News from December 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: Davenport, IA- On Dec. 1, 2016, Andrew Thomas Zinngrabe, 37, of Bettendorf, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 120 months in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Zinngrabe was ordered to serve ten years of supervised release following his release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: AMED VILLA, 51, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in the theft of pharmaceuticals from an Eli Lilly Company warehouse and storage facility in Enfield, Conn., and similar warehouse burglaries in Illinois, Virginia, Florida and Kentucky.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: During the month of December, Cape Cod National Seashore will exhibit photographs from artist Jennifer Moller as part of its Perspectives: Seeing Cape Cod National Seashore through Art series. Jennifer has created a body of work that represents the passage of time, the resiliency of nature, and the transformational beauty of kettle pools. She uses film photography and scanning to make 40"x40" digital archival prints.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Michael Hopson, 39, of Newport News, was convicted today by a federal jury on charges of racketeering conspiracy, including acts of murder, attempted murder, robbery, obstruction of justice, murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy and attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and other charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that today, JAMES THORPE, 25 and JOSHUA MELVIN, 23, both of Durham, were found guilty in a jury trial before Chief Judge James C. Dever, III, of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, and using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possessing the firearm in furtherance of the robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: Leader of Black P-Stones Gang Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder Charges.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced publication of the “Plum Book," which is released every four years and lists the top jobs in the executive branch.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Travis B. Preston, 28, and Tiffany L. Griffith, 25, both residents of Stanford, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute large quantities of fentanyl. Preston admitted to conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Griffith admitted to aiding and abetting the distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: DEC 05 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Francisco Rodriguez, 50, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport, to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in a heroin distribution ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury has found Ernest L. Chambliss (45, Englewood) guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 17, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Tristan Shaw, age 31, of Granville, New York, was sentenced today to 5 years in prison for receiving child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Michael Brian Taylor, 60, of Tehachapi, pleaded guilty today to bank robbery, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Toa Danh “Tony" Ly, 45, resident of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 2, by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to 60 months in prison, to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, and money laundering conspiracy.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management and the Audubon Society invite local hawk-eyed volunteers to assess the health of bird populations near Montrose, Delta, Gunnison and Hotchkiss in December and January.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: New Orleans Man Arrested and Federally Charged with Production of Child Pornography and of Coercion and Enticement of Minors.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Dianna F. Woods, 59, of Citrus Heights, guilty today of four counts of making false statements on loan applications, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - There are 10 more reasons to enjoy Steamtown National Historic Site in 2017! The park will offer free entrance admission to all on 10 days in 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service and Acadia National Park Advisory Commission are hosting an informational dialogue about the management and use of the Schoodic District at Acadia National Park. The public is invited to join us for a conversation on Thursday, December 8, from 7 to 9 pm at Moore Hall at the Schoodic Education and Research Center in Winter Harbor.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: Defendant One of 104 Individuals Federally Charged as a Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative; Prosecuted Under HOPE Initiative that Seeks to Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Lancaster, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in a string of commercial burglaries in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced.
