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D.C. Area Man Pleads Guilty to Brandishing a Firearm in Connection with 2020 Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Christopher Hairston, 23, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, to a felony count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael Weddel, of...
Illinois Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Escape from Federal Custody
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Martese Rayshawn Roland, 30, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for Escape from Custody. Chief United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Roland to one year in prison. He was also ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release as there is no parole in the federal system.
East Glacier man sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for murder of man shot after birthday party on Blackfeet Indian Reservation
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: GREAT FALLS - An East Glacier man was sentenced today to 11 years and eight months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, after he admitted to murdering a man by shooting him after a birthday party on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Iranian Large-Scale Heroin Trafficker
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict today against MALEK BALOUCHZEHI, a/k/a “Malek Khan," on charges of conspiring to import heroin into the United States and distributing heroin for importation into the United States. U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman presided over the one-week trial. BALOUCHZEHI is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 12, 2023.
One Detroit Won’t Stop Fighting for a Better, Safer Detroit
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: On April 19, a broad coalition of community partners announced the creation of “One Detroit," the comprehensive violence reduction initiative of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The core of the initiative is partnership. One Detroit is a formal alliance that brings together leaders of the community and those...
Lake County Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Fentanyl Resulting In Death
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. today sentenced Jermaine Lamar Harvard (41, Eustis) to 30 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl resulting in death. A federal jury had found Harvard guilty on Feb. 23, 2023.
EDVA and FBI Seek Information About Victims of Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and the FBI’s Norfolk Field office have issued a call for victims of a Virginia Beach-based fraudster to come forward.
Two Fentanyl Traffickers Plead Guilty to Charges Arising from the 2022 “Operation Killer High” Investigation in Fresno
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Henry Cox, 23, and Abel Lozano, 29, both of Sanger, pleaded guilty today to trafficking over 500 grams of fentanyl. Lozano also pleaded guilty to trafficking over 500 grams of methamphetamine and over 100 grams of a fentanyl analogue, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Summer camps must modify policies to accommodate children with disabilities
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA - Parents are making plans to send their children to summer camps as the school year comes to an end. To ensure that children with disabilities can attend summer camps in the same way as children without disabilities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that it has sent the attached flyer to summer camps located within the Northern District of Georgia to remind these groups of their legal obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Okmulgee County Resident Sentenced For Brutal Murder
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Neil Shai Cameron Lewis, age 28, of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 223 months in prison for Murder in Indian Country-Second Degree.
Two St. Petersburg Men Plead Guilty To Possession Of Controlled Substances With Intent To Distribute
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Armani Dilworth (28, St. Petersburg) and Lemar Cowart (27, St. Petersburg) have pleaded guilty to possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute them. Each faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Dilworth has also pleaded...
Founder and President of European Defense Conglomerate Charged with Helping the Russian Military Evade U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Dr. Nikolaos “Nikos" Bogonikolos with wire fraud conspiracy and smuggling. Bogonikolos, a Greek national, was arrested in Paris, France on May 9, 2023 and remains in custody pending the resolution of extradition proceedings.
Ohio Man Admits Role in $24 Million Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Ohio man and owner of several marketing companies today admitted his role in conspiracies to commit health care fraud and to pay and receive illegal kickbacks, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Murder For Hire Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury convicted Allen Gessen of murder for hire after he arranged to pay an undercover FBI agent to murder the mother of his young children, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The verdict follows a one-week trial before the Hon. Jacqueline Scott Corley, U.S. District Judge.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to Two Years for Illegal Reentry
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Mexican national was sentenced on Friday May 5, 2023, to two years in prison for being unlawfully in the United States after having been previously removed from the country.
Five Individuals Charged in $2M Virtual Asset and Securities Manipulation Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in Miami charging two U.S. citizens and a South African national with conspiring to manipulate the market for HYDRO, a virtual asset created by the Hydrogen Technology Corporation. Two other individuals were also charged in separate charging documents for their roles in the scheme filed in the Southern District of Florida.
Lake County Convicted Felon Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Traffic More Than 130 Pounds Of Marijuana
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Jack Protzman (74, Tavares) to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic more than 130 pounds of marijuana. The court also ordered Protzman to forfeit $18,440, and an additional $32,800 was administratively forfeited, which amounts were traceable to proceeds of the offense. Protzman had pleaded guilty on Aug. 16, 2022.
Charges filed against San Benito man for assault with vehicle
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 21-year-old San Benito resident has been indicted for assaulting federal agents with his vehicle, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Fort Pierce Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Carjacking at Gunpoint
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Xavier Daughtry, 25, of Fort Pierce, Florida, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison, including a sentencing enhancement for obstruction of justice during the trial, for carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Following his conviction by a South Florida federal jury in February.
Felon sentenced to prison for illegal possession of firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS - A man with multiple state and federal felony convictions was sentenced today to a total of five years and five months in prison for violating supervised release on prior convictions and for illegally possessing a firearm after law enforcement found a loaded gun in a vehicle he was driving when it crashed, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.