News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that 10th Street Gang member Brandon Bobbitt, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO), was sentenced to 210 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: In preparation for the celebration of Acadia National Park's centennial in 2016, Acadia National Park (ANP) and Friends of Acadia (FOA) today unveiled the official Acadia Centennial Logo at a meeting of the Acadia Centennial Partners at the Ellsworth City Hall. The logo, designed by Catherine Breer of...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: St. Louis, MO - CARMEN A. FLUKER, a/k/a Carmen Simmons a/k/a Carmen Lacy a/k/a “Lucious," was indicted for her alleged promotion of prostitution between May 2011 and April 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: An Information was filed charging Jelani Christmas, 30, of Philadelphia, PA, with being a felon in possession of three firearms, ammunition and a large capacity magazine, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - May 12, 2014. Caleb Kesler, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. Montezuma Castle to Host Program Exploring Ancient Technologies. CAMP VERDE-The art of stone tool flint knapping and other early hunting technologies will be demonstrated in a special Memorial Day...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: Huntington, W.Va. - A Detroit man who was part of a heroin conspiracy in the Huntington area, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Daniel M. Flowers, 43, pleaded guilty before Chief United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers in Huntington to distributing heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: A man who distributed and possessed child pornography pled guilty on May 9, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, May 12, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CHARLES JOHNSON, also known as “CJ," 33, of New Haven, was sentenced on Friday, May 9, by U.S. District...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that two Bluefield men were sentenced in federal court for distribution of prescription drugs. Leonard Graves III, 31, of Bluefield, Virginia, was sentenced to eighteen months in federal prison for distribution of oxycodone. Graves...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Following a 10-day jury trial, three men who were breaking into warehouses and delivery vans in the Las Vegas area and stealing controlled substances and designer goods, and had planned to kidnap and rob a delivery driver, were convicted by a federal jury today of conspiracy, robbery, theft, firearm, and other charges, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn.- May 12, 2014- Joshua Lee Alan Eichel, 32, of Nashville, Tenn., was sentenced on May 8, 2014, to 135 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Kevin H. Sharp, for conspiring to possess and distribute 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. The prison term will be followed by five years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: BOISE - Robert Craig Dupont, 37, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Dupont appeared before Hon. John C. Coughenour, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, at the federal courthouse in Boise. He pleaded guilty to the charge on Dec. 13, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today a federal grand jury handed down a four-count indictment charging Catherine Vitello, 41, of Elma, N.Y., with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of hydrocodone, fentanyl and alprazolam, and maintaining a drug involved premises. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: Three individuals from metro-Detroit were convicted of violating various federal drug laws in a massive drug ring that trafficked hundreds of kilograms of heroin and cocaine, and thousands of pounds of marijuana in metro-Detroit, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Kansas City, Mo., attorney pleaded guilty in federal court today to money laundering.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: The transition from winter to spring at Glacier National Park is happening, offering some popular recreational opportunities, as well as some challenges and hazards.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: HOUSTON - Lawrence Tyler, 41, has been convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, seven counts of health care fraud and one count of money laundering, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The verdicts were returned just moments ago following five days of trial and less than four hours of deliberation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: Five defendants have now pled guilty to charges arising out of.
By Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - An indictment was unsealed in federal court Monday charging the former National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) minister of defense with lying on his application for U.S. citizenship by not disclosing his alleged affiliation with a violent political group in Liberia. The former minister was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and FBI special agents Monday at Newark Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Today, United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill sentenced Jennifer Lorraine Coleman, 24, of Clovis, to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiming a laser pointer at a law enforcement aircraft, and Brett Lee Scott, 26, of Bakersfield, entered a guilty plea to the same crime, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
