News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Two Previously Deported Men Charged With Illegal Reentry

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two previously deported men were indicted separately by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States.


Pair Accused of Two St. Louis Carjackings

A man and a woman have been indicted and accused of two armed carjackings in St. Louis, Missouri last May.


St. Louis Man Indicted on Drug and Gun Charges

A man from St. Louis, Missouri accused of involvement in a convenience store shootout was indicted Wednesday on drug and gun charges.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For $12 Million Advance Fee Telemarketing Scheme Targeting Small Business Owners

A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson to 78 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for defrauding hundreds of small business owners – many of them elderly – of about $12 million.


Pair Accused of Two St. Louis Carjackings

A man and a woman have been indicted and accused of two armed carjackings in St. Louis, Missouri last May.


St. Louis Man Indicted on Drug and Gun Charges

A man from St. Louis, Missouri accused of involvement in a convenience store shootout was indicted Wednesday on drug and gun charges.


Newtown Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that THOMAS R. SAINT, 67, of Newtown, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court to one count of tax evasion.


Federal Indictment Charges Four Co-Conspirators For Scheme Involving Money Orders Stolen From Post Office

U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced that a federal grand jury in Charlotte has indicted four co-conspirators for a scheme involving stolen United States Postal Service (USPS) money orders.


Lebanon Man Indicted On Attempted Child Enticement And Production Of Child Pornography Charges

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Mason Morey, age 26, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of attempted online enticement and 14 counts of production of child pornography.


South Carolina Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Federal Prison

U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Brandon Eugene Massey, 38, of Blacksburg, S.C., to 151 months in prison, for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Whitney also imposed five years of supervised release following incarceration.


Richmond Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Armed Trafficking of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

Amber Bailey, 41, of Richmond, Indiana, was sentenced to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.


Robert Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years

Recording artist ROBERT SYLVESTER KELLY, also known as “R. Kelly,” was sentenced earlier today by United States District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber to 20 years in federal prison, with one year to run consecutive to the 30-year sentence previously imposed in the Eastern District of New York.


Georgia woman charged with stealing over $450,000 in government and retirement benefits

Sandra D. Smith has been arraigned on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government funds. The indictment alleges that Smith stole more than $450,000 in Social Security Administration (SSA) retirement benefits and New York State Local and Retirement System (NYSLRS) benefits intended for M.S., who died in 2006 and was no longer eligible to receive those funds.


Roseville Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography

Randy Edward Martin, 40, of Roseville, was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison for distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


UNITED STATES ATTORNEY KAVANAUGH ANNOUNCES NEW VOLUNTARY SELF-DISCLOSURE POLICY

United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia has implemented the new United States Attorney’s Offices’ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy.


Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For $12 Million Advance Fee Telemarketing Scheme Targeting Small Business Owners

A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson to 78 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for defrauding hundreds of small business owners – many of them elderly – of about $12 million.


Pair Accused of Two St. Louis Carjackings

A man and a woman have been indicted and accused of two armed carjackings in St. Louis, Missouri last May.


St. Louis Man Indicted on Drug and Gun Charges

A man from St. Louis, Missouri accused of involvement in a convenience store shootout was indicted Wednesday on drug and gun charges.


Newtown Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that THOMAS R. SAINT, 67, of Newtown, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court to one count of tax evasion.


Federal Indictment Charges Four Co-Conspirators For Scheme Involving Money Orders Stolen From Post Office

U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced that a federal grand jury in Charlotte has indicted four co-conspirators for a scheme involving stolen United States Postal Service (USPS) money orders.