News from February 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Noly Torato Vidad, age 47, of the Philippines, the Chief Engineer of the cargo vessel M/V Selene Leader, to eight months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for obstruction of justice and violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that Steven L. Carson, 27, of St. Charles, Missouri, was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, to 30 months in federal prison for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López announced today Dionne E. Thompson has been appointed Deputy Commissioner for External and Intergovernmental Affairs. Thompson will oversee congressional, legislative and public affairs activities and represent Reclamation's relationships with federal, state and local governments.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges today sentenced Rolando Pinon (46, San Benito, Texas) to 18 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. The Court also ordered him to forfeit more than $1.2 million dollars in property and cash, which were determined to be traceable proceeds of the offense. Pinon pleaded guilty on Nov. 25, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Jevon M. Jenkins, from East St. Louis, Illinois, was resentenced today by United States District Court Judge David R. Herndon to 135 months in federal prison for Aiding and Abetting Kidnaping, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: A Willoughby Hills man was sentenced to 16 1/2 years in prison for supplying multi-kilogram shipments of cocaine to other dealers for distribution in Northeast Ohio, as well as related crimes, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced the unsealing of a 3 count Indictment charging Jose J. Nevarez, age 43, of Schuyler, Nebraska, with distributing methamphetamine. The maximum possible penalty for the offenses includes not less than 5 years and up to 40 imprisonment, a fine of up to $5 million, a term of supervised release of at least 4 years, and a $100 special assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Allegedly Received $1.2 Million in Kickbacks for Using Straw Purchasers and False Financial Information to Buy Three Dozen Baltimore Row Houses.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument News Release.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: On Feb. 19, 2015, Brandon K. Craig, 21, of Carbondale, Ill., was sentenced for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -Today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., highlighted findings from a new report by the National Academy of Sciences detailing how the U.S. is falling behind other nations, including Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union, in combating illicit tobacco sales and tobacco tax abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 27-year-old California, Maryland man has been sentenced to federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Long History Of Drug Dealing On Tribal Land.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Plea Agreement Requires Prison Sentence within Range of 148 and 161 Months.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Michael Stewart, 55, of Albuquerque, N.M., appeared in federal court this morning on a criminal complaint charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. During his hearing, Stewart entered a not guilty plea to the charge against him and was ordered detained pending trial.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following the announcement of a Finance Committee hearing on trade next Thursday, Feb. 26, a spokesman for Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, James P. Shroba announced today that Zachary Weil, 36, of St. Louis, MO, was convicted, in the Southern District of Illinois, of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering. Weil was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Robbery of Summit Federal Credit Union in Syracuse Took Place in Broad Daylight.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: The Defendants Allegedly Distributed Oncology Drugs Contaminated With Mold.
