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Bronx Man Charged With Sex Trafficking Of A Minor And Distribution Of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the arrest of VIRGIL WARDLOW for paying for sex with a minor with fentanyl-laced pills. WARDLOW was arrested yesterday evening in the Bronx, New York, and will be presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo.
Suspended Kentucky Attorney and Wife Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud and Willful Failure to Pay Tax
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A suspended Kentucky attorney and his wife pled guilty in federal court yesterday to wire fraud and willful failure to pay tax.
Jackson Woman Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson woman pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives.
Four Additional Defendants in North Carolina Plead Guilty to National COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Denise Coit Alston, 69; Monica Faye Barnes, 51; Terron Cortez Parker, 37; and Kami D. Woodard, 37; each pleaded guilty earlier this week to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Act (“PPP") COVID-19 loans. The defendants requested relief for various companies they owned including companies listed as being engaged in catering, trucking and real estate. They all face up to 20 years in prison.
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today for felony and misdemeanor charges 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.
Delaware Man Admits Distributing Heroin in New Jersey
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Delaware man today admitted he distributed and possessed with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Transportation and Possession of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Philip Koester, age 37, of Austin, Texas, formerly of Endicott, New York, pled guilty yesterday to transportation and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
California pair indicted for retail theft scheme; more than $800,000 in equipment stolen from home improvement chain
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A man and woman from Southern California were arrested this week on an indictment charging them with conspiracy and ten counts of wire fraud related to an organized retail theft scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Jalen Amir Thomas, 27, of Santa Monica, California, and Armia Ta’Jae...
Two Men Indicted for Environmental Crimes Committed in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Las Mareas Community of Salinas, Puerto Rico
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On May 10, 2023, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned two separate indictments charging Luis Enrique Rodríguez Sánchez and Pedro Luis Bones Torres with violations of the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S.
California Man Convicted of Health Care Kickback Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas - A Temecula, California, man has been found guilty of federal violations related to a health care kickback scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.
Man Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography and Extortion
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A Canadian man was sentenced today to 32 years in prison for producing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children and for interstate extortion based on an online “sextortion" scheme.
Lawyer Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For $8 Million Escrow Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BRIAN O’NEILL, a Maryland attorney and escrow agent, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni to nine years in prison for defrauding his clients of funds he was holding for them in escrow. O’NEILL pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud in November 2022.
Navajo Man Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 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 that Sheldon Carlton Daye was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Daye, 29, of Vanderwagen, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Armed Meth Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A South Georgia resident with a lengthy criminal history who led law enforcement on a high-speed motorcycle chase while in possession of a large quantity of methamphetamine and an illegally possessed firearm was sentenced to prison for his crime.
Topeka Man Indicted for Child Sexual Exploitation
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Topeka, Kansas, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after traveling to Missouri to meet a 14-year-old girl, who was actually an undercover FBI employee, for illicit sex.
Norfolk Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl and “Tranq” Mixture, Known as the Zombie Drug
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal grand jury indicted a Norfolk man today on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute Fentanyl mixed with Xylazine, opening two drug-involved premises, possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl mixed with Xylazine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.
Colorado Springs Man Indicted for Covid Relief Program Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces the indictment of Charles James Lacona, Jr., age 65, of Colorado Springs for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud Covid Relief Programs.
Accounting Manager for Everett, Washington, company pleads guilty to embezzling more than $2.5 million from employer
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Seattle - A 39-year-old Kent, Washington, woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to wire fraud and tax fraud charges for her 10-year embezzlement scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Christin Guillory, an Accounting Manager at an Everett-based manufacturing company, stole...
Daphne Man Sentenced to 17½ Years for Child Pornography Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Stephen Richey, 69, of Daphne, was sentenced to 210 months (17½ years) in prison for production of child pornography. Richey pled guilty to the offense on Jan. 12, 2023. The sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer.
Maryland Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Receiving and Selling Fraudulently Obtained Cell Phones Worth More Than $500,000
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Danisha Thomas, age 39, of Bladensburg, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, related to a scheme to receive and sell cell phones that were fraudulently obtained using the identifying information of at least 24 victims.