News from March 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced Leonard Leland Walters, Jr. (45, Green Cove Springs) to 30 years in prison for production of child pornography and one count of transportation of child pornography. Following imprisonment, Walters was ordered to a lifetime term of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: JACKSON, MS-Seven people have been arrested on federal drug charges, six in Pike and Lincoln counties in Mississippi and one in Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: Good Afternoon. My name is Billy J. Williams, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: ROCKFORD - A McHenry County man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to four charges of robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: One Defendant Also Sentenced for Second Robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Martin Calzada, 29, of Norwalk, guilty today of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and eight counts of mail fraud affecting a financial institution, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The trial was held before United States Chief District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: Washington - The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation will hold its first hearing of the 115th Congress next Wednesday. The Subcommittee will examine the current state of the Coast Guard and federal maritime transportation programs in preparation for an authorization bill later this Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Twenty-one individuals were charged in an indictment for their alleged roles and participation in an international multimillion dollar scheme to steal credit and debit card account information, manufacture counterfeit credit and debit cards, identity theft, and money laundering. The charges are the result of a ten-month investigation by local, state, and federal law enforcement and the Department of State.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Jerryan Burrell, a/k/a Rhino, age 31, of Baltimore, today to 20 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, powder and crack cocaine, marijuana, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months imprisonment, followed by five years supervised release, on his conviction of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: A United States Postal Service letter carrier was convicted at trial of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: Stephen Leib, 73, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty today to three counts of tax evasion announced Acting United States Attorney Louis Lappen. According to the Information, Leib owned and operated New Wave Logistics, Inc., located on Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Despite...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: Salem, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) Northwest (NW) Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet at the Salem office at 1717 Fabry Road SE in Salem, OR on March 20. The focus of the meeting will be nomination of a RAC Chairperson, recreation-related subcommittee opportunities, and an update on implementation of the Resource Management Plans for Western Oregon.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Thomas E. Matassa, 23, of Gulf Breeze, made a first appearance today in the U.S. District Court in Pensacola after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with receipt and possession of child pornography. The indictment was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Steve Romero, 32, of Santa Fe County, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge, announced U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and Special Agent in Charge William McClure of District IV of the BIA’s Office of Justice Services. Immediately after entering the guilty plea, Romero was sentenced to 90 days of imprisonment to be followed by a year of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two former executives of iPayment, Inc., a payment processor based in Westlake Village, have agreed to plead guilty to participating in a scheme that stole more than $5 million from the company.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that Thomas Herris Sigler, III, 45, of Port Richey, Florida, pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, to one count of conspiring with others to threaten, intimidate, and interfere with an interracial couple’s enjoyment of their housing rights, in violation of U.S. Code, Title 18 U.S.C. § 241.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: FBI to Host Youth Symposium. Empowering youth is the theme of an FBI-hosted youth symposium taking place Saturday, March 25, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at West High School, located at 241 North 300 West in Salt Lake City. The goal is to empower Utah youth in grades 9-12 with knowledge about important...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on March 8, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
