News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Defendant One of 104 Individuals Federally Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Iquill Wayne Morrison, age 22, of Laurens, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Greenville to 114 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release. Morrison pled guilty on Feb. 28, 2017, to committing...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Ramon Orlando Alvarenga-Rodriguez, age 34, of Honduras, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Columbia, to Illegal Re-Entry, a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(2) and (b). United States District Judge J. Michelle Childs, of Columbia, accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after she has reviewed the presentence report, which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The owner and operator of Mulder Financial Consulting - a financial services company that provided accounting, tax and bookkeeping services - pleaded guilty this afternoon to federal charges for embezzling more than $1.5 million from her clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Former Miami-Dade Police Department Officer Michael Freshko has entered a guilty plea to a criminal information charging him with conspiracy to unlawfully export firearms from the United States to the Dominican Republic, on flights from Miami International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Darrell Glenn Watkins, age 44, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, today to 120 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances and a Controlled Substance Analogue and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Former Reeves County Judge Jimmy Galindo pleaded guilty to federal bribery and income tax related charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; and, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge William Cotter, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: HAMMOND - Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Christopher Pierce, 24, and Harold Jones, 20, both of Chicago, Illinois were sentenced before District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody for the passing of counterfeit securities.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - A North Texas man was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to life in federal prison for felony child sex trafficking offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury convicted a Manhattan Beach resident today of wire fraud and filing false tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Alana W. Robinson for the Southern District of California.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Thank you, Chairman Dent, Ranking Member Wasserman Shultz, and Chairman Frelinghuysen for your work on this bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Latvian man made his initial appearance today in Minneapolis following extradition from Poland for his involvement in a “scareware" hacking scheme that targeted the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s website and caused millions of dollars in losses to Internet users. Acting Assistant Attorney...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake announced that Joshua Cain Sharpe, age 39, of Columbia, entered a guilty plea in federal court to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(i);...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - Two Salina men were sentenced Monday on federal drug and gun charges, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Latvian man made his initial appearance today in Minneapolis following extradition from Poland for his involvement in a “scareware" hacking scheme that targeted the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s website and caused millions of dollars in losses to Internet users. Acting Assistant Attorney...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Former Miami-Dade Police Department Officer Michael Freshko has entered a guilty plea to a criminal information charging him with conspiracy to unlawfully export firearms from the United States to the Dominican Republic, on flights from Miami International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Ahead of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ appearance before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence this week, House Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), today sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions requesting information on the charges made by former ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
Release: BOISE, Idaho - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Boise Airport (BOI) discovered two guns at the security checkpoint Sunday morning, June 11, during routine screening of carry-on baggage.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on June 12, 2017, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms arrested Richard Monroe, age 24, in the Western District of Texas. Monroe is charged in a multi-count Superseding Indictment with crimes relating ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park, Shenandoah National Park Association, and Delaware North Company (DNC) are delighted to host special programs featuring outdoor recreation expert and award-winning author Jeff Alt, who will inspire families to enjoy and care for nature and the outdoors. Want...
