News from April 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The results of a yearlong, multi-agency law enforcement operation that targeted marijuana cultivators and distributors in Shasta and Trinity Counties were announced today by United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko, and Trinity County Sheriff Bruce Haney.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Two Philadelphia men are scheduled to appear in court today on charges of conspiracy, murder for hire and aiding and abetting the use of a firearm related to a shooting in Atlantic City, N.J., last year, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two men and the South El Monte import-export company they used to move millions of dollars linked to illegal activity from the United States to Mexico were sentenced today for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. The three defendants received large sums of cash - often hidden in duffel bags - and they worked with “peso brokers" in Mexico to illegally convert the dollars to pesos.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO - A Dutch man who allegedly used the shuttered Silk Road underground website to sell illegal drugs for bitcoins worth millions of dollars has agreed to plead guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge filed against him today. The defendant, CORNELIS JAN SLOMP, through his attorney, authorized...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the Chemical Safety Board's Preliminary Findings from its investigation of the West Fertilizer explosion and fire in April 2013...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: Mark A. Steffee, 43, of Hartville, Ohio, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after previously being found guilty of enticement and possession of child pornography, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., released the following statement on Oregon’s decision to shut down its state health insurance exchange and join the federal exchange...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Edwin Rigoberto Mayorga-Fajardo, 42, of Bakersfield, charging him with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Pricilo Garcia-Jimenez, 41, a Mexican national from Oaxaca, Mexico, was sentenced this afternoon to 108 months in federal prison for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction. Garcia-Jimenez will be deported after he completes his prison sentence. The sentence was announced by Acting U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MAHAMADOU DAFFE, a tax preparer in Queens, New York, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 102 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to steal government funds, theft of government...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: The Fern Creek Fire burning in the Endless Wall area of New River Gorge National River is 90% contained.Based on the weather forecast and continued suppression efforts today, full containment is expected tomorrow. There are a couple of spots that continue to burn and put up smoke but they are within...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: Jacksonville, FL. Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) on May 10, 2014 at the Timucuan Preserve. Activities will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until 3:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Davon Martin, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, related to his drug dealing and violence in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: Case is One of Many Brought as a Result of United States Attorney Wigginton’s Metro-East Armed Robbery Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARK MISSINO, also known as “Mark Houston" and “Mark Serano," 46, formerly of Waterford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 204 months of imprisonment, followed by five ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: A seven-count indictment was filed charging an Elyria man with federal narcotics and firearms violations, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: A New Jersey doctor was sentenced to five years in prison for this role in a multi-state drug conspiracy that sent millions of dollars of highly addictive prescription painkillers across the country, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Reynaldo Estrada, 50, of Brookhaven, PA, pleaded guilty today to charges arising out of his theft of personal identifying information of hospital patients. Estrada pleaded guilty today to one count each of conspiracy to commit identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and aiding and abetting the use of a false Social Security number.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Six defendants, including three former police officers, pleaded guilty this week in federal court to accepting thousands of dollars in cash payments to provide protection during staged drug deals which were part of a federal undercover operation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Thursday, April 24, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that EMMANUEL BLANCO BALBUENA, also known as “Manny," 29, of New London, was sentenced yesterday by...
