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Three MS-13 Gang Members Convicted of Racketeering and Violent Crime Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury convicted three La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, members yesterday of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and destruction of evidence.
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Armed Career Criminal Sentence And Holds Florida Aggravated Assault A Violent Felony
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that on April 25, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the 211-month sentence of Fred Somers, age 46. That sentence was imposed by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Hinkle in January of 2013 after Somers plead guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered firearm.
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Assault
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on May 8, 2023.
Former Founder And CEO Of Nanotechnology Company Sentenced To 48 Months In Prison
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JAMES JEREMY BARBERA, the founder and former chief executive officer (“CEO") of a New York-based nanotechnology company, Nanobeak Biotech, Inc. (“Nanobeak"), was sentenced today to 48 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl. BARBERA was previously convicted following a one-week trial of securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy offenses.
Final Member of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Carlos Alberto Castro-Ruiz, 26, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty yesterday to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine before United States District Judge Steven P. Logan. A sentencing hearing is set for July 18, 2023.
Everett Man Sentenced for Armed Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - An Everett man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for committing the February 2021 armed bank of a TD Bank branch in Allston.
Defense Contractor and Chief Executive Officer Resolve False Claims Act and FIRREA Allegations for Misusing Pandemic-Relief Funds
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - CybeCys, Inc., a defense contractor located in Texas, and its Chief Executive Officer, Harish Vajja of Fairfax, agreed to pay more than $283,000 in civil penalties, damages, and restitution and have repaid the full amount of two pandemic-relief loans to resolve allegations that Vajja...
BJS Releases Female Recruits in Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Female Recruits in Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2018.
Salem Man Sentenced for Unlawful Possession of Machine Guns
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - A Salem man was sentenced today in federal court for the unlawful possession of machine guns, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Auto Zone robber convicted
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: HOUSTON - A 31-year-old Houston resident has entered a guilty plea to two counts of Hobbs Act robberies as well as discharging a firearm during one of the crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
California Man Sentenced for Assaulting Police Officers with Pepper Spray
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 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.
Puyallup, Washington, wound treatment firm settles allegations it submitted false bills to government health care programs
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Seattle - The U.S. Department of Justice, the Washington State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division, and United Wound Healing P.S., today resolved allegations that United Wound Healing (UWH) of Puyallup, Washington, had improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid for services provided in nursing homes and care facilities in Washington, Oregon, Utah, and Idaho. UWH will pay $292,132 to resolve the matter. The company is settling the matter but admits no wrongdoing.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on May 15, 2023.
Gloucester County Man Admits Filing False Tax Returns
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man today admitted filing false claims against the IRS, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Man Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Stealing over $197,000 in Coronavirus Aid and Relief Funds from Four States
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Daniel Jibunor, 31, of Nigeria, has been sentenced to 3 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud for his role in stealing over $197,000 in unemployment insurance funds the provided by the 2020 Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 77 Months in Prison for Role in Salem County Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 77 months in prison and three years of supervised release for serving as the get-away driver to two Pennsylvania men who robbed a bank in Carneys Point, New Jersey, in July 2018, while brandishing a firearm. Kenneth S. Thompson, 44, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty on Sept. 27, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez in Camden federal court to an indictment charging him with bank robbery.
Wilmington Man Federally Indicted for Possessing Over a Kilogram of Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Wilmington man with possession of over a kilogram of cocaine with intent to distribute it.
Federal Jury Convicts Muskogee Resident Of First-Degree Murder In Indian Country
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Robert William Rainford, age 50, of Muskogee, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of First-Degree Murder in Indian Country, one count of Use, Carry, Brandish, and Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence, and one count of Causing Death with a Firearm.
Fort Campbell Couple Indicted On Aggravated Child Abuse Charges
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: NASHVILLE - A federal indictment unsealed today, charges a Fort Campbell couple with aggravated child neglect, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis.
Silk Road Drug Vendor Who Claimed To Commit Murders-For-Hire For Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Charged With Narcotics And Money Laundering Conspiracies
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Thomas M. Fattorusso, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI"), announced the unsealing today of an Indictment charging JAMES ELLINGSON...