
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Ramon Otero Jr., 39, of Tucson, was sentenced on Jan. 27, 2023, by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 60 months in prison. Otero Jr. pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: Seeking Virginia Teens to Fill Upcoming FBI Richmond Academy.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - On Feb. 1, 2023 Senior United States District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle sentenced JOSHUA REED, age 24, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, to five years in prison for illegally possessing a gun after having been convicted of a felony offense, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that, on Feb. 1, 2023, U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance sentenced ASHLEY McGOWAN (“McGOWAN"), age 36, to serve 24 months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. Judge Vance also imposed restitution in the amount of $545,000 and a mandatory special assessment of $100.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: A Michigan doctor was sentenced today to 16.5 years in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme that resulted in over $250 million in false and fraudulent claims being submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurance programs, exploited patients suffering from addiction by administering unnecessary injections, illegally distributed over 6.6 million doses of medically unnecessary opioids, and engaged in money laundering.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
BJA FY 23 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program grant opened on Feb. 7.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: Defendant Joined Mob in Destroying Media Equipment.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Maria D’Amato, 28, of Buffalo, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with production of child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years, and a fine of $250,000.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court in Austin last week to 14 years in prison for his role in a narcotics distribution network that spanned the U.S...

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.B U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Hugh Mahoney, 50, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to robbing the ESL Federal Credit Union on Merchants Road in Rochester. The charge carries a maximum possible penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Tyler Collins, 27, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to assaulting a federal officer and causing a bodily injury. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Belgrade man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for bank robbery.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: Justice Department and Federal Partners Recognize Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employee pleaded guilty on Jan. 30 to conspiring with other individuals to engage in wire fraud in connection with MTA excess vehicle auctions.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: St. Croix, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Edward Saldana, 36, and Bianca Torres, 34, both of St. Croix, appeared before United States Magistrate Emile A. Henderson, III, for their initial appearance hearing after being charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced DASHONTAE YOUNG (“YOUNG"), age 28, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of a staged automobile accident with a tractor-trailer occurring in New Orleans.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: The Criminal Division’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (HRSP) joined federal partners, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC), the FBI’s International Human Rights Unit, non-governmental organizations, and others today in recognizing the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Grandview, Mo., man who used explosives in two failed attempts to break into ATMs at Overland Park, Kan., businesses pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on his conviction for conspiring to commit wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2023
News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - A Fort Worth man was sentenced in federal court in Austin today to 60 months in prison for attempting to damage or destroy a portion of the Permian Highway Pipeline in Hays County.