News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Mitzi Bickers has been arraigned on 11 federal charges including conspiring to commit bribery, wire fraud, money-laundering, federal obstruction and tax fraud. Bickers was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 27, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LUIS ALBERTO TEJEDA-QUIROZ, age 33, a Mexican national, was sentenced today to three years’ imprisonment for Illegal Use of a Social Security Number, False Claim to United States Citizenship, Illegal Reentry of Removed Alien, and Identity Theft.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On April 7, 14 and 21, the Bureau of Land Management is sponsoring three events, highlighting the archaeological, biological and paleontological features of public land. The Saturday events are planned to take advantage of the nice springtime weather and get the public outdoors to enjoy the Dripping Springs Natural Area and the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged today in federal court in Boston with passport fraud and identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Tianna Thompson, age 26, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty on April 4, 2018, before U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley to the charge of providing contraband to an inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Canaan.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A former Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for possessing and producing child pornography. The sentence follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the assistance of the PRPD and the Puerto Rico Crimes Against Children Task Force (PRCACTF).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRIAN MAXSON, aka “Chin," age 34, of New Orleans, pled guilty today to one count of conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl. MAXSON also pled guilty to one count of conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of his drug-trafficking activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Shayne Kniss, 42, formerly of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was charged today in federal court with defrauding clients of his investment firm, Iris Capital Management.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Bryan Campbell, age 27, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been charged with conspiring to rob three area banks, armed bank robbery, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - April 5, 2018 - Levi West, 34, of Palmyra, Tennessee, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee, and charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and possession of body armor, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, has returned an indictment, which was unsealed today, charging a woman with filing false tax returns and wire fraud, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. for the Middle District of Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: MISSOULA - Hugh Shawgo, a 45-year-old resident of Libby, and Michael Norton, a 42-year-old resident of Kalispell were sentenced today to 156 and 78 months in prison respectively to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Both pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that NATHANIEL RAINEY, a/k/a “Nathan Lee," a/k/a “Nathaniel Rainie," a/k/a “Nathaniel Palmore," age 59, of New Orleans, was indicted by a federal grand jury today with one count of failure to register as a sex offender under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: Skagway - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in partnership with the Skagway Police Department (SPD), Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), and Parks Canada will host a community bear presentation on Thursday, April 26 at 5:00pm at the Skagway Traditional Council.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: VIENNA, Va. - Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts is preparing for a small prescribed fire on April 6. The planned fire will be adjacent to the parking lots at the Native Meadow and will cover under an acre of native plants and grasses. The area is contained on all sides by paved roads. This will be the first prescribed fire at the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Matthew Dale Bush, age 38, and Crystal French, a/k/a “Crystal Lynn Bush," age 34, both of Graysonville, Maryland, on charges of Bank Robbery, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Vehicle and Conspiracy to Commit Offenses against the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: Another former UAW official entered a guilty plea to accepting illegal payments from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. - A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute narcotics, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Thomas J. Howe, age 38, of Plattsburgh, New York, pled guilty yesterday to fraud and identity theft charges.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lower Sonoran Field Office will hold two public meetings in mid-April to gather public input on the draft Buckeye Hills Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. The documents have been released for public view and input.
