Tag: November 2025
Clifton Darnell Brown, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Oklahoma 2023
A Sand Springs man was sentenced for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Clifton Darnell Brown, 47, was found guilty of these charges and has been sentenced to 151 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.…
Jose Juan Salas-Esparza, Unlawful Reentry, Oklahoma 2024
TULSA, Okla. – The grimy streets of Tulsa witnessed a familiar face return to American soil once more, as Mexican national Jose Juan Salas-Esparza, 48, was handed his sixth deportation conviction for unlawful reentry into the United States. According to U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson, Judge Gustavo A. Gelpi, Jr., imposed an 18-month sentence on Salas-Esparza,…
Trump Administration Blocked From Stealing SNAP Benefits, NEW YORK,…
NEW YORK – The Trump administration’s latest attempt to inflict hardship on millions of Americans hit a legal wall today, as New York Attorney General Letitia James secured an emergency court order blocking their brazen effort to claw back Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This isn’t about policy; it’s about deliberately punishing those who…
Letitia James, SNAP Cut Directive, New York 2025
New York – In a major victory for New Yorkers struggling with food insecurity, Attorney General Letitia James has successfully defended the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from the Trump administration’s proposed cuts. On November 10, 2025, a federal judge granted a full temporary restraining order (TRO), blocking the implementation of a directive that would…
Richard Joseph Schweiger, Methamphetamine Distribution, Oklahoma 2024
TULSA, Okla. – Another career criminal is off the streets of Oklahoma, thanks to a joint operation that exposed a two-year methamphetamine distribution network. Richard Joseph Schweiger, 50, of Sapulpa, received a brutal 262-month sentence – 21 years and 10 months – in federal prison today, following a conviction on charges of Drug Conspiracy and…
Lenard White, Contract Killing, Florida 2023
Tampa, FL – In a chilling turn of justice, federal prosecutors have secured convictions against Lenard White and Sheldon Robinson for the cold-blooded contract killing of 17-year-old high school student I.S. The murder was plotted to silence the teenager after she reported a sexual assault. White, who sexually assaulted I.S., orchestrated the hit, while his…
Chad Henry Davis, Child Pornography Possession, Oklahoma 2023
TULSA, Okla. – Chad Henry Davis, 32-year-old former IT Technician, was handed a 87-month sentence today for his despicable activities of possessing child pornography and obtaining private data from colleagues. The U.S. Circuit Judge Gustavo A. Gelpi, Jr., also ordered Davis to serve five years of supervised release post-imprisonment and register as a sex offender.…
Anthony Lee George, Fentanyl Distribution, Oklahoma 2025
TULSA, OK – The October Federal Grand Jury has returned a slew of indictments, exposing a network of crime operating within Oklahoma. From fentanyl distribution to firearms violations and brutal assaults, the charges paint a grim picture of criminal activity the Department of Justice is attempting to dismantle. United States Attorney Clint Johnson announced the…
Derrick Carl Andrew Chatman, Machinegun Conversion Device Sale, Oklahoma 2024
Broken Arrow, Okla. – A grim tale of firearms and deceit unfolds as Derrick Carl Andrew Chatman, 24, faces charges for selling a machinegun conversion device to a minor while under state supervision. ” + “ The Tulsa Police Department was alerted by concerned parents who found a firearm equipped with a machinegun conversion device—a…
Carlos Fabian Velez, Citizenship Fraud, Texas 2023
Convicted child pornography predator Carlos Fabian Velez, 54, has been sentenced in San Antonio for citizenship fraud. The sentence is a harsh blow to the aspiring citizen who had previously pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography. On Wednesday, Judge Jason K. Pulliam ruled that Velez will serve time already served on his existing 210-month sentence…
