News from February 2023

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Benito Montes de Oca Cruz, 60, of Miami-Dade County, has pled guilty to abusive sexual contact with a woman serving part of her 51-month prison sentence in home confinement under his authority.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Collice Reid, 23, has been convicted for aiding and abetting the use of a firearm during a robbery that resulted in the death of a Lauderhill, Fla., resident.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Akiem Angelo Williams, 38, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for kidnapping and first-degree burglary, and 72 months for assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual abuse, for the September 6, 2020 assault on a stranger he pursued from the Georgia Avenue Metro station.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Two Michigan men have been arrested on felony charges, including interference with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder, for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
A Virginia man was arrested last night on criminal charges related to his alleged transportation of images depicting the sexual abuse of children.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested on three felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
“Every day, this Office sees the financial ruin and emotional devastation inflicted on elderly victims by scams and fraud schemes. The most recent FBI statistics are staggering: in 2021 nearly 100,000 American seniors reported being defrauded by scammers of $1.7 billion dollars.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
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 Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Dawn Emanuel, 48, of Easton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
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.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Fernando Santiago, 67, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and being a felon in possession of ammunition.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Usitc Makes Determination In Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Furfuryl Alcohol From China

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
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 Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Timothy P. McDowell, 40, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 25 years in prison for producing child pornography.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Remarks By Under Secretary Lago - February 9, 2023

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Shawn David White, 41, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Remarks By Assistant Secretary Harris - February 8, 2023

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Ernest Lee Alexander III, 33, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and possession of stolen mail matter.

By Press release submission | Feb 14, 2023
Under Secretary Lago Meets With President Of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema