By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2022
News Release: Tampa, FL - A federal jury convicted Jeremy Brown, 48, of Tampa, for possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun and an unregistered short-barreled rifle, two counts of possession of unregistered M67 fragmentation grenades, willful retention of national defense information and illegal storage of explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2022
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Joshua Olsen, 30, of Lee, New Hampshire, was charged in federal court with distribution of child sexual abuse materials, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Tiffani Meeks, 38, of Barboursville, pleaded guilty today to three counts of wire fraud, after defrauding a Cabell County business while its bookkeeper.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2022
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 19 year-old Laredo resident has entered a guilty plea to transporting approximately 1.42 kilograms of fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2022
News Release: Seattle - 26-year-old Kent, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 11 years in prison for his role as a drug trafficker and debt collector for a cartel-connected drug distribution ring, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Jorge Mondragon pleaded guilty in July 2022 to...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2022
News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Mohammad David Hashimi, Abdullah At Taqi, Khalilullah Yousuf, and Seema Rahman with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS"). Hashimi, Taqi, and Rahman were arrested this morning...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2022
News Release: A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted the former National Treasurer of Venezuela and her husband on Dec. 13 for their roles in a billion-dollar currency exchange, bribery, and money laundering scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2022
News Release: Seattle - A 61-year-old Spanaway, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to eight years in prison for his key role in a large drug distribution ring, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Dwayne Douglas George was indicted in November 2021, along with 16 other defendants.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A West Warwick man today pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple child pornography charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: St. Croix, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Ashokkumar Prahladbhai Patel, 40, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III, to Re-Entry of Removed Alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN.- A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman and three Florida residents in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: Defendant Pointed Firearm at Mother and Daughter.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Washington, D.C. woman today on multiple charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, trafficking in unauthorized access devices, aggravated identity theft, unlawful possession of 15 or more access devices, and possession of access device-making equipment with intent to defraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Pursuant to two settlements announced today, several Central Coast health care providers have agreed to pay a total of $22.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated federal and California law by causing the submission of false claims to Medi-Cal related to Medicaid Adult Expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Henry Troy Wade (45, Ocala) with six counts of wire fraud related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES") Act. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count. In addition, the United States is seeking an order of forfeiture for at least $524,400, which represents the proceeds of the conduct charged in the indictment.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Jorge Mario Velasquez, 40, of Nayarit, Mexico, was sentenced to 211 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kayla Marie Cline, of Flemington, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug trafficking operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Hancock County man has been charged with acquiring more than 50,000 pills from Europe for redistribution in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Ricky Darnell Franklin, Jr. (31, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Franklin had been indicted on May 24, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 15, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - ALEJANDRO MUNOZ, age 47, a resident of Houston, Texas, was sentenced on December 8, 2022 by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to a term of twenty (20) months’ imprisonment followed by a term of three (3) years’ supervised release and a 100.00 mandatory special assessment fee...
