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FBI, Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Search for Escapee Charged with Murder
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2023
News Release: FBI, Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Search for Escapee Charged with Murder.
Bronx Man Charged With Mid-Afternoon Shooting On Crowded Manhattan Sidewalk
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced today that MICHAEL ROWE, a/k/a “MJ,” was charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition during a shooting that occurred on Saturday afternoon, April 29, 2023, on a crowded sidewalk near 46th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan.
Barbour County man charged with firearms violations
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
A Philippi, West Virginia, man with a prior domestic violence conviction is facing federal firearms charges.
Former Green Haven Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Inmate in State Custody
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that TAJ EVERLY pled guilty to a deprivation of constitutional rights under color of law. On May 28, 2020, EVERLY, then a correction officer at Green Haven Correctional Facility, assaulted an individual...
Russian charged with money laundering and illegally transmitting more than $150 million
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
Feliks Medvedev has been indicted on one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and 39 counts of money laundering.
Jackson Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
A Jackson man was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Former Chief Financial Officer of Two Special Purpose Acquisition Companies Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that COOPER MORGENTHAU, the former chief financial officer (“CFO") of two special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs") - African Gold Acquisition Corp. (“AGAC") and Strategic Metals Acquisition Corp.
Kingsport Woman Sentenced To 21 Months For Lying On Atf Form To Purchase Firearms And Providing Firearms To A Felon
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 2, 2023
On May 1, 2023, Tonya Rae Saine, also known as Tonya Rae Bowles, 56, currently of Kingsport, Tennessee, was sentenced to 21 months in prison by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.
Weston Man Sentenced to 137 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ryan P. Murray, 45, Weston, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 137 months in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The prison term will be followed by 8 years of supervised release. Murray pleaded guilty to this charge on Jan. 31, 2023.
Fentanyl Supplier Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence man who acted as a supplier of fentanyl to a mid-level drug trafficker was sentenced today to nearly six-and-a-half years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
Memphis Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison for Robbery and Attempted Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - Rodercus Freeman, 42, was sentenced to over two decades in federal prison for bank robbery and attempted credit union robbery. Freeman was convicted of the charges following a five-day jury trial in August 2022. United States Attorney Kevin Ritz announced the sentence today.
FBI/TBI Special Agents vs. Athletes Event at Clarksville Christian School
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: FBI/TBI Special Agents vs. Athletes Event at Clarksville Christian School.
Haines Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: JUNEAU - A Haines man was sentenced today to 2 years in prison and 5 years of supervised release for drug conspiracy.
Tennessee Corrections Officer Convicted of Obstructing Investigation Into Allegations of Sexual Misconduct with an Inmate
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: A Tennessee man was found guilty yesterday of obstructing an investigation into allegations that he sexually abused an inmate in his custody.
Former West Virginia Parole Officer Sentenced for Witness Tampering
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: A former West Virginia regional director of parole for the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation in Parkersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia to 87 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release for witness tampering.
California Man Sentenced for Assaulting Police Officers with Pepper Spray
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A California man was sentenced today for felony and misdemeanor charges - including assaulting police officers - 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.
FBI New York Searches for Possible Victims in Sexual Exploitation Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2023
News Release: NEW YORK, NY-On April 25, 2023, a federal complaint in the Southern District of New York charged Cameron McEwen with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of making extortionate interstate communications. The FBI’s New York Office believes there may be additional victims in this case.
Armed Waterbury Drug Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 28, 2023, CORNELIUS CONEY, also known as “C Nizzy,” 35, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Metairie Residents Indicted for Federal Drug and Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
DESHAUN WHATLEY, age 43, and LEATRICE FRANKLIN, age 36, both of Metairie, LA, were indicted on April 28, 2023 on one (1) count of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841 and one (1) count of Possession of Firearms during a Drug Trafficking Offense in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A).
Keene Woman Sentenced to 18 Months For Operating an Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business That Facilitated Scams
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A Keene woman was sentenced in federal court for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.