News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Kyle Stephen Thompson, age 31, of Burtonsville, Maryland, on 18 counts of production of child pornography. The indictment was returned late on April 5, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Defendant Admitted to Committing 15 Armed Robberies in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in a conspiracy to distribute at least a kilogram of heroin in Greene County, Mo.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Dax Roberson, United States Department of Agriculture-Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge, Tracey D. Montaño, Special Agent in Charge, IRS-Criminal Investigation, and Diane Upchurch, Special...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: IARA Employee Provided Satellite Phone Used in 1998 Terrorist Bombings of U.S. Embassies; $818,000 in Assets Transferrred to Heifer International.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Adam Williams, a/k/a “Pacman," 36, of Worcester, Massachusetts pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to distribution of cocaine base, commonly known as crack.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: APR 06 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Adam Williams, a/k/a “Pacman," 36, of Worcester, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to distribution of cocaine base, commonly known as crack.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Ilfrenise Charlemagne (68, Coral Gables) to 33 months in federal prison for wire fraud. She pleaded guilty on November 8, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Pheng Vang, 32, Menomonie, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 15 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. This prison term will be followed by five years of supervised release. Veng pleaded guilty to this charge on Nov. 14, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Christopher Butler, 30, of Twinsburg, Ohio, was sentenced today to 110 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced. District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez also ordered Butler to pay a $100 special assessment and perform 400 hours of community service.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - The reputed leader of the Melendez Drug Trafficking Organization from South Laredo has been ordered to federal prison for life, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Ricky Parnell admitted to receiving kickbacks totaling at least $175,000 from contractors.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on Oct 22, 2015, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 14-count indictment charging MOHSEN YOUSSEF, 26, formerly of Vernon, with fraud offenses relating to an alleged scheme to secure more than $3 million in funding for his purported pita manufacturing business.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Steven G. Dubin, 64, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, was charged in an Indictment[1] with three counts of wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Manhattan Project National Historical Park is recruiting teachers to participate in the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program this summer. The TRT program is a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend the summer acquiring new skills in experiential learning through a program provided...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), and Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today sent a letter to President Trump highlighting key...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that a federal grand jury returned a Second Superseding Indictment charging eight defendants with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including Andre Terrell, aka “Buzzo," of Bronx, New York. The indictment alleges...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Shelica Baxter, 26, of St. Thomas, made her initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged with receiving firearms through the mail, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced. Miller released Baxter on a $10,000 unsecured bond and set Baxter’s preliminary hearing for April 12, 2017.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK - A Manhattan man was sentenced Tuesday after being found guilty of impersonating a federal immigration officer from the Department of Homeland Security in order to defraud his victims. The initial arrest stemmed from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT V. GENTILE, 80, of Manchester, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to federal firearm offenses, and also admitted that he violated the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.
