News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Newly appointed U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister Tuesday announced the members of his management team.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management cleanup contractor URS | CH2M Oak Ridge is accepting proposals from area schools for grants to fund instructional science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., man who stored hundreds of child pornography photos on his computer was sentenced Tuesday to 78 months in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Patrick D. Angelo, 28, of Syracuse, NY, pleaded guilty to interstate communication of a threat before U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man caught with heroin in January 2015 was sentenced today to two years and a month in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Daniel Justin Watts, 32, previously pled guilty to a single-count indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute heroin. U.S. Attorney Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Tyrenzo Morton was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for escape from federal custody following a prior federal sentence, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., man who stored hundreds of child pornography photos on his computer was sentenced Tuesday to 78 months in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Altoona, Pa. has been sentenced today in federal court to 84 months in prison, followed by 10 years’ supervised release, and was ordered to register as a convicted sex offender within three days of this sentence, on his conviction of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton woman was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with stealing Social Security benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Patrick D. Angelo, 28, of Syracuse, NY, pleaded guilty to interstate communication of a threat before U.S. District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: FBI Denver Division to Honor Local Non-Profit with FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The Justice Department today reached a settlement with Atlantis Events, Inc., a cruise and resort vacation company with offices in West Hollywood, to ensure that individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing are provided effective communication when travelling with the company.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Josiah Leach, 19, of South Burlington, Vermont, appeared today before the Honorable Geoffrey W. Crawford for sentencing. Leach previously pled guilty to sending threats in interstate commerce that terrorized students...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - The Bureau of Land Management has planned a prescribed burn, of up to 4,300 acres, in the Cross Bar Management Area, approximately 15 miles north of Amarillo, Texas. The burn area is located south of the Canadian River, about two miles west of U.S. Highway 87/287 near the Canadian River Bridge. Ignition operations are planned between Feb. 26 and March 4, weather permitting.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Jason Hampton, 41, and Arthur Carter, 40, both of East St. Louis, were sentenced on Feb. 16, 2018 for their roles in a cocaine distribution operation. Hampton was sentenced to 141 months of imprisonment...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bayonne, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for robbing Bayonne Community Bank in Jersey City, New Jersey, on May 25, 2016, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: Defendants Fraudulently Applied for Over $1.5 Million in Luxury Car Loans and Stole the Proceeds.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A retail director for a local candy company today admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of over $2 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: Defendant admits he used the identity of a deceased person to obtain a passport and to obtain federal benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury has convicted Mahmood Hussain Shah, age 58, of Catonsville, Maryland, on charges of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to illegally redeem food stamp benefits in exchange for cash.
