News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Spencer C. Lovato, 26, of Clovis, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an indictment charging him with two counts of distributing child pornography and one count of receiving child pornography.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Alexander Jordan Miller, 22, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of armed bank robbery and bank robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced James E. Goldsberry, age 35, of Laurel, Maryland today to nine years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. A federal jury convicted Goldsberry of those charges on March 15, 2018.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Alexander Jordan Miller, 22, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury in Hartford, Connecticut yesterday returned guilty verdicts against a man for his conduct related to a scheme to convert trade secrets belonging to a defense contractor based in Groton, Connecticut, related to, among others, an innovative naval prototype being developed for...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Antoine Benjamin, age 26, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Melvin Thomas, a former correctional officer at the U.S Penitentiary in Atlanta (“USP Atlanta") was sentenced to federal prison for accepting bribe payments in exchange for smuggling contraband into the prison.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: The New Mexico Territory during the late 1800’s was a turbulent place where outlaws and cowboys became legends along the open range. The “world’s oldest living cowboy," tells in story and song of his years on horseback in New Mexico and his friendship with William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid. Ride along the trail with Ralph Estes, and discover the history behind the legend of one of the most notorious outlaws of the “Wild West.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to kidnap and torture an Independence, Mo., man.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A reserve deputy sheriff for Christian County, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today to tax fraud.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A Blair County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of conversion of government funds, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

By State Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), and 42 other Democrats from the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees released the following statement on President Trump’s attendance at the NATO...

By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Investigators determined the Liberty Fire (181 acres), Lava Rock Fire (8 acres) and the Cinder Fire (41 acres) were caused by target shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced that a Federal grand jury in Wilmington returned a seven-count indictment charging GIANNI ARMANI VINCENT, age 20, of Brooklyn, New York, with one count of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, two counts of Producing/Passing Fictitious Obligations, two counts of Access Device Fraud, and two counts of Aggravated Identity Theft.
By State Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House today passed the Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act (H.R. 2259), which enhances the transparency and accountability of the Peace Corps to improve operations and better protect volunteers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud his employer, a large facilities services company with offices in the Greater Boston area.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Colorado resident Frank J. Morelli, III, 62, was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Morelli previously pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy, wire fraud, and securities fraud charges.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - FREDERICK EUGENE JENKINS, 30, of Spencer, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today to possessing firearms illegally based on his status as a drug user, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.