News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jesus Bernal Urena, 52, of Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 11 years and eight months in prison for a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The sole proprietor of a purported loan modification consulting company was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for fraudulently billing clients more than $400,000 for services that were never performed, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), a union of three tribes: Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla, turned a strip of its land near the Blue Mountains in Oregon into nearly $12,000 in annual energy cost savings and an almost 23-ton reduction in carbon dioxide emissions each...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Shasta Dam Visitor Center and free public Shasta Dam tours are back on track after an extended closure to aid and assist with firefighting efforts. Reclamation extends its appreciation not only to the Carr Fire firefighters, but also to the public for their patience, cooperation and understanding.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Erick Pizarro, 37, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges carry mandatory minimum of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank today announced that Maurice Diggins, 34, and Dusty Leo, 27, both of Biddeford, Maine, were indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Maine for conspiracy to violate and for violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, by assaulting an African-American man.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Justin Bodnar, age 29, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Aug. 24, 2018, before U.S. District Court Senior Judge James M. Munley to the charge of unauthorized access to a computer.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, announced additional charges...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The final four defendants implicated in a federal heroin conspiracy were sentenced today, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Stuart commended the collaborative investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: After a 10-week trial, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted four members of the Seven Mile Bloods Street Gang today for their participation in various criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy and related firearm offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Alisha Morin, 30, of Northfield, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - Two men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme that involved more than over 200 victims, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Special Agent in Charge Gary Smith of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). Vedas Engineer, 34, Bhavdip Sanghavi, 37, pleaded guilty in July and December 2017, respectfully.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eriel Rivera, 42, of Bronx, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, was sentenced to serve 41 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Devin Braxton, age 28, of Baltimore, to five years in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for assaulting a federal officer.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have transferred a biochemical pathway found in sorghum, which produces a weed-killing compound, into rice plants.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Special Assistant United States Attorney Partnership Has Prosecuted 105 Defendants Since January 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that on Aug. 23, 2018, Enrique Ayon Duenas, 61, of California, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Defendant ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution to repair damage to ecosystem caused by bulldozing road.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced today that, DONOVAN DAVE DIXON, 51 of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was sentenced to 240 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release by Chief United States District Judge...
