News from January 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: Also Possession Of Firearm In Furtherance Of Drug Trafficking Crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Six of 19 defendants to be sentenced in a gang-related racketeering and murder case received their sentences this week in U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Tyrone Pennick, 40, of Amherst, NY, and Geneva Smith, 30, of Buffalo, NY, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 40 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Newark men who collectively carried out two armed carjackings and one attempted carjacking in September 2013 were each sentenced to prison today, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JUAN MANUEL URQULA-SEVILLA, age 35, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal reentry of removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: A Canadian citizen and permanent resident of Costa Rica was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his role in an international money laundering conspiracy in connection with international “pump and dump" securities fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: Owner of Offshore Brokerage Firm Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Money Laundering.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Jan. 25, 2017 - The Sequoia Parks Conservancy (SPC) has been awarded a $94,074 donation from the Easterday Family Foundation to fund three research and restoration projects in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy today announced contracts have been awarded from the recent sale of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Koffi Roudolphe Sewoul, age 40, of Lome, Togo, pled guilty today to misuse of a passport.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Tray Jabari Graves, age 29, of Garnett, South Carolina was sentenced today in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, and discharging a firearm in furtherance...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: TULSA, OKLAHOMA - U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams, Sr., announced today that John Ray James of Dewey, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Claire V. Egan to his role in a conspiracy related to the purchase and sale of $8.2 million of synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2, at three retail smoke shops in Tulsa, Owasso and Claremore.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: Jackson, TN - Seven alleged members of a drug trafficking organization responsible for shipping large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and Xanax across West Tennessee have been charged in a 16-count indictment. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the indictment today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury returned an indictment late on Jan. 24, 2017, charging Kevin Graham Conlon, age 30, of Cockeysville, Maryland, with: production of child pornography; receipt of child pornography; and cyberstalking.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: Coronado National Memorial is pleased to announce the return of free, ranger-guided programs in the park. Late winter and early spring are ideal seasons to join park rangers for a hike to explore the natural and cultural history of the park. Mild daytime temperatures ensure comfortable hiking conditions in the park’s oak woodlands and mountainous terrain. All programs are free of charge, and no reservations are necessary.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DONALD BIAGI, JR., 55, of Fairfield, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: FARGO - US Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on Jan. 24, 2017, Steven Edward Meierding, 50, Minneapolis, Minn., was sentenced before US District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve 10 years in prison for Sex Trafficking of a Child. Judge Erickson also sentenced Meierding to serve 15 years of supervised release and pay a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund, and must register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: BOISE - Daniel Andrew Mills, 41, of Jerome, Idaho, was sentenced today to serve ten years in prison for unlawful possession of firearms and violating the conditions of his supervised release, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge sentenced Mills to 100 months...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON -Two owners of psychological services companies, one of whom was a clinical psychologist, were convicted yesterday for their involvement in a $25.2 million Medicare fraud scheme carried out through eight companies at nursing homes in four states in the Southeastern United States.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 25, 2017
News Release: The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a business meeting on Tuesday, January 31 at 9:30 a.m. EST in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
