News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Ali Dhaher al-darajy, age 47, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to 78 months imprisonment, followed by three years...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: rosecution Arises out of Seizure of More than 11 Pounds of Methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Memorial Day, America's unofficial first day of summer, is the day we traditionally spruce up the final resting places of family members, friends and especially those who gave the last full measure in service to community and country. National parks are appropriate places for reflection and remembrance on this special day and many of the 28 different kinds of parks in the will host special events this Memorial Day weekend.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: The owner and president of a Miami-area consulting and staffing company was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a $2.3 million Medicare fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Billy Michael Reed, 61, of Benton, Illinois, and Matthew Michael Adams, 32, of Arad, Alabama, have pled guilty and have been sentenced on charges of trafficking wildlife under the Lacey Act. On...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - After a three day trial, Ashley Starling Thomas, 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, was convicted today by a federal jury of conspiring to launder money, conspiring to structure cash transactions, five counts of money laundering, and four counts of structuring cash transactions, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $8.8 million to boost the production of advanced biofuels and sustain jobs at renewable energy facilities in 39 states. USDA continues to lead the way in promotion of advanced biofuel...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Shem Kirk Hansen, 37, of Twin Falls, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 40 months in prison for unlawful possession of firearms and possession of a sawed-off shotgun, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Hansen to serve three years of supervised release, to pay a $500 fine, and to forfeit the firearms that he possessed. Hansen pleaded guilty on March 7, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine was convicted by a jury May 26, 2016, after a two-day trial in federal court in Sioux City.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, 26, of Woodbridge, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), aiding and abetting the provision of material support to ISIL, and false statements.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: MILWAUKEE - Operation “Smack" down, begun in March and led by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) in partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies targeted violent drug traffickers and gang members in an effort to reduce the availability of heroin, or “smack," and prescription opiates. Sales of these drugs fuel addiction and violence in Milwaukee and other communities in Southeast Wisconsin.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms, CA -.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Andre Eugene Favreau (31, Tampa) to 25 years in federal prison for online enticement of a minor and transportation and receipt of child pornography. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the computers used in the crimes. Favreau pleaded guilty on Jan. 27, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Tennessee Sheriff Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Conspiracy, Fraud and Related Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that the owner of apartment complexes in Pulaski County, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court to an $18.2 million fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On May 26, 2016, Corrie Gillispie, a.k.a., Tyme, BiggtymeChattanoogatyme, and Profit Tyme, 40, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Willie Watkins, a.k.a., Block Baker, Soldier, and Killer, 40, also of Chattanooga, were arrested by agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Chattanooga Police Department, on charges involving conspiracy, kidnapping, and sex trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Three Navy Officers Charged in Expanding Bribery and Fraud Scheme.
By DOE Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell asking for more information surrounding mistakes reportedly made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the cleanup of legacy wells in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). In her letter , Murkowski cites specific incidents where BLM’s actions and lax oversight have threatened human safety and further environmental damage.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced today that Brian T. Nelsen, 29, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha for receiving child pornography. Senior Judge Lyle E Strom sentenced Nelsen to five years of imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Nelsen will begin a five-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.
