News from May 2017
By State Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), the Chairman Emeritus of the Committee, today introduced legislation to provide humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan people and to work through...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Donald Threatt, 67, of Fairfield, charging him with attempted online enticement of a minor, attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and the commission of an offense involving a minor while required to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DARRELL LEWIS, a/k/a “Lil’ Darrell," age 32; KEVIN WALKER, age 25; and CARL LEWIS, a/k/a “Curl," age 26, all of New Orleans, were sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to federal narcotics charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: Former Owner and Operator of Preserve Financial Group admits to defrauding victims, including the elderly and thos in poor physical or mental health, out of more than $800,000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: DENVER - Hieu Mattison, age 53, of Lakewood, Colorado was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Marcia S. Krieger to serve 21 months in prison for preparing and filing false federal income tax returns, Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer and IRS - Criminal Investigation Special...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - A grand jury has indicted a Naperville woman and her brother-in-law for allegedly defrauding victims of millions of dollars based on false representations. Nandita Chatterjee, 36, and Neil Varma, 34, currently of New York, are charged with soliciting money from victims to enrich themselves...
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A total of 186 foreign nationals were arrested over the last 10 days in the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at criminal aliens, immigration fugitives, re-entrants, and other immigration violators.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Paul J. Harry, 32, of Carlsbad, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for drugging and prostituting a 14-year-old girl.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: FBI in Washington Honors National Missing Children’s Day.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced that KENNETH NAKDIMEN pled guilty to conspiracy to corrupt the electoral process, in connection with an election in Bloomingburg, New York. NAKDIMEN pled guilty earlier today before United States District Judge Vincent Briccetti in White Plains federal court.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: The BLM in Idaho will offer a public tour of the Bruneau Off-Range Corrals on Thursday, June 8. Two public tours will be offered -- the first will begin at 10 a.m. and the second will begin at 1 p.m. Each tour will last about two hours and can accommodate up to 20 people. Spaces will be filled on a first-come...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: Eight people were indicted in federal court for firearms violations, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Trevor Velinor, Special Agent in Charge of ATF’s Columbus Field Division.
By USDA Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against McAllen Produce LLC, Brenda E. Edwards and Charles Jeffrey Edwards (“Respondents").
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: Bruce A. Harvey Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Minors and Production of Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Joseph Bassler (61, St. Petersburg) has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on the mail fraud count and up to 10 years in federal prison for the money laundering offense.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: Defendant Admits Bypassing Legal Registration, Licensing Requirements.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JAMES HAYES, also known as “T.Y.," 33, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted three Latin American nationals for illegally re-entering the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Special Agent in Charge Ray Parmer.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2017
News Release: A Nashville, Tennessee resident was sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in prison today for aiding and assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Jack Smith for the Middle District of Tennessee.
