News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


KC Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robberies of Local Businesses

A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to commit nine armed robberies of local businesses in the summer of 2018, as well as an armed robbery in which a convenience store employee was beaten and then fatally shot


Eleventh Defendant from Cedar Rapids Ice Methamphetamine Wiretap Case Found Guilty After Trial

A man who was intercepted in a wiretap conspiring to distribute large quantities of ice methamphetamine was convicted by a jury today after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.





Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Six Luxury Real Estate Properties Involved In Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering

Complaint Seeks Forfeiture of Properties Worth Approximately $75 Million Owned by Viktor Vekselberg and Maintained by Fugitive Vladimir Voronchenko


Retired U.S. Air Force Officer Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Retention Of Classified National Defense Information

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Robert L. Birchum (55, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing and retaining classified documents relating to the national defense of the United States.


Tampa Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Attempted Coercion And Enticement Of A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity

U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Demetrius Reddick (36, Tampa) to 10 years in federal prison for attempted coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.


Lake County Man Convicted Of Distributing Fentanyl Resulting In Death

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Jermaine Lamar Harvard (41, Lake County) guilty of distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of another.


Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari (26, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, namely, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS”). Pursuant to the terms of his plea agreement, Al-Azhari and the United States have agreed to the imposition of a stipulated sentence of 18 years in federal prison.


Cape Coral Man Sentenced To Eight Years For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Images And Videos

U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Karl Patrick Kluge (54, Fort Myers) to eight years and one month in federal prison for possession of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.


Readout of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon’s Participation in Gun Violence Prevention Forum

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon today joined more than 100 executives, clinicians, researchers and policymakers in New York City for the 4th Annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum hosted by Northwell Health.


BJS Releases Employment of State and Federal Prisoners Prior to Incarceration, 2016

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Employment of State and Federal Prisoners Prior to Incarceration, 2016.


OJP awards $4 million to support the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program

The Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance today awarded $4 million in funding to provide training and technical assistance to support the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program.


National Institute of Justice Examines Link Between Location of Terrorists and Risk of Terrorism

The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article summarizing an NIJ-supported study that examines where terrorists live and plan terrorist acts, in relation to where the acts occur.






U.S. Correctional Population Continued to Decline in 2021

The total correctional population in the United States fell 1% from yearend 2020 to 2021, according to statistics in Correctional Populations in the United States, 2021 – Statistical Tables and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2021, two reports released today by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.