News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Florence, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAMIRON BARNES, a/k/a “Miron," a/k/a “Myron," age 22 and SEAN BRIGGS, a/k/a “Big Sean," a/k/a “Big C," age 33, have both pled guilty today. BARNES and BRIGGS pled guilty to one count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking in violation...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - In keeping with the Administration’s goal of strengthening America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management will offer 4 parcels, totaling approximately 3,788 acres in Wayne, Sevier and Beaver counties at its June quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The BLM will hold the lease sale online at www.energynet.com.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady announced the DEA will hold the 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 28th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at hundreds of collection sites throughout the Western District of Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Swan Nicoyis Jackson, age 22, of Camden, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 180 months (15 years) imprisonment with 4 years of supervised release to follow. Jackson plead guilty in January to being a felon in possession...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: Convicted Armed Robber and Burglar Caught with Loaded Gun.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: Owner of Florida Pharmacy Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: MOAB, UT-A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1.5 million visitors to Arches National Park in 2017 spent $182 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 2,869 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $241 million. The same report shows the 742,000 visitors to Canyonlands National Park spent $44 million, supported 640 local jobs, and produced $52 million in cumulative benefit to the local economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS: United States Attorney Charles E. Peeler announces Jonathan David Jenkins, 23, of Columbus, Georgia; Collis Dwight Eaton, 48, of Midway, Alabama; Uthemes Taylor, 30, from Columbus, Georgia; Michael Andrew Everett, 22, of Columbus, Georgia; Brian A. Corcoran, 42, from Columbus, Georgia; Robert...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Andrea Shelitia Sawyer, 36, of Biloxi, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 160 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Thomas M. Annello, Acting Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans. Sawyer was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A Modesto physician, Sawtantra Kumar Chopra, 71, was arrested today, charged with prescribing opioids to patients outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. On April 19, 2018, a federal grand jury in Fresno brought a 22-count indictment against Chopra. He was arrested at his home in Modesto.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that a federal grand jury returned charges against two Shreveport individuals who ran a nonprofit corporation for stealing more than $536,000 from a program meant to supply meals to children during the summer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man caught with methamphetamine and firearms in February 2017 was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Derrick Houston, 39, previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Stuart commended the work of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today released a report detailing the Pentagon’s systemic mismanagement of the ‘Legacy’ program, a project to provide counterinsurgency intelligence experts to mentor and...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: FBI Announces $20,000 Reward for John D. Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS: United States Attorney Charles E. Peeler announces Jonathan David Jenkins, 23, of Columbus, Georgia; Collis Dwight Eaton, 48, of Midway, Alabama; Uthemes Taylor, 30, from Columbus, Georgia; Michael Andrew Everett, 22, of Columbus, Georgia; Brian A. Corcoran, 42, from Columbus, Georgia; Robert...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that FRANCISCO MEDARDO-SANTOS, age 32, a native of El Salvador, pleaded guilty yesterday to illegal use of a Social Security number. MEDARDO-SANTOS, who is not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States, applied for employment with a local business...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: A Kent State University professor pleaded guilty in federal court to lying to the FBI.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A former owner of restaurants in Boston and Chelsea was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with committing fraud to obtain U.S. citizenship.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: The Detroit One collaboration of local, state, and federal law enforcement has led to charges against six members of the Latin Counts street gang for committing murder conspiracy and two non-fatal shootings that occurred in southwest Detroit on October 7, 2017, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.
