News from January 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 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 Agha Muhammad Khan Durrani, 27, of Pakistan, with violation of the Arms Export Control Act, violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and with making...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging Gerard Terry with tax evasion and obstructing the administration of internal revenue laws. Terry was arrested this morning and his arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert at the U.S. Courthouse, 100 Federal Plaza, Central Islip, New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Ranking Member David N. Cicilline (D-RI) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to eliminate critical protections for consumers’ health and product safety, environmental protections, workplace safety, and consumer financial protections...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that LRGP Gang Member Fred Keys, 53, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of RICO conspiracy and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, was sentenced to 360 months in prison...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: JAN 31 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Jose (61) of Manchester, was sentenced to serve eight years in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills, a conspiracy to launder money, distributing controlled substances, and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tyrone Brown, 25, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of RICO Conspiracy in connection with two deadly shootings, was sentenced to 264 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Charles K. Young, 69, of James City County, pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned separate indictments charging Camp Street Gang Members, Mario McGee, 36, and his brother, Tramell McGee, 34, both of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years and a $1,000,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced a resolution and a bill that would prevent the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) process from moving forward. The resolution comes before the Feb. 1 statutory deadline required to discontinue the process.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: MINERAL, CA - Lassen Volcanic National Park welcomes Acting Park Superintendent, Martha Crusius, on February 6. Martha comes to Lassen with a wealth of experience she has gained over the past 33 years of working for the National Park Service (NPS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - George Patterson, Bland, MO, was sentenced to 121 months in prison on charges of possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dahveed Dean, age 40, an inmate at United States Penitentiary Canaan, Waymart, Pennsylvania, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on a charge of assaulting a federal employee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Michael L. Jackson, III, 21, of Shiloh, Illinois, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to 148 months in federal prison, 5 years of supervised release...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS - EM is on pace to make significant strides in contaminated groundwater and soil cleanup in and near the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Stole Vehicles and Used the Stolen Identity Information of Victims to Engage in Fraudulent Financial Transactions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -At approximately 5 pm on Saturday, Jan. 28, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting a man who had fallen from the rim near the South Kaibab trailhead. Responding park rangers located the body of an 18 year old male; however, steep terrain, snow...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Tommy Allen, aka “Bert", 30, of Kingsport, Tennessee, formerly of Forrest City, Arkansas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge R. Leon Jordan, 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 | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ A San Benito man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Juan Manuel Perez, 36, pleaded guilty Nov. 3, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Jackson, TN - Fifteen alleged members of a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing cocaine and marijuana throughout West Tennessee have been indicted on federal charges. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee; Michael T. Gavin, Special Agent in Charge...
