News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Anthony Joseph Culotta, Jr. (59, Brevard County) with possession of child pornography. Culotta faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - William Russell Oswalt, 29, of Hattiesburg, entered guilty pleas yesterday before U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances (heroin) and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Pecos, NM: Join us as we celebrate 102 years of National Parks with a hike through one of the seldom-seen areas of Pecos National Historical Park as part of our annual Founder’s Day Celebration! The 3.8 mile South Pasture Loop trail on the grounds of the historic Forked Lightning Ranch will be open to...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Donald J. Gardner, Jr., 42, of Lafayette, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison and five years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: BOISE - Ryan E. Curtis, 45, of Nampa, was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl resulting in death, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge sentenced Curtis to 240 months in prison. Lodge also imposed three years of supervised release to be served after Curtis is released from prison.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Grand Canyon National Park has implemented new temporary closures for public and firefighter safety. These include the Swamp Ridge Road, the North Bass Trail, and the Powell Plateau Trail. Fire Point, the Nankoweap Trail, and the Point Imperial Trail remain closed.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dakkar Young, 23, of Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of distribution of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 168 months in prison and lifetime supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Tampa, FL -U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced David Owen (40, Largo) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to commit extortion, money laundering, and mail fraud, in connection with several consumer fraud schemes. As part of his sentence, the Court also ordered restitution to the victims in the amount of $697,500, and entered a money judgment in the amount of $1,185,652, representing the proceeds of the fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 92 months’ imprisonment and six years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to possess and distribute prescription opiate pain killers, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that JORGE LUIS OCHOA-MORALES, age 49, pled guilty to a single count indictment charging him with illegal reentry into the United States by a removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Judge sentences Kentucky physician to over four years in federal prison and a $25,000 fine for 15 counts of prescribing opiate pain medication outside of the course of medical practice.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: MISSOULA - Two former corporate officers of USA Brass Company, Inc. a Bozeman-based company that cleaned and polished spent ammunition casings for resale and reuse, pled guilty to separate offenses related to the company’s unauthorized discharges of lead-contaminated waste water into the City of Bozeman’s sewer system in 2013. U.S. Magistrate Jerimiah Lynch presided over the plea hearings held in Missoula on August 2 and August 9.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 92 months’ imprisonment and six years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to possess and distribute prescription opiate pain killers, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Mississippi Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Tacoma Murder Suspect Extradited from Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced DIQUELLE SWEET, 22, of Wilmington to 105 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hoboken man was arrested today while allegedly trying to rob a Cedar Grove bank, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN - Following a jury trial in federal court, Michael Jay Harris, 46, of McNairy County, Tenn. was convicted of possessing 98 grams of actual methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the conviction today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Four River Parish residents, Andre Staggers, a/k/a “Dre," age 44, Corey Session, age 44, Gregory London, Jr., a/k/a “Lil Gregg," age 42, and Leonard Morrison, a/k/a “Leonard London," age 36, were convicted today after a five-day trial in U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2018
News Release: Pecos, NM: Beginning August 14th, 2018, Pecos National Historical Park will offer fall fishing permits for the Pecos River within the park boundaries. The 2018 fall fishing season will begin September 13th and end November 5th.
