News from October 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - With the sentencing of Leatrice Reynaud, 45, three Houston women have now been held accountable for their crimes of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Reynaud previously pleaded guilty as did Houston cousins, Tonya Beverly, 39, and Demetria Jones, 41.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Lassana Nianghane, 52, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by information, filed yesterday, with trafficking in counterfeit goods, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the information, Nianghane, also known as “the Purse Man," sold counterfeit womens’ designer purses and counterfeit sneakers, among other items, on the sidewalk near Germantown and Chelten Avenues in Philadelphia PA.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that the White House has brought Crescent City Keepers (“CCK"), a mentoring program launched by U. S. Attorney Polite in 2014, under the umbrella of the President’s My Brother’s Keeper (“MBK") Initiative. MBK seeks to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and ensures that all young people can reach their full potential.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: The National Park Service (NPS) issued a Prospectus on Sept. 29, 2015, for a concession contract for food and beverage, retail, and parking at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: Berlin, MD -Assateague Island National Seashore continues with storm preparations in anticipation of Hurricane Joaquin to ensure the safety of park visitors, park employees and protection of park infrastructure.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Sabah Al-Washah, 48, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on “spice" trafficking. Sabah Al-Washah is one of three men arrested in the District of New Mexico in May 2014, as part...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: A Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for filing false refund claims with the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former school bus driver has been indicted by a federal grand jury for receiving and possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Timothy Edward McDermott (61, Palm Coast) to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography over the Internet. He pleaded guilty on May 14, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Willian Santos-Velasques, of El Salvador, pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with illegally reentering the United States after having been previously deported, announced Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: Effective immediately, campfires are allowed in established fire rings in campgrounds and day-use areas throughout Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Charcoal grills are also allowed at this time; however, other forms of open flame such as tiki torches and lakebed campfires are still banned.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: On Friday, October 9, Fort Stanwix National Monument will offer a special nighttime tour through the fort. This candlelit program, called Mysteries, Myths, & Mayhem, explores the more terrifying aspects of life for the soldiers and their families along the New York frontier.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Thousands of Americans in communities across the country discarded more than 350 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, September 26.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: Harkers Island, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore continues to move forwards with its emergency weather evacuation plan. Due to public safety and the welfare of park visitors and staff, the National Seashore is currently closed to all visitors until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Darius Raymond Stewart, age 21, of Baltimore, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with malicious destruction of a commercial building, arising from the arson of a liquor store on April 27, 2015, during the riots following the death of Freddie Gray. One victim was trapped...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Peter Aleksandrov Magnis, age 27, of Hydes, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a robbery conspiracy in connection with the robbery of a jewelry store, including a carjacking and kidnapping.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Ronald Martin, 65, of Hill, New Hampshire, was sentenced today by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 12 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for tax evasion reports Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Donald R. Griffin, 37, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to committing a murder in aid of a racketeering enterprise, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Michael Montoya, 37, of Clovis, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a methamphetamine trafficking charge. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Montoya will be sentenced within the range of 121 to 151 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
