News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that KEVIN WAYNE SANDERS JR, age 28, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, pled guilty to DISTRIBUTION OF OXYCODONE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C), punishable by not more than 20 years imprisonment, and up to a $1,000,000.00 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Shreveport man pleaded guilty Tuesday to receiving child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Jason David Grisham, 39, of Tonelea, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to four years imprisonment. Grisham had previously pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Severiano Martinez-Rojas, also known as “Negro" and “Gato," of Tenancingo, Tlaxcala, Mexico, has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of sex trafficking and admitted his participation in the sex trafficking of three victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Byerly Birge announced today that Benjamin Franklin Miklusicak, 41, of Dorr, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff to 124 months in prison for possessing child pornography. Miklusicak pled guilty to the charge in December. Because of a 2004 conviction for criminal sexual conduct, second degree (person under thirteen), he faced a ten-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Maryland man previously charged with enticing a minor to engage in illicit sexual activity was indicted by a federal grand jury today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Maryland man previously charged with enticing a minor to engage in illicit sexual activity was indicted by a federal grand jury today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Allen J. Butler, III of Theodore, Alabama was sentenced to 9 years in prison by United States District Court Senior Judge Callie V.S. Granade for the charges of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person (a felon) and Escape.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, returned an indictment on Feb. 23, which was unsealed today, charging three Broward County return preparers with conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man who held a jewelry store owner at gunpoint was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Violent Crime Prosecution. Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Allen J. Butler, III of Theodore, Alabama was sentenced to 9 years in prison by United States District Court Senior Judge Callie V.S. Granade for the charges of Possession of a Firearm...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a citizen of El Salvador pleaded guilty Tuesday to reentering the United States illegally.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY -Yellowstone National Park encourages visitors who intend to capture images, videos, or sound recordings for commercial purposes to review our permit requirements before arriving in the park. Images, videos, and sound recordings captured in Yellowstone for personal use generally do not require a permit.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that CODY LANE PAX, age 20, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 51 months imprisonment, and 10 years of supervised release for POSSESSION OF CERTAIN MATERIAL INVOLVING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL GUILLEN, 28, of Wallingford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin. The charge stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Jamie Shantez McNeail of Mobile was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment. McNeail’s sentencing followed entry of a January 2017 guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Houghton, MI - Isle Royale National Park is proud to announce the summer 2017 artists-in-residence. For the professional Artist-in-Residence Program, this year’s selections include Robert Robins (Oil), Michelle Menting (Poetry), David Huckfelt (Songwriter), and Katherine Bergman (Composer), along with...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Jamie Shantez McNeail of Mobile was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment. McNeail’s sentencing followed entry of a January 2017 guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: National Women’s History Month (March 2017) provided an opportunity to reflect on the significant contributions women have made, and continue to make, to the success of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM). Today women make up 53 percent of LM’s workforce. In honor of Women’s History Month, Gwen Hooten, Tracy Ribeiro, and Tashina Jasso shared their experiences pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
