News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a man from Duson was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud a Eunice pipeline company out of more than $2.8 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Betel Paulino, 18, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced Thursday for his role in the armed robbery of the McDonald’s restaurant in Lockhart Shopping Center, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich today sentenced former Latin Kings game member Anibal Angel Rios-Mulero (33, Tampa) to nine years and nine months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the firearms and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: Alabama Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking of a Minor.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: Denali National Park and Preserve and the communities of the Denali Borough invite all who love winter to come and celebrate Alaska’s longest season at Winterfest 2018, which is scheduled for February 22-25. This long-running community-wide event features an array of activities, with something for all ages, interests, and abilities!.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Martinsburg, West Virginia men were sentenced today for heroin distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: Facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Tracey Leroy Boarman, Jr., of Falling Waters, West Virginia was sentenced today to 51 months incarceration for heroin distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Seth Willis Pickering, 38, of Leicester, N.C. pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder for killing his daughter, Lila Pickering, within the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Seth Willis Pickering, 38, of Leicester, N.C. pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder for killing his daughter, Lila Pickering, within the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On February 8, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment charging three individuals for trafficking firearms without a license, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is in charge of the investigation of the case.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Yesterday, Katherine Rose Sparks, 23, of Huachuca City, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to serve 84 months in prison and pay $49,930.73 in restitution. Sparks had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and assault on a federal officer with a dangerous or deadly weapon. Sparks’s term of imprisonment will be followed by five years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita woman pleaded guilty Friday to producing child pornography while she was babysitting a seven-year-old girl in her home, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Cesar Cruz-Perez, 35, of Mexico, who was convicted of being a removed alien found in the United States subsequent to a conviction for an aggravated felony, was sentenced to 21 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: POCATELLO - Tyrell Dixey, 33, of Fort Hall, Idaho, pleaded guilty Wednesday in United States District Court to possession of an unregistered firearm, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: Six Individuals Charged in $7 Million International Investment Scam.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita woman pleaded guilty Friday to producing child pornography while she was babysitting a seven-year-old girl in her home, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jesse Carey, age 30, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was indicted on February 6, 2018, by a federal grand jury for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: Dr. Grace Bochenek, Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), will retire effective Feb. 28, 2018, following more than 31 years of dedicated federal government service.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man was sentenced today to four years in prison for his role in a credit card fraud and identity theft scheme that stole over 5,000 credit card numbers and resulted in a loss of over $1.5 million.
