News from April 2017

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore. - On April 13, 2017, Anthony Benjamin Still, 41, of Grants Pass, Oregon was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken to 60 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of firearms. Upon his release from prison, Still will be on supervised release for three years.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - The National Response Team (NRT) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) along with Investigators from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command, have concluded the on-scene phase of the investigation in to the fatal explosion at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Barstow Field Office, has scheduled three public open house meetings to gather public input on a route designation proposal affecting 148 miles of routes located on BLM public lands currently maintained by the County of San Bernardino Public...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - David Nakama Oancea, aka “Vegas Dave," 40, of Las Vegas, a Las Vegas sports betting personality, was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a large-scale marijuana distribution and money laundering ring operating between California and the East Coast.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Bryon has sentenced Manuel Enrique Santana (36, Orlando) to four years in federal prison for theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft. As part of his sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $64,889.15, the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. Santana was found guilty by a jury on Jan. 10, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Failed to File Personal or Business Tax Returns for Six Years While Enjoying Lavish Lifestyle.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Two Hampton have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Defendant HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Admits Submitting Dozens of Loans for Payment on SBA Guarantees Without Disclosing that Loans Had Been Identified as Fraudulent or Potentially Fraudulent.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: DURANGO, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management and City of Durango will reopen the Grandview Ridge, Animas City Mountain and Twin Buttes recreation areas to the public on Saturday, April 15, 2017. The reopened areas include Sale Barn, Big Canyon, and Three Springs trailheads; South Rim and Sidewinder trails on BLM-managed land; BLM trails accessed from the Carbon Junction trailhead; the trails in the upper portion of Animas City Mountain; and trails in Twin Buttes.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: BISMARCK - US Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on April 12, 2017, Jose Antonio Tovar, 53, Bismarck ND, was sentenced before Chief US District Judge Daniel L. Hovland to serve 13 years in prison and to pay a $500 special assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund for his role in a Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess a Controlled Substance. Judge Hovland also ordered Tovar to serve 10 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Ernest L. Chambliss (45, Englewood) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. A federal jury found him guilty on Dec. 2, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer and Simple Assault was sentenced on April 10, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Memphis, TN - An Arlington, Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to unauthorized access of his former employer’s network. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Former Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Tourism and Child Pornography Offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Abudullah Almashwali, 31, a Yemeni national formerly residing in Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty today to conspiracy and distribution of heroin and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and DEA Special Agent-in-Charge John J. Martin announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Hobbs Act Robbery And Causing Death.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Kids of all ages are invited to spend a couple of hours having fun in nature on Saturday, April 15, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Join a ranger at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education's Nature Play Zone to build a fort...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
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 of a Dating Partner by Strangulation and Suffocation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Child Abuse.