News from March 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: POCATELLO - Christopher Keeling, 30, of Pocatello, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Keeling was indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 25, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that yesterday a grand jury in Scranton indicted a federal inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Canaan for assaulting another inmate.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Watrous, NM: Artists have long found inspiration in America's national parks where stories, paintings, and poems have been created to capture the majesty and history of these special places. Fort Union National Monument invites you to discover the remarkable images of Fort Union through the lens of renowned...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Sheiva Dee Joe, 30, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Yahtahey, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to an indictment charging her with involuntary manslaughter. Under the terms of her plea agreement, Joe will be sentenced to 18 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that the former director of the Morgan City Housing Authority and two former employees were arraigned today on charges related to theft of half a million dollars.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose announced today that the leader of a drug trafficking conspiracy was sentenced to 135 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. also ordered Laurentino Benitez, 45, of Huntersville, N.C., to serve four years under court supervision after he is released from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Portland, Maine: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Cecile Roux, 41, of Harpswell, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to three months in prison and three years of supervised release, including three months of home confinement, for embezzlement by a bank employee. She was also ordered to pay $107,995.84 in restitution. Roux pled guilty on Nov. 20, 2015.
By State Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Dear Mr. Vice President: We are both saddened and outraged by the recent murder of Berta Cáceres in Honduras. As you know, Berta was a true champion for social justice. As the Coordinator of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) and the winner of the 2015 Goldman...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Danny R. Williams, 29, and Sukita M. Williams, 43, both of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Oxycodone and money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: A Virginia man was sentenced to life in prison for traveling across state lines to engage in sexual conduct with an underage girl, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - The owner of a Schaumburg real estate appraisal company pleaded guilty in federal court today to willfully failing to pay more than $550,000 in personal income taxes.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 100,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2015/2016 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. handed down a 20-year prison sentence today to Joseph Michael Osborne on drug conspiracy and firearms offenses, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Cogburn also ordered Osborne, 38, of Charlotte, to serve five years under court supervision after he is released from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - William J. Richardson, age 41, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing an unregistered firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that FREDDIE ROSS, JR., age 38, of New Orleans, who performs under the stage name BIG FREEDIA, pled guilty today to theft of government funds.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: MOOSE, WY -This summer, Grand Teton National Park will launch a new volunteer program dedicated to the preservation of cultural sites throughout the park. The Grand Teton Hammer Corps will provide an opportunity for volunteers of all ages to learn about and connect with the park's historic buildings and cultural landscapes while working to preserve them.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA -Jeoffrey Jenkins and Vaughn Chambers have been sentenced for their roles in a two-year long tax refund fraud scheme that generated hundreds of false tax returns and sought over $2.8 million in fraudulent tax refunds. Jenkins and Chambers, both bank employees, stole personally identifying information from bank customers and used that information to open bank accounts to receive the fraudulent tax refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The owner and president of a Camden County, New Jersey, payroll processing company was charged today with defrauding more than 50 clients - including the City of Trenton - out of more than $5.6 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Jesus Ricardo Espinoza-Suarez, 43, of Layton, Utah, made an initial appearance yesterday on charges of false claim to United States citizenship, false statement in an application for passport, and false use of a social security number, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Espinoza-Suarez was indicted on March 8, 2016, by a federal grand jury in Boise.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Suhip E. Ebrahim, 26, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, and Ronnell A. Williams, 41, of Wheeling, West Virginia, with oxycodone trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
