U.S. District Judge William Jung has sentenced Pierre C. Marc, 37, of Bradenton, to 30 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute significant quantities of controlled substances, including cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana, and heroin. Marc was also convicted of possessing with the intent to distribute marijuana and over 40 grams of fentanyl. The jury found him guilty on April 9, 2024.
U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Johnny Flores, 45, of Tampa to 45 years in federal prison for three counts of Hobbs Act robbery. A federal jury found Flores guilty on May 30, 2024.
A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a 14-count indictment on July 18, 2024, charging eight individuals with drug trafficking, conspiracy to provide contraband in prison, and conspiracy to commit identity theft.
U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Zachary Pegg, 28, of North Fort Myers, to 12 years and 3 months in federal prison for an armed carjacking committed in late 2022. Pegg pleaded guilty on March 27, 2024, to charges of carjacking and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Bamidele Omotosho (42, Nigeria) to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and computer intrusion. The court also ordered Omotosho to pay $2,051,108.70 in restitution to victims of his offenses. Omotosho entered a guilty plea on November 2, 2022.
Giovanny Bustamante Ibarra, 21, of Gillette, Wyoming, has been sentenced to 125 months’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and carrying firearms during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
A total of 24 states, including Washington, are members with nationwide group working with voter data that has been accused of "hyper-partisanship," according to an analysis by Evergreen Reporter.
Ildiberto Gonzalez Jr., 30, of San Bernardino, California, was sentenced to 14 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Gonzalez admitted his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in the Charleston area.
Tavon Lyles, 34, a convicted felon from Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for dealing crack cocaine inside a variety store while armed with a Glock 22 semi-automatic handgun. The sentence will run consecutive to any other sentence, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
A former St. Louis County, Missouri teacher on Monday admitted possessing child pornography and producing child pornography with cameras he had hidden in his home and office.
Xavion Watts, 21, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on July 17, 2024, before United States District Judge Lance M. Africk to possession of a machinegun, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(o).
Gerald Duran, a 49-year-old man from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced on July 18, 2024, to 45 months in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Following his prison term, he will serve three years of supervised release and has been ordered to pay $4,500 in restitution.
A Maryland man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
TULSA, Okla. – Today, U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III sentenced Arnold Dean Howell Jr., 31, of Sapulpa, to 360 months imprisonment for Second Degree Murder in Indian Country. Howell is ordered to serve five years of supervised release following his release from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
A Florida man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
A Colombian national was sentenced on July 17, 2024, to 65 months in prison for smuggling 1,550 kilograms of cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Edgar Parades Sanchez pled guilty to the drug smuggling offense.
A Virginia man was sentenced to prison today after pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions, along with those of others, disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Jacksonville, Florida – United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Edgar Diaz Aquino, 20, of Jacksonville, to 24 months in federal prison for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Aquino pleaded guilty to the offense on March 28, 2024. Following his prison sentence, Aquino will be deported from the United States.
Fargo – United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on July 17, 2024, April Elizabeth Bergman of Jamestown, ND, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte at the U.S. District Court in Fargo, ND, and was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison. The sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment for the offenses of firearm trafficking and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
MISSOULA — A Whitefish physician admitted on Wednesday to falsely billing Medicare and other federal health programs in a telemedicine scheme that resulted in more than $39 million in fraudulent charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.