News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Labette County woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of embezzling more than $213,000 from the bank where she worked, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Last week, John David Veatch, 47, of Gilbert, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Judge Roslyn O. Silver to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $710,290. Veatch had previously pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Belenda Sandy (57, Buckhannon, West Virginia) to seven years and three months in federal prison for obstruction of justice. She pleaded guilty on May 26, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAYMOND J. GORDON, also known as “X-RAY," 30, of Stratford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of distribution of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Amy Lynn Holmes, 45, of Calais, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to stealing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. SSI benefits are paid to people with limited income who are blind, disabled or elderly.
By State Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Chairman Royce and Korean International Trade Association Chairman Kim In-Ho.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Calvert J. Drummond, Jr., age 34, of Greenville, pled guilty today in federal court in Greenville, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349. United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain, of Anderson, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of bank and wire fraud conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Charity Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Defendant Burst Into Victims’ Home in Middle of the Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brian Donaldson, 50, of Webster, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to 51 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Vice Lords Leader Sentenced for Gang-Related Shooting in Detroit.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On Aug. 25, 2017, Dawn J. Bennett, age 55, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was arrested in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In addition to a previously filed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) complaint, Bennett has also been charged in a criminal complaint with wire fraud, bank fraud, and false statements in relation to loan and credit applications.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Park rangers have responded to several recent incidents in Grand Teton National Park. All park recreationists, including climbers, hikers and boaters, are reminded to be prepared with appropriate equipment, the skills to use the equipment and the skills to safely accomplish their planned recreational experience. It is also important to communicate a planned itinerary and expected return time to someone.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: FBI is Seeking Information About a Bank Robbery in Miramar.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District is issuing a temporary emergency closure of BLM managed lands within and adjacent to the Horse Prairie wildfire. The areas affected by this closure order will be posted with appropriate regulation signs at main access and entry points.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: Join the staff at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military as we commemorate the 154th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga with a series of ranger-guided tours, hikes, lectures, and living history demonstrations. Programs are scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 15, and to conclude Wednesday, September 20.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christian O. Dalmau, 31, of Bronx, NY, who was convicted of possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to 120 months in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Kelvonne D. Charleston, a/k/a Kelvonne Don Charleston, a/k/a Kelvonne Dontwelle Charleston, has been sentenced after previously pleading guilty to committing at least five robberies at metro-Atlanta drug stores, and for assaulting FBI agents.
