News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 38-year-old Edinburg man has been ordered to prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick. Ismael Tovar-Zavala pleaded guilty Aug. 8,2018.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: EASTHAM, Mass. -Cape Cod National Seashore will close out its summer evening program series at Salt Pond Visitor Center with science, storytelling, and a symphony performance. All programs are free, wheelchair accessible, and supported by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Financial support for...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Octaveon Woods has been sentenced after pleading guilty to defrauding colleges, music festivals organizers, and others by claiming that he was a booking agent for famous musicians such as Migos, Lil Yachty, and Post Malone. Woods continued to operate the scheme even after he pleaded guilty in this case.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Michael Galloway, 63, of Bakersfield, to 21 months in prison for tax evasion, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. Galloway was ordered to surrender to serve his sentence beginning on Nov. 14, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JEFFREY ROGIERS pled guilty today before United States District Judge Alison J. Nathan to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and fraud in connection with a tender offer for his role in an insider trading...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 42-year-old Honduran national illegally in the United States has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert, J. Higdon, Jr., the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) jointly announced that on August 8, 2018, Chief Judge James C. Dever III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: DENVER - Federal authorities on Monday announced prosecution results from marijuana grows on federal public land last year as they prepare for this year’s marijuana harvest season.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Los Angeles County deputy sheriff pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana as part of an interstate drug trafficking scheme in which the deputy agreed to use his position as a law enforcement officer to ensure the successful transport of narcotics.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: Multiple defendants in prison, convicted for last season's grows on public land.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Joseph A. Defilippi, age 55, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, was arrested Friday and charged with traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced DARWIN A. ELPHAGE a/k/a “Zero," age 40, of Gonzales, Louisiana, to 120 months in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A Euclid, Ohio, man pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl that he ordered from China and sold domestically, including to an undercover FBI agent in Pittsburgh, U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman of the Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady of the Western District of Pennsylvania announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Joseph A. Defilippi, age 55, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, was arrested Friday and charged with traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: CINCINNATI - Rodney D. Cydrus, 48, formerly of Chillicothe, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 36 months in federal prison for mailing threatening letters to federal officials. Cydrus was an inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution at the time of the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marquise S. Howard, 24, Madison, Wis., was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 10, by Chief U.S. District Judge James Peterson to a combined sentence of seven years in federal prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking felony. Howard pleaded guilty to both offenses on May 16, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: Port Angeles, WA: Late Friday afternoon, Aug. 10, a field crew of park employees and volunteers found abandoned outdoor recreation equipment and clothing in a very remote area in the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness of Olympic National Park. The clothing and equipment matched the description of items related to missing 22-year old Jacob Gray of Port Townsend, WA.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) attended the annual Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Expo. During our three days at the event, S&T staff met several members of the public safety and industry communities who are working hard to develop reliable, interoperable and secure communications for responders.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Authorities at Lake Mead National Recreation Area are searching for a person who may be missing within the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man made an initial appearance in federal court today on charges of being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
