News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - KEN EJIMOFOR EZEAH, 35, and AKUNNA BAIYINA EJIOFOR, 33, have been sentenced to 11 and 7 years in federal prison respectively for their roles in a fraudulent romance scheme involving victims throughout the United States, announced Mark A. Yancey, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Jerry Bean was sentenced to 96 months in prison for the armed robbery of a Dunbar Armored truck.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - In Aug. 2016, a multi-agency investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) concluded with the filing of 59 federal indictments and a federal criminal complaint charging 103 Bernalillo County residents with federal firearms and narcotics trafficking offenses. To date, 79 of the 103 defendants charged as the result of this investigation have entered guilty pleas and 44 of them have been sentenced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: HUNGRY HORSE, Montana - The Bureau of Reclamation invites the public to comment on the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Hungry Horse Powerplant (HHPP) Modernization and Overhaul Project. The powerplant is located at Hungry Horse Dam in Hungry Horse, Montana.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Richard Howieson, 56, of Costilla, N.M., was sentenced yesterday in Albuquerque, N.M., to a year and a day in prison for his conviction on a federal carjacking charge. Howieson will be on supervised release for two years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, NY - Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in the Western District of New York returned an eight-count indictment against former Erie County, NY Democratic party chair G. Steven Pigeon for bribing a New York State supreme court justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Julie Ann Turk 46, of Slatington, Pennsylvania was charged in an indictment[1] unsealed this week with one count of bank fraud, one count of bank embezzlement, and three counts of money laundering, announced acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that between January of...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Come join us at the Cant Ranch Historic Home and Museum on Saturday, November 4th from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for an open house harvest celebration and volunteer recruitment event.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A defendant charged in the case involving the armed standoff in Bunkerville, Nev. pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI’s Las Vegas Division, and Acting Director Michael D. Nedd for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: RIDGELAND, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites visitors to enjoy the talents and sounds of local musicians at the Parkway Information Cabin on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. The Natchez Trace String Band, a small group of local acoustic musicians, will fill the cabin with the sounds of traditional folk, country, and bluegrass music. Visitors are welcome to stop by for a few minutes, or bring a chair and stay awhile.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Anner Javier Maldonado-Reyes (39, Largo) and Maria Guadalupe Maldonado (38, Largo) have both pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into the United States. Each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: (ZORTMAN, Mont.) - Each generation is blessed with a few great men who impact the world around them so profoundly that, after they return to dust, plaques are forged in bronze to carry the torch of the memory of them through time to future generations.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mobridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Massachusetts Man Arrested and Charged with Cyberstalking Former Roommate.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer, Jr., announced today the guilty plea of David Frazier, 56, of Little Rock, to attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sex acts.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Antwan Miller (38, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for the theft charge, and a mandatory two-year, consecutive term for the identity theft offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore will be hosting a volunteer event Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 in recognition of Make A Difference Day -- the largest national day of community service. Cape Hatteras National Seashore is looking for volunteers to plant sea oats for dune restoration along Ramp 4. The drop-in event starts at 9 am and will continue throughout the day until the work is finished, or until 4 pm, whichever comes first. Meet park staff at Ramp 4.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Media are invited at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, for a press conference. Media should register at the registration table. At the press conference, keynote speaker Dr. Stacey Hail give comments and will be available for interviews, along with Deb Fischer-Clemens and Randolph Seiler.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-A Jacksonville-based cyber security professional has been named the recipient of a national award for his efforts to help protect local organizations from cyber threats. During a ceremony held at FBI Jacksonville headquarters Friday morning, October 6, 2017, Tommy Desquitado, Senior Cyber Security Architect for Palo Alto Networks, was presented with the 2017 InfraGard Meeting the Challenge Award by Special Agent in Charge Charles P. Spencer.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MAASEIYAH WILLIAMS, JR., 22, of Montville, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 34 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and for violating the conditions of his supervised release that followed a prior federal conviction.
