union in violation of 29 U.S.C. § 501(c) before United States District Judge Lance M. Africk, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Ethete Man Sentenced for Assault With Fire
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: Quentin Charles Lee, age 28, of Ethete, Wyoming, was sentenced to 30 months in prison with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment for assault with a dangerous weapon, namely fire, by means of using lighter fluid and a lighter. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence on April 21, 2023.
Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Authorities Announce the Formation of a Peoria Area Task Force to Fight Gun Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - United States Attorney Gregory K. Harris and representatives from six law enforcement agencies today highlighted the formation of the Peoria Area Federal Firearms (PAFF) Task Force, a collaborative effort between federal, state, and local law enforcement designed to combat and prevent...
Mobile Man with Illegally Modified Machinegun Sentenced in Federal Court
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Mobile man was sentenced in federal court today on the charge of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, described as a Glock.40 caliber pistol loaded with a magazine containing eighteen rounds of.40 caliber ammunition modified with a machinegun-conversion device, which had not been registered to him as required by federal law. Sidney Rashard Collins, 21, pled guilty to the charge in August of 2022.
Inmate Pleads Guilty to Possessing Weapon at FCI Beckley
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Iglesias McEntyre, 34, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Beckley, pleaded guilty today to possession of a weapon by an inmate of a federal prison.
Judge Imposes Eight Consecutive Life Sentences Plus 260 Years in Prison for ISIS-Inspired 2017 Murder of Eight Victims and Attempted Murder of 18 Others in NYC Truck Attack
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: Sayfullo Saipov, 34, of Uzbekistan, was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences, two concurrent life sentences, and a consecutive sentence of 260 years in prison for carrying out a terrorist attack on Oct. 31, 2017, in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), in which Saipov used a truck to murder eight victims and injure many more on a bike path in lower Manhattan.
Two More Sentenced for Roles in Beckley-to-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Hassan Abdullah, also known as “San," 28, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and Donte Webster, 23, of Beckley, West Virginia, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic over 140 firearms from the Beckley area to Philadelphia.
Two Goshen County Men Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: Rily Shawn Ralls, age 47, of Torrington, Wyoming, and Terry Gene Patch, age 35, of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, were both sentenced for possession of child pornography by United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson.
Utah Man Arrested on Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Utah man has been arrested on felony charges, unsealed today, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
CORRECTED NEWS RELEASE: South Florida Residents Arrested for Dealing Ghost Guns and Switches
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - This week, Marshal Vivian Harris, 37, of Davie, Florida, and Wisler Majeure Jacques, 40, of Margate, Florida, appeared in federal court in Miami following their arrests for dealing firearms without a license and possession or transfer of a machine gun.