News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that a Kenai man was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for trafficking methamphetamine and possession of an illegal firearm while being a felon.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty Wednesday to production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD") announced today the filing of a Superseding Indictment charging CHRISTOPHER LONDONIO with attempting to escape from the Metropolitan Detention Center (“MDC"), in Brooklyn.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: HAMMOND - Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announced that Ronnie C. Cosby, age 42, of Hammond, Indiana was convicted of 5 out of 7 federal criminal charges after a 6-day jury trial before District Court Judge Philip P. Simon.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: MINERAL, CA - As summer winds down to the short fall months there are still public events and programs in which visitors can participate. “Even though it seems our summer season just began, there are still many opportunities for visitors to enjoy the park before our recreation turns to skiing, snowshoeing, and snow play," stated Park Superintendent Jim Richardson.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Sept. 12, 2017, Kevin Darnell Williams, also known as “Splash," 24, was sentenced to 270 months in federal prison for the crimes of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, robbery, discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime and...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY -On September 8, 2017, Intermountain Regional Director Sue Masica approved a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on an environmental assessment (EA) recommended by Yellowstone National Park superintendent, Dan Wenk. The EA assessed plans to improve the road between Fishing Bridge and Indian Pond.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Defendant Sexually Assaulted and Strangled Victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BRIAN COLL, a former New York City Correction Officer, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska to 30 years in prison for causing the death of Ronald Spear, a pre-trial detainee at...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former New Jersey resident has been convicted in federal court for one count of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Three Albuquerque, N.M., residents were sentenced this afternoon in federal court for their convictions on aggravated identity theft charges. Amelia Cordova, 35, Bridget Jessica Sanchez, 35, and Kenneth Webb, 50, were each sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Mr. Chairman, I am pleased that today we are marking up three non-controversial health care bills, and I commend my colleagues Mr. Nunes and Ms. Sewell, Mr. Marchant and Mr. Kind, and Ms. Black and Mr. Thompson for their hard work on these issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Leon Mitchell, III, 24, entered his guilty plea to possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Houston, Texas, was sentenced in federal court to 27 months in prison on his convictions of intentional damage to a protected computer and wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: An owner of an engineering firm, Fazullah Khan, 56, of Troy, was indicted today by a grand jury with four counts of bribery, Acting United States Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NICHOLAS MURPHY, 27, of Exeter, R.I., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for traveling to Connecticut to engage in sex with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: WILMINGTON - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that KEJUAN TIZOM SHABAZZ SMITH, 24, of Wilmington, North Carolina, was sentenced in federal court to 327 months imprisonment after having been convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin and possession of a firearm by convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - MediSys Health Network, Inc., which owns and operates Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center, two hospitals in Queens, New York, has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Defendant previously convicted twice for failing to register.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: U.S. Representatives John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee, and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Ranking Member on the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, issued the following statement today after news reports indicated the Trump Administration was considering establishing a refugee ceiling of less than 50,000 for the 2018 fiscal year...
