News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On June 26, 2017, James Richard Robbinsheather Jean Reekr, age 53, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 33 months in prison for failing to comply with the sex offender registry requirements, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Robbins will serve five years of supervised release following his imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allison Park, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANTHONY R. MURGIO was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan to 66 months in prison for charges associated with operating Coin.mx, an internet-based Bitcoin exchange, through which MURGIO...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Jeffrey Richard Goss, 56, of Tulsa, pled guilty to Accessing with Intent to View Child Pornography, announced Loretta F. Radford, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma. United States District Court Judge Claire V. Eagan will sentence Goss on Sept. 28, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Rigoberto Fernandez-Gonzalez, a/k/a Juan Garcia, has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 59 pounds of methamphetamine, or “ice," and for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: After seven and a half years of high costs, burdensome mandates and less coverage, Republicans are taking action to rescue the American people from the failures of Obamacare.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ. - The National Park Service would like to remind everyone that the best way to enjoy Fourth of July at Grand Canyon National Park is safely. Visitors and residents are encouraged to contribute to a safe and enjoyable park experience on Fourth of July by drinking responsibly and not...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Recent hot, dry, and breezy weather has resulted in extremely dry vegetation fuels throughout the park. Because of the very high fire danger, the following fire restrictions will take effect on July 1, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Yesterday, Michael Randolph Garcia, 26, of Camp Verde, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to concurrent terms of 38 months and 33 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. On March 22, 2017, Garcia had previously pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of assault by strangling or suffocating, arising out of two separate cases.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Justin Nojan Sullivan, 21, of Morganton, North Carolina, was sentenced today to life in prison for attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Sullivan pleaded guilty to the charge on Nov. 29, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: HAMMOND - Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced federal drug conspiracy charges against 20 individuals all residing in Gary, Indiana. Named in the indictment are.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced an Irvington, New Jersey, man who distributed multiple kilograms of crack-cocaine and powder cocaine was sentenced today to 108 months in prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed a slate of mining reform bills: H.R. 1731, the “Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017" or the “RECLAIM Act," H.R. 2053, the “Mining School Enhancement Act," and H.R. 2937, the “Community Reclamation Partnerships Act.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Christopher Edward Pendegraft, 57, was sentenced Friday, June 23, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to 24 months in federal prison, five years of supervised release...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Rigoberto Ramirez-Aldava, 40, formerly of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
Release: KALISPELL, Mont. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed installation of a new checked baggage screening unit at Glacier Park International Airport (GPIA) in time for the busy summer travel season.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT JONES, also known as “Y.O.," 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Yesterday, Anthony Erwin Jackson, Sr., 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas R. Rayes to 18 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Jackson had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H.- Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Sheldon Grant, 35, previously of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced today to serve 72 months in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - During sentencing hearings that occurred over the course of the last two days, several members of the Texas “Mexikan" Mafia (TMM) have been ordered to significant terms in prison for their roles in a Racketeer Influence Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. The hearings began yesterday and concluded today before Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey.
