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Sarasota Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud The United States
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Madeline Nikolson has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to impede and impair the ability of the Internal Revenue (“IRS") to ascertain and collect personal and corporate income tax revenue. Nikolson faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Marijuana Vending Machine Owner Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DETROIT - A man who owned and operated a marijuana vending machine in Detroit has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
FORMER TSA EMPLOYEE SENTENCED ON FRAUD CONVICTION
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: St. Thomas, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Cleon Otto 35, of St. Thomas, was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy to 12 months of probation on his conviction of creating a false authentication document. Molloy also ordered that Otto pay a $1,000.00 fine, a $25 special assessment and restitution in the amount of $1,162.20.
Phoenix Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Spree That Ended in High-Speed Chase in Which He Opened Fire on Law Enforcement
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - An Arizona man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for committing armed robberies of nine stores in Southern California and Arizona during a crime spree last summer that ended in a high-speed chase in which he fired upon federal agents and, after police rammed his car, he accidentally shot himself under his chin.
Kanawha County Woman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Fraud Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Karen L. Hodges, also known as “Karen Igo," “Karen Clay," “Karen Richmond," and “Karen Gessel," 49, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to one year and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for three counts of securities fraud. Hodges must also pay $38,570.78 in restitution.
Prior Felon Arrested On New Child Pornography Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Cameron Stroke, 42, of Depew, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, and a maximum of 40 years.
Former Chief Security Officer Of Uber Sentenced To Three Years’ Probation For Covering Up Data Breach Involving Millions Of Uber User Records
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Joseph Sullivan was sentenced to serve a three-year term of probation and ordered to pay a fine of $50,000, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and FBI San Francisco Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. William H. Orrick, United States District Judge, after a jury found Sullivan guilty of two felonies in October 2022.
Salinas Man Indicted and Arrested for Child Exploitation
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On April 20, 2023, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Alexander Joel Rivera-Santos, 25, of Salinas, Puerto Rico, with possession and transportation of child sexual abuse material, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The...
U.K. Citizen Extradited And Pleads Guilty To Cyber Crime Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey for the Northern District of California, United States Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., for the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division announced today that Joseph James O’Connor, a/k/a “PlugwalkJoe," a U.K. citizen, was extradited from Spain and entered a plea of guilty to two sets of charges involving crimes perpetrated in New York and California.
Justice Department Strengthens Efforts to Address the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DENVER -- The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to the unacceptable levels of violence that have led to the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) is a priority of the Department of Justice every day.
Solano County Hells Angels Member Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 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.
Mexican National Sentenced to More than 12 Years for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Richland, Washington - United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Jose Mendoza-Ruelas, 38, to 150 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl, and 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine. Mendoza-Ruelas, who is from Mexico, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from federal custody.
Owner Of Cape Coral Title Company Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison For Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Johnny Fior (48, Cape Coral) to 46 months in federal prison for wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $1,404,169.74, which were the proceeds of the wire fraud and illegal monetary transaction offenses. Fior had pleaded guilty on Jan. 18, 2023.
Savage Life Boys Gang Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - A Davenport man was sentenced on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, to 130 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Group responsible for 200 kilograms of methamphetamine sentenced to prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Almarud Duarte, David Garcia, Eduardo Penaloza-Pacheco, and Kevin Tello have been sentenced for their respective roles in conspiring to sell kilogram amounts of methamphetamine. Law enforcement officers seized approximately 200 kilograms of methamphetamine during the investigation.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Joined by State and Local Agencies, to Host One-Stop Reentry Resource Fair at the War Memorial in Baltimore on Wednesday, April 26, 2023
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - April is Second Chance Awareness Month. To recognize the importance of second chances, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office, the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation, and the Mayor’s...
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than 13 Years For Attempted Enticement Of A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Gregory James White (45, Jacksonville) to 13 years and 9 months in federal prison for attempted coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. The Court also ordered White to serve a 10-year term of supervised...
Activity in the U.S. Attorney’s Office
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Firearm Offenses. Christopher Leroy Gaiter, age 34, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced on May 4, 2023, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced Gaiter to 57 months in prison with three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. The ...
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
North Carolina Man Arrested, Charged With Threatening To Carry Out Shootings At A Church And Grocery Store, And To Attack A Family
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Daniel Parson, 33, of Charlotte, NC, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with making threats in or affecting interstate commerce. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.