News from January 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Rocheport, Mo., woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using her payroll services business in a $1.5 million fraud and embezzlement scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 63 months in prison for committing securities fraud to obtain over $2.8 million from victim investors, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: A man who initiated a January 2022 shooting in north Tulsa that caused the death of an 18-year-old and seriously injured a second teenager pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-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 DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore announced today that the Western District of Missouri collected $7,691,991 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022. Of this amount, $5,422,014 was collected in criminal actions and $2,269,977 was collected in civil actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Anthony Wilson, 35, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of aggravated bank robbery and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, was sentenced to serve 66 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A California man who leaped into the Providence River in a bid to evade arrest pled guilty today in federal court in Providence to a charge of being a felon in possession of firearms; fourteen guns will be forfeited and destroyed as a result, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 10, 2023) – Today at the Missouri Job Center in Springfield, Missouri, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $500,000 ceremonial check to the City of Springfield, Missouri, as a Brownfields Job Training grant selectee. McCollister was joined by city leaders Mayor Ken McClure, City Manager Jason Gage, and Interim Director of Workforce Development Ericka Schmeeckle.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Carlos Alberto Roman (56, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to possession of controlled substances and possessing a firearm equipped with a silencer in furtherance of that drug crime. Roman faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 30 years, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
News Release: MIAMI - Markenzy Lapointe prestó juramento hoy como fiscal federal del distrito sur de Florida ante la jueza presidente del distrito federal de los Estados Unidos, Cecilia M. Altonaga.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 11, 2023
Underserved and disadvantaged communities in areas of chronic economic distress can now apply for federal funding to upgrade their transit systems.
By Tamara Browning | Jan 11, 2023
One of the largest airlines in the United States has been fined after an investigation found to it had retaliated against flight attendants for reporting workplace illnesses.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2023
A soil- and water-improvement project teaming farmers, ranchers and landowners in South Dakota with federal conservation specialists is now accepting applications for financial assistance.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 11, 2023
An Earth City, Mo. polyurethane producer will pay a civil penalty and make a donation to a local fire department to settle alleged violations of federal clean-air rules.
By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2023
Our great nation is a melting pot of diverse perspectives and backgrounds. During the holiday season, many Americans connect with family—we take time to reflect, we resolve to learn more about ourselves, and we set intentions for the coming year.
By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2023
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Prince William County, Va., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight early this morning, Jan. 4. The 9mm gun was loaded with 12 bullets.
By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2023
Milwaukee Mitchell International Aiport (MKE) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) annual Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2022.
By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2023
Deportation officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City apprehended a 46-year-old Ecuadoran citizen with a history of violence toward children.
By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2023
An investigation led by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore field office resulted in a 45-year federal prison sentence, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for a registered sex offender for the sexual exploitation of two minor girls to produce child pornography
By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2023
Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed Darwin Murillo-Morocho, an Ecuadoran criminal fugitive wanted for murder in Ecuador, Jan. 5.
