News from August 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Aaron Richard Eubanks, age 32, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was found guilty by a federal jury of five counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Robert Lee Ripley (47, Melbourne) to 14 years in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release for distributing images of child sexual abuse. The court also ordered Ripley to pay $5,000 in restitution. Ripley had pleaded guilty on Feb. 24, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: TYLER, Texas - The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 36 defendants in 13 federal districts across the United States for more than $1.2 billion in alleged fraudulent telemedicine, cardiovascular and cancer genetic testing, and durable medical equipment (DME) schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging former teacher’s aide Josualis Carrasquillo-Ramos, 21, with sexual exploitation of a minor, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The arrest follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Christel Joseph to 30 months in federal prison for preparing false and fraudulent tax returns. Joseph had pleaded guilty on Feb. 16, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, BRIYAN LOVE, an Orleans Parish resident, pled guilty as charged to a violation of Accessory After the Fact to Murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Defendant allegedly lied under oath about fatal workplace accident.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: MACON, Ga. - Members of the Macon Reentry Coalition, a collaborative effort among community and law enforcement organizations focused on addressing the needs of people who were once incarcerated by helping them find jobs and successfully return to society, are calling for interested persons to join the group.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Erie, Pa. - After deliberating about five hours, a federal jury on Friday found Jeffrey Colin Rogers guilty of six counts of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Jeffrey McKinley Rodgers, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Spokane - Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Philip Marion Harthill, age 74, of Rosalia, Washington, was sentenced in federal court in Spokane for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor. United States Senior District Judge Rosanna Malouf...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal jury in Corpus Christi has convicted a 27-year-old man for possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Grants Pass, Oregon, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics and money laundering laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Defendant cyberstalked and sent death threats to ex-girlfriend and her family.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Christian Flores, 25, of Stockton, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: A Smithville man who allegedly flew a drone loaded with drugs and other contraband into prison has been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Kirkland, Washington man has been sentenced to federal prison for fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Mexican national was sentenced to 100 months in prison in connection to an international drug ring that distributed large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana from Mexico in the Kansas City area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 26-year-old Corpus Christi man has been sent to prison following his convictions of conspiracy to distribute narcotics and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 12, 2022
News Release: Investments Include $32 Million to Help More Than 1 Million People in Socially Vulnerable Communities
