News from February 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: DENVER -- Edward Dean McCraine, age 60, of Fort Collins, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Lewis T. Babcock to serve 175 months (14.5 years) in federal prison for armed bank robbery, Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer and FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Calvin...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Zuleyka Jeanette Colon-Rivera (25, Orlando) to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute heroin, and distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute heroin. Colon-Rivera was found guilty by a jury on Oct. 26, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: Missouri Man Indicted for Stealing Public School Employees’ IDs and Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns in Their Names.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned and indictment charging James Smith, 25, of Niagara Falls, NY, with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Raleigh Rana Figueras, 35, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, possession of stolen U.S. mail, and unlawful possession of five or more identification documents, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that five Eagle Butte, South Dakota, residents convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance have now been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An Orange County man who deceived distressed homeowners with false promises that he could help them avoid foreclosure by obtaining modifications to their mortgages - or even completely eliminating their loans - was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: A woman who escaped from federal custody was sentenced on February 6, 2017, to 4 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: FBI Offers Reward for Information Leading to the Recovery of Stolen Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: MISSOULA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the sentencing results of four individuals for conspiracy to commit robbery, carjacking, kidnapping and other crimes. On or around May 27, 2016, in Missoula County, Thomas Earl Dempsey, Nick West, Carissa Lynn Kopp, and Hannah Nichole Parker...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Carlos Ernesto Ochoa-Rocafort, Correctional Officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Guaynabo, PR, was indicted and arrested for providing contraband in prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The FBI is in charge of the investigation in collaboration with the Department of Justice - Office of the Inspector General (DOJ-OIG) and ATF.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: This morning, authorities arrested six Cuban nationals for their roles in an alleged credit card skimming device scheme announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glen Hegar and Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: DALLAS, TX-The Dallas FBI Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a serial bank robber dubbed the “Barrel Chested Bandit," who is believed to be responsible for eight bank robberies or attempted bank robberies across Texas, Arizona and New Mexico between Aug. 24, 2016 and February 4, 2017. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of this individual.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 107,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal grand jury sitting in Albuquerque, N.M., returned an indictment on Tuesday charging five individuals with violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by conspiring to import and fraudulently sell Filipino-made jewelry as Native American-made. This is the second indictment...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: Natchez National Historical Park is celebrating Presidents Day and Black History Month with a series of special programs on Monday, February 20th. These programs are both free to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -PAUL HAROLD DOUGHTY, 67, of Edmond, Oklahoma, the former president and chairman of First State Bank of Altus ("FSB"), was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison after a jury convicted him in July of 2016 of bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, misapplication of...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Bruce Lee Scott, 30, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced today to 192 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for receipt of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct a 300 acre burn within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas (Mesa Chivato) during the month of February. Due to weather constraints, the BLM was unable to conduct the burn, originally scheduled to take place between November 2016 and January...
