News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE -Joshua Metts, 36, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - A federal jury has convicted Lazandy Daniels, 40, of the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans, for his role in distributing kilograms of cocaine in the New Orleans area, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Following a three-day...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Abimael Mercado, 36, of North Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - David E. Schultz, 50, of Saint Louis County, Missouri, was indicted on two counts of wire fraud. According to the Indictment, Schultz induced victims into giving him or his son money or merchandise in exchange for services he claimed capable of providing or on the promise that he would...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: Western Washington Hosts One of Ten Regional Elder Justice Task Forces.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - With the final plea today, three Houston men have been convicted for their roles in a $1 million narcotics trafficking conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration is demonstrating computed tomography scanners at an airport security checkpoint. Computed tomography (CT) checkpoint scanning equipment aims to enhance threat detection capability by providing a three-dimensional image that can be viewed and rotated for a more thorough analysis.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: Greenville - Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and United States Attorney John Stuart Bruce announced that eight current and former law enforcement officers, four correctional officers and two other individuals have been sentenced for their...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: A dozen weapons purchased during the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley sentenced Sergey Shchirskiy, 41, of Sacramento, to seven years and 10 months in prison for his participation in two mortgage fraud schemes and one tax fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: JACKSON, MS-Two men are facing federal methamphetamine trafficking charges following an investigation into drug trafficking in south Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ROJONAH HARRIS, age 35, of Hammond, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information charging her with aiding and abetting in the preparation of false tax returns.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - Three separate search and rescue (SAR) events occurred simultaneously yesterday in Zion National Park. The first began Tuesday night, June 13, 2017 and carried over into Wednesday June 14, 2017, followed by two separate calls for medical assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: FBI Requests Public Assistance to Identify La Jolla Bank Robber.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England; Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Norwalk Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik today announced that Charles Thelusma, 43, formerly of Bridgeport, has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin, carfentanil and U47700.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Dolton, Illinois man was indicted Tuesday, June 13, 2017, by a federal grand jury in Rockford on gun charges. KELVIN CULPS, 20, of Dolton, Ill., also known as “Forty," was charged with stealing twelve firearms from a licensed firearms dealer in Loves Park, Ill., on May 8, 2017, illegally...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: Gerald Wallace, 35, of Miami, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a hate crime charge for obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by threatening to shoot members of a mosque in Miami Gardens, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: Following five weeks of trial, a federal jury in Central Islip, New York, returned a guilty verdict today against Eric Smith, a Crips street gang member also known as “Esama" and “Esco," on 11 counts, including murder in-aid-of racketeering, racketeering, Hobbs Act robbery, and conspiracy to murder rival gang members. Smith faces a mandatory term of life imprisonment when he is sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park (ADIP) programs with the public throughout 2017. In addition, the community is invited to lend a hand to save native rainforest through the park’s Stewardship at the Summit (SAS) volunteer program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2017
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Joel (a.k.a. “Prince"), 27, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced to ten years imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford for his role as a leader in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of cocaine base and heroin in Rutland County.
