News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Haysville man was sentenced Friday to 130 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Philadelphia - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Jose Castillo, 40 formerly of Allentown, and Ivan German Sierra, 32, also formerly of Allentown, were sentenced today by Judge Edward G. Smith to 57 month and 54 month, respectively. On Jan. 23, 2018, Castillo pleaded guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The Department of Justice and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have proposed a reduction for controlled substances that may be manufactured in the U.S. next year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tim Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that local and federal law enforcement officers were recognized for their work on two significant cases as recipients of the 2018 Guardian of Justice Award.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Location of Origin: Northwest of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park. Approximately 9 miles from West Glacier, MT.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANTWANE WILLIAMS-BEY, also known as “Buck," 27, of East Windsor, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Van Buren, MO: The National Park Service, in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration, will soon begin a project to replace the Big Spring Bridge located on State Route 103 over the Big Spring branch. The project will begin on Aug. 27, at which time the existing bridge will be closed to...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Two Cleveland men were indicted on federal firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - Following a two-day jury trial in federal court, a Ripley, Tennessee man has been found guilty as a felon in possession of a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the guilty verdict today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OLUMUYIWA YAHTRIP ADEJUMO, also known as “Ade," “Slimwaco," “Waco," “Waco Jamon," “Hade" and “Hadey," 33, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a business e-mail compromise scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A New England Compounding Center (NECC) employee pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with working as an unlicensed pharmacy technician at the compounding pharmacy in Framingham.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: ELY, Nev.--The Bureau of Land Management Ely District is asking the public to review and provide comment on parcels of public land nominated for potential oil and gas exploration and development. The public comment period concludes Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. America’s free markets will help determine if energy development on public lands is feasible.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Superintendent Philip Hooge announced today that vessel speed restrictions near Point Carolus will be lifted effective at 5AM on Saturday, August 18th, 2018. Since July 14th, a 13-knot vessel speed limit has been in place in that area to protect a concentration of feeding humpback whales. Whale survey data over the past week indicate that very few whales are now using the Point Carolus area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - United States Attorney Dunavant is pleased to announce the appointment of AUSA Michelle Kimbril-Parks as Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Chief for theWestern District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: TULSA, Okla.- Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Attorney Trent Shores announced that a federal grand jury indicted 22 people for their roles in drug trafficking and money laundering operations that included the use of Casa Herrera, a local money remitter business.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: On Aug. 16, 2018, Joseph Michael Kehrer, 63, was sentenced to five months of imprisonment for failing to notify regulatory authorities before removing asbestos material, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced today. Kehrer had previously pled guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Evan Greebel, a former partner at the New York office of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP who served as outside counsel to Retrophin, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, was sentenced by Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 18 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Darius Eric Wilder, age 41, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on Aug. 16, 2018, on charges related to the firebombing of his ex-girlfriend’s apartment.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE/MONROE/ALEXANDRIA/LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph voiced support today for a U.S. Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposal to reduce the quantity of opioids being manufactured in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction for attempting to maliciously damage property receiving federal financial assistance, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Andrew Schneck pleaded guilty March 27, 2018.
