News from January 2023
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
Dennis Killough Jr., 51, of Vacaville, pleaded guilty today to unlawfully possessing two firearms after being convicted of a felony crime, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Daniel Gibbs, 37, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Friday, January 6, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 121 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Gibbs pleaded guilty to this charge on September 14, 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
A Herndon man made his first court appearance today on charges of production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Karin Robinson, a former correction officer employed by the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), with conspiracy to violate the Travel Act and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances to an inmate incarcerated at the George R. Vierno Center at Rikers Island (GRVC) between February and June 2019.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
Cameron Dyer, 30, of Summerville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
A Somerset County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing multiple images and videos of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
A former Portland attorney was sentenced to federal prison today for defrauding more than one hundred clients out of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds and using the stolen money to bankroll a lavish lifestyle.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
WILLIAM JOSEPH DANIEL, 46, of Stephens County, was sentenced last week to serve eighteen months in federal prison for sexual battery, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
A multi-year investigation into a prison-based drug trafficking organization has resulted in 69 defendants being convicted across multiple state and federal cases
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
Patrick A. Anaya, 24, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced on Friday, January 6, 2023, to 12 ½ years in prison by U.S. District Judge Christopher A. Boyko after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
U.S. Attorney Michael Easley is announcing efforts to combat human trafficking including the launch of a dedicated task force, and increased community outreach and education to raise awareness.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
Aarti D. Pandya, M.D. and Aarti D. Pandya, M.D. P.C. (“Pandya Practice Group”) have agreed to pay approximately $1,850,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by, among other things, billing the government for cataract surgeries and diagnostic tests that were not medically necessary, tests that were incomplete or of worthless value, and office visits that did not provide the level of service claimed.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
Behrouz Mokhtari, age 72, of McLean, Virginia and Tehran, Iran, a native of Iran and a naturalized citizen of the United States, pleaded guilty today to two conspiracies to violate sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran regarding the exportation, re-exportation, sale, or supply directly or indirectly, any goods, technology, or services to Iran.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
Eric Michael Jaklitsch, 40, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to charges in two related cases, one case alleging wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and the other case alleging wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Brian Carroll (46, Tennessee) has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
John Green, 81, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for accessing and downloading child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire Report | Jan 20, 2023
Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) has criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke then-President Donald Trump’s executive orders that looked to restrict TikTok in the U.S., saying that the popular cell phone application is a national security risk as it has ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
Virgil Montell-Denzel Watkins, 30, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 10 years and eight months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Jose Rodolfo Villarreal-Hernandez, also known as "El Gato," was arrested Saturday, January 7, 2023, by Mexican authorities. In 2018, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas unsealed an indictment charging Villarreal-Hernandez with interstate stalking and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.
By Press release submission | Jan 20, 2023
United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on January 5, 2023, Chief U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper sentenced Ashton Howard (age: 29) to 60 months in federal prison for obstructing a law enforcement officer while that officer was engaged in his official duties during a civil disorder, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 231(a)(3). Howard, who entered a guilty plea to the offense last year, also will spend three years on supervised release following his prison term and will be required to pay over $29,000 in restitution related to medical expenses resulting from his offense.
