News from January 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Levar Jermain Matthews, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 84 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Colette Arne, 67, of Lockport, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of oxymorphone, a Schedule II controlled substance, was sentenced to two years supervised release by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: Rochester, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric P. Laube, 45, of Canandaigua, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum sentenced of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James P. O’Neill, Police Commissioner of the City of New (“NYPD"), and announced the unsealing of a federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Zackery D. Billings, 27, of Mount Morris, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, was sentenced to 36 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND - The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that on Jan. 23, 2018, Joseph Uvalle, 35, of Chicago Heights, IL, was sentenced to 276 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release following his conviction by guilty plea to conspiracy to commit racketeering activity (RICO) as a member of the Latin Kings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Misprision of a Felony was sentenced on Jan. 22, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Dover, Mass. insurance broker was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with filing fraudulent personal tax returns.
By State Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Mnuchin: When the Financial Action Task Force meets in early February, I urge you to use the influence of the United States to ensure not only that Iran remains designated as a “high-risk and non-cooperative jurisdiction" but also that the Task Force reimposes “counter-measures" designed...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas last month, and unsealed earlier this month, charges Donna H. Woods, 63, of DeSoto, Texas, and Donatus I. Anyanwu, 59, of Dallas, Texas, with offenses related to a scheme to defraud a program used by needy schools to obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access, announced Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, following a two-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned guilty verdicts against Ronald Williams on five counts, including murder-for-hire conspiracy, conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice murder, and conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Williams, a leader...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Kevin Jay Mast, age 61, of Volga, South Dakota, was found guilty of Disturbing Protected Wetlands of the United States, as a result of a federal jury trial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The jury returned the verdict on Jan. 18, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against James Bowen, 39, of Fresno, today charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license, and possession of an unregistered firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: MINEOLA, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Donald Hennings, 32, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that that Damone Robertson-Burts, 35, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine, and maintaining a drug-involved premises before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRIAN LISTER, age 41, of Metairie, Louisiana, was sentenced today to 72 months imprisonment by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with receipt of images and videos depicting...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Junior Feliz, 22, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today 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 | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas last month, and unsealed earlier this month, charges Donna H. Woods, 63, of DeSoto, Texas, and Donatus I. Anyanwu, 59, of Dallas, Texas, with offenses related to a scheme to defraud a program used by needy schools to obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access, announced Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will host its ninth annual Energy Innovation Summit from March 13-15, 2018. The Summit draws thousands of participants from across the United States and internationally to convene a forum on the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 25, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
