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Florida Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man and self-identified Proud Boy was found guilty in the District of Columbia of all charged felony and misdemeanor counts for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. 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.
Foreign National Sentenced for Using Stolen Identity During COVID-19 Relief Prosecution
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - A foreign national was sentenced today to an additional year and nine months in prison for using a stolen identity during her earlier prosecution for her role in the submission of fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $9.2 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Statement From U.S. Attorney Jason M. Frierson On National Child Abuse Prevention Month
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada today issued the following statement from United States Attorney Jason M. Frierson.
Savage Life Gang Members Sentenced to Racketeering Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Two Davenport men were sentenced on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in relation to a racketeering prosecution. Austin Zachary Ruiz, 28, was sentenced to 202 months in federal prison for assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering and use and carry a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Olajuwan Hakeem Culbreath, 27, was sentenced to 152 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting the same charges.
Convicted Child Rapist Sentenced for Naturalization Fraud and Judicially Denaturalized
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Yesterday in federal court, Cruz Miguel Aguina, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle to eight months in prison following a guilty plea to immigration fraud. Moreover, Aguina was judicially denaturalized as a U.S. citizen.
Rapid City Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on April 17, 2023.
California Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl into Texas
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: PECOS, Texas - A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal court in Pecos to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.
Haverhill Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Firearms From Second Amendment Outdoors In Derry
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Haverhill, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiring to steal firearms from a federal firearms licensee, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Plaquemine Woman Sentenced to 44 Months for Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Lestreonia Renee Rodrigue, age 28, of Plaquemine, Louisiana, to 44 months in federal prison following her conviction for mail fraud. The Court further sentenced Rodrigue to serve three years of supervised release following her term of imprisonment and ordered her to pay $663,259 in restitution.
Nevada City Man Indicted for Child Exploitation Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Walter Smith, 68, of Nevada City, charging him with attempted coercion and enticement and receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Russian charged with money laundering and illegally transmitting more than $150 million
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Feliks Medvedev has been indicted on one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and 39 counts of money laundering.
Maryland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Threatening a Member of Congress
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Justin Kuchta, age 40, of Annapolis, Maryland, to four months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for threatening to murder a United States Member of Congress.
Missouri Woman Accused of Multiple Pandemic Frauds
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A woman from St. Peters, Missouri has been indicted in federal court and accused of fraudulently obtaining a total of $137,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic via two assistance programs.
Alleged Member of La Oficina de Envigado Pleads Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Tied to Medellín Cartel
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Colombian man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy connected with organized crime in the Republic of Colombia.
Former Lafayette and Vermilion Parish Educator Arrested on Federal Criminal Complaint
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Jacob Conrad De La Paz is in federal custody pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by United States Magistrate Judge David J. Ayo on a federal criminal complaint for attempted production of child pornography. An initial appearance will be held in the John M. Shaw United States Courthouse on May 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. He has been held without bond.
Alliance Woman Sentenced for Drug Crime
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Tiffany Davis, 40, of Alliance, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Davis to 51 months of imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After her release from prison, Davis will begin a four-year term of supervised release.
Hartsville Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA - Darnikius Trayvon Sutton, 31, of Hartsville, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Fallston Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher today sentenced Robert Jackson Wyatt, Jr., age 54, of Fallston, Maryland, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for distribution of child pornography. Wyatt had a previous federal conviction for possession...
Fruitland Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Anderson Buck pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Buck, 40, of Fruitland New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Federal judge convicts Missoula man of firearms crimes in trial
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: MISSOULA - A federal judge today convicted a Missoula man on multiple firearms crimes after presiding in a bench trial, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.