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Columbia County Man Sentenced For Threatening The President, Congressman Bennie Thompson, And A Federal Judge
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Court Judge Juan R. Sanchez, Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, sentenced Robert Maverick Vargo, age 26, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, to 37 months in prison for threats against a sitting congressman, a federal judge, and the President of the United States.
FBI Cyber and Emerging Threat Symposium Coming to UF, Registration Open
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-The FBI Jacksonville Division will partner with the Florida Technology Council and University of Florida to host the FBI’s 2023 Cyber and Emerging Threat Symposium in Gainesville on June 1. This is the first event co-hosted by the organizations to proactively provide the local community...
Orlando Restaurateur Pleads Guilty For Failing To Pay $2 Million In Employment Taxes
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Orlando, FL -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Manuel Tato has pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to truthfully account for and pay over employment taxes. Tato faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Durbin Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Gonzalez V. Google
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
Durbin: Congress must step in, reform Section 230, and remove platforms’ blanket immunity from liability
Convicted Felon Sentenced For Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Patraic Setzer (29, New Port Richey) to three years and five months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Setzer to forfeit a Sig Sauer firearm, which is traceable to the offense. Setzer had pleaded guilty on February 7, 2023.
New Orleans Man Indicted for Federal Gun and Drug Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, age 27, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on May 12, 2023 in a three-count indictment for violating the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances Acts, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
Real Estate Investor Convicted Of Defrauding Government Rental Assistance And Medicaid Programs
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today’s conviction in federal court of PAUL FISHBEIN of multiple counts of fraud and aggravated identity theft. FISHBEIN stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from rental assistance programs administered by...
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Four Bills Supporting Law Enforcement, Public Safety
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
The four bills – advanced during National Police Week – help support police officers and protect public safety
Jackson Man Sentenced to 46 months in Prison for Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Morgantown man and Detroit man sentenced for drug operation
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two men have been sentenced today for working together to sell large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Morgantown area.
Fentanyl Supplier Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 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.
Former Creve Coeur Pharmacy Owner Admits Paying Kickbacks for Prescriptions
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - The former owner of a Creve Coeur pharmacy on Monday admitted paying illegal kickbacks to marketing companies to generate prescriptions for expensive medications.
Convicted Child Molester Sentenced for Attempted Naturalization Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Armando Marinero-Garcia, age 49, a permanent resident of the United States, born in Mexico and residing in Johnston County, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle to five months in prison following a guilty plea to attempted naturalization fraud.
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Kickback Conspiracy and Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Juller Perez Salcedo, age 44, of Garfield, New Jersey, pled guilty today to conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud, and also to tax evasion.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting May 18
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
BJA FY 23 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program grant opened on May 18.
Brainerd Felon Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison for Distribution of Controlled Substances
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Brainerd man has been sentenced to 150 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Fatal Traffic Crash On Menominee Indian Reservation Leads to 12-Year Prison Sentence
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on April 27, 2023, U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Erin D. Schweitzer, a/k/a Erin D. Martin (age: 42), to a total sentence of 12 years’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release after...
Corpus man admits to trafficking meth
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 23-year-old man residing in Corpus Christi has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 210 grams of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Solano County Hells Angels Member Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Mahoney, 30, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison for possessing a firearm with an obliterated or altered serial number and possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Marrero Man Federally Indicted for Illegal Weapon Possession
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - RASHEED SMITH, age 32, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, was indicted on April 28, 2023 for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.