News from February 2023
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta traveled to Memphis today to attend the investiture of U.S. Attorney Kevin Ritz for the Western District of Tennessee and meet with local Memphis officials and community leaders.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KEYON DOOLING and ALAN ANDERSON were sentenced to 30 months and 24 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan (the “Plan”).
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A federal jury convicted Michael Joe Green, II, 49, of Pensacola, of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and the distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Three Hudson County, New Jersey, men were charged by complaint with narcotics and firearms related violations, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
An Ohio man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of felony charges for the third time.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Defendants Attempted to Steal Marijuana and Cash from Drug Dealer Falsely Advertising Himself as a "Licensed Marijuana Dispensary" on Instagram
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against two Duluth men for a methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that GREGORY JOSEPH HERNANDEZ, age 67, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DESEAN CHRISTY, age 38, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), and 924(c)(1)(A), and the Federal Drug Control Act, Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). CHRISTY was sentenced to 70 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and $300 total in mandatory special assessment fees.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
United States District Court Senior Judge Francisco A. Besosa sentenced Wilberto Ramos-Candelaria to 24 years and 5 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for production of child pornography and for soliciting and receiving the child exploitation material via the internet and social media applications
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee joined Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and Maine’s District Attorneys in a statement today to reassure domestic violence victims in Maine following a recent appellate court decision in Louisiana.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A Texas man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in funneling illegal foreign campaign contributions from a Russian national to a 2016 presidential campaign.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
The final member of a Northwest Arkansas drug trafficking organization was sentenced yesterday to federal prison for crimes related to the Distribution of Fentanyl.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A San Antonio man was sentenced in federal court in Midland today to 181 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution ring in Midland.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Senior United States District Judge James I. Cohn has sentenced Jonathan Cruz, 36, Eric Ortiz Melendez, 28, and Jorge Aponte Figueroa, 25, to life in federal prison for their participation in violent robberies and murders.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Jonathan Ghertler Also Allegedly Impersonated the Partner of a Global Law Firm on Telephone Calls with Federal Agents Investigating His Scheme
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Daniel E. Russo pleaded guilty today in federal court in Brooklyn to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, distribution and possession of oxycodone, and nine counts of filing false personal and corporate tax returns.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Brian Battle, 45, Jefferson, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 2 ½ years in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Troy Rivetti, First Assistant to former United States Attorney to Cindy K. Chung, has been named Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania effective today.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A Springfield woman was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in prison for witness tampering that occurred at the onset of a multi-week federal trial against four individuals relating to a murder, violent gang enterprise, and a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Virginia, California, and several other states.
