News from December 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced ALEXANDRU-NICUSOR NITA, age 38, a Romanian national residing in New Orleans, Louisiana, to 24 months in federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The Court also ordered restitution of $149,802.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-On Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, a federal jury in Portland returned guilty verdicts against Harry Dean Proudfoot III, 78, formerly of Tigard, Oregon, for running a fraudulent gold mining investment scheme that he used to steal $3.2 million from 140 investors. Proudfoot was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jerrod Domonique Cowards, 25, of Jackson, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Tom S. Lee to serve 37 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst. Cowards was also ordered to pay a $1,500.00 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Anthony Dloniak, 40, of Dunkirk, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute U-47700, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 1,130,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: A Detroit man was sentenced to 36 months in prison today for having conspired to engage in mail fraud and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Lukes Lorenzo Herrera, age 21, of Grandview, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on Sept. 13, 2018, to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Senior United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: Six people were indicted in federal court for firearms violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - After deliberating for approximately one hour, on Dec. 12, 2018, a federal jury of six men and six women found Juan Wilquin Hernandez-Bourdier guilty of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and possession of heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: PORT ST. LUCIE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Turnkey Construction Planners Inc. - a roofing contractor based in Melbourne, Florida - for exposing employees to fall hazards. The company faces $199,184 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: Six people were indicted in federal court for firearms violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Aldie man pleaded guilty today to using the internet to download videos and images depicting the sexual abuse of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - John E. Kelly, 63, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 60 months in prison for mail fraud and tax evasion as part of a scheme to defraud his employers of approximately half a million dollars. He was also ordered to pay full restitution to the victim companies and the IRS. He pleaded guilty in May 2018 to one count each of mail fraud and tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: An 18-month law enforcement operation resulted in 43 arrests and significant seizures over December 5-7, 2018, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. Hundreds of law enforcement officers were involved in making arrests and serving search warrants targeting a multi-state drug trafficking network led...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Ari C. Shapira, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Division, Juan J. Perez, Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD); Jorge R. Colina, Chief of the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of federal firearms violations, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that seven previously deported aliens were indicted separately on Dec. 12, 2018, by a federal grand jury for illegal re-entry into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Dec. 11, 2018, Enrique Valencia-Lopez was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to ten years in prison. A jury previously found Valencia-Lopez guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to import marijuana, and importation of marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: Albany - The former co-owner of a Donalsonville, Georgia grocery store, along with ten other customers, have pled guilty to charges related to defrauding the federal food stamp program, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Garland Alford, 75, of...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Reynaldo Lerburds, 41, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez to conspiracy, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez sentenced Lerburds to 87 months followed by five years of supervised release. Additionally, Judge Gomez ordered that Lerburds pay a $100 special assessment.
