News from February 2023
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A Search At The Defendant’s Residence Also Recovered Four “Ghost Guns,” Including One that Was Modified to be a Machinegun
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
WALTER ALVAREZ TIRADO, age 33, a resident of Madisonville, Kentucky, pled guilty on February 16, 2023 before U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the coordination of efforts between the United States Department of Justice and the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural Resources with respect to the health and welfare of the animals housed at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo and the holding facility known as the Centro de Detención en Cambalache (collectively the “Zoo”).
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
An indictment was unsealed today in the District of Connecticut charging a Connecticut man and a foreign national with conspiracy, multiple counts of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and money laundering in connection with an alleged scheme to pay bribes to Brazilian officials to win contracts with Brazil’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (Petrobras).
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an eight-count indictment on February 15, 2023, charging five Idaho men with distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine, and conspiracy to do the same, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A Minneapolis man has been found guilty by a federal jury of possession of a machinegun and illegal possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Two men pleaded guilty this week in federal court to child pornography charges, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (“FCI”) in Sandstone has been sentenced to an additional 24 months in prison for attempting to obtain contraband in prison, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A Logan, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court here today to 540 months for producing child pornography of a three-year-old child and possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse, some of which depicted other minor children to whom the defendant had access.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Rasean J. Piner, 35, of Trotwood, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 151 months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute bulk amounts of narcotics.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A federal district court judge in Alaska sentenced a Palmer man to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment. In August 2022, a federal jury convicted John Smith of 10 felony charges including two counts of murder as well as robbery, drug, and firearm related charges following an eleven-day trial.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A Cordova corporation was sentenced today to a $450,000 fine, $550,000 in restitution, and 5 years of probation.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Two Florida men pleaded guilty today to charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Robert Clay Smith, age 61, an Alexandria, La., physician was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay more than $800,000 to workers’ compensation insurers, for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, health care fraud, and violations of federal anti-kickback laws.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Heath Gauthier, 46, of Rochester, New Hampshire, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday and charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
A Woodbridge man pleaded guilty today to illegally obtaining pandemic unemployment benefits from the state of California.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
After three days of trial, a federal jury convicted Mark Bolling, 55, of Charleston, today of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of methamphetamine, being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, and illegal possession of a firearm silencer.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Dana Michael Russell, also known as “Anthony Roberts,” 36, of Giffithsville, Lincoln County, pleaded guilty today to possession of prepubescent child pornography.
By Press release submission | Feb 27, 2023
Matthew Jackson, 27, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Beckley, pleaded guilty today to possession of a weapon by an inmate of a federal prison.
