News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Sedgwick County man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Keon Shine, 27, of Boston, Massachusetts, pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Orlando Gutierrez (619) 546-6958.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Gerald Petion, 33, of Delray Beach, was sentenced by United States District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg to 240 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release for being an armed career criminal in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement on President Trump’s upcoming visit to Utah.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A total of 14 Corpus Christi residents are now in custody and face up to life in prison for their alleged roles related to the activities of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: FBI Offers $5,000 Reward in Albuquerque Bank Robbery.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Today marks the official end of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which matched NOAA’s seasonal predictions for being extremely active. The season produced 17 named storms of which 10 became hurricanes including six major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5) - including the first two major hurricanes to hit the continental U.S. in 12 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG"), announced the arrests of MEHMET...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: FBI Suspects Recent Bank Robber Responsible for Seven Additional Heists in Middle and East Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Anjaneyulu Katam and Mahalakshmi Cheruvu, of Rochester, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with visa fraud, money laundering, false statements, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that John Andrew Pienkos II, age 46, of Little River, and Alexander Tomovski, age 49, of Murrells Inlet, both of whom practiced in Conway, were charged in a one-count Indictment by a Grand Jury in Florence for Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, § 1349.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TRUNG PHAM, age 38, of Los Angeles, California, and TOMMY WELLS, age 40, of New Orleans, were sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy throughout the New Orleans area. Specifically...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Eduardo Gutierrez-Zamora, 31, of Amarillo, Texas, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to 210 months in federal prison on a methamphetamine distribution conviction, announced Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Eric Matthew Reddick, 22, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to a two-count indictment charging him with violating the Hobbs Act and federal firearms laws. The charges against Reddick arise out of the armed robbery of a convenience store on Oct. 6, 2017, during which Reddick shot and injured two individuals. Reddick entered the guilty plea without the benefit of a plea agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that John Andrew Pienkos II, age 46, of Little River, and Alexander Tomovski, age 49, of Murrells Inlet, both of whom practiced in Conway, were charged in a one-count Indictment by a Grand Jury in Florence for Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, § 1349.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona has formed an Opioid Task Force to combat the serious opioid, heroin, and fentanyl crisis in Arizona. The Task Force includes include federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors and will be managed by Phoenix...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a Mexican citizen was sentenced to 46 months in prison for reentering the United States illegally.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain District Office, has completed its analysis of the Roadside Fuel Break Hazardous Fuels Reduction Environmental Assessment. The EA will utilize various fuels treatment methods to establish and maintain fuel breaks associated with existing roads on public lands throughout the district and would be implemented in a phased manner over multiple years with approximately 500 to 3,000 acres treated annually.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Roger Watts, age 34, of Mission, South Dakota, was found guilty of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer following a two-day jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on Nov. 29, 2017.
