News from February 2017
By State Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined members of the Senate in voting to confirm Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Jan. 31, 2017, Tommy Allen, a.k.a. Bert, 30, of Kingsport, Tenn., formerly of Forrest City, Ark., was sentenced by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 240 months in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine. Upon his release from prison, he will be on supervised release for five years. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A criminal complaint has been filed charging Felix Nelson Ayala, of Rockville, Maryland, late yesterday with bribery and making false statements in connection with a scheme to engage in bribery in order to influence a public official in the performance of his official duties in Prince George’s County. Ayala’s initial appearance is scheduled today at 1:45 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Sullivan in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Mexican national pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Moises Gamboa, 52, of Rocky Point, Mexico, entered his guilty plea to aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: A Pennsylvania man was indicted on drug and firearms charges, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Jury Convicts Last of Seven Defendants in Scheme that Stretched from Texas to Colorado, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Two men who used stolen credit card information to make fraudulent purchases in Iowa were sentenced to federal prison this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Shaka Abdul-Muhaimin, age 31, of Accokeek, Maryland, today to 92 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: FEB 01 - BOSTON - A Rhode Island man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a wide-ranging conspiracy that distributed cocaine, heroin and other narcotics throughout Bristol County, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Defendant Stole Identities From Medical Clinic and Used That Info to Obtain Food Stamp Benefits.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Potomac, MD- The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal) will temporarily close the Olmsted Island Trail and Great Falls Overlook in early 2017 for repairs that will improve our visitor and staff safety and better protect park resources. Work on the bridge and overlook is expected...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Carson City, Nev., man was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for distributing methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: The owner of a Novi restaurant and his wife pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and harboring undocumented workers for commercial advantage and private financial gain, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Artists from all disciplines are encouraged to apply for the 2017 Artist-in-Residence program at Fire Island National Seashore. Applications must be received by the Feb. 17, 2017 deadline to be considered for one of the four, two-week residencies being offered.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- A Moline, Ill., man, Samir A. Patel, 48, made his initial appearance in federal court today on bankruptcy fraud charges. Patel, of the 3600 block of 73rd Street, was arrested yesterday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen B. Jackson, Jr., ordered that Patel remain detained pending a detention hearing on Feb. 6. Trial was set on Mar. 27, in Peoria, before Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Defendant Absconded After Plea in 1995 and Remained a Fugitive for 17 Years.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: A Detroit man was indicted for selling carfentanil that killed a man in Marion last year, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Contact Person: William K. Witherspoon (803) 929-3000.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today the unsealing of a federal grand jury indictment charging eight individuals in connection with an extensive federal, state, and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Task Force (OCDETF) aimed at a drug trafficking network based in Ascension Parish and covering Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2017
News Release: Mario Dillard to Spend 35 Years in Federal Prison.
