News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph W. Peeples, III, 44, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted following a jury trial of robbing the Chase Bank located at 1 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY, was sentenced to 264 months in prison by Chief Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Elizabeth Warren held a roundtable with Maryland Senator Ben Cardin and Congressman John Sarbanes, Baltimore officials, health professionals, and community representatives to discuss the challenges they face in combating the opioid epidemic and the urgent need for new resources to expand treatment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: FBI Requesting the Public’s Assistance in Locating Wanted Fugitive-Jason Matthew Zeller.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced 42-year-old Nigerian National and Canadian resident Ochuko Sylvester Eruotor to 168 months in federal prison for his leadership role in multi-million dollar fraud and money laundering schemes, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and Special Agent in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - David T. McGee, 47, of St. Louis, pled guilty to two counts of committing a bank robbery. He appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office is temporarily closing the North Cow Mountain Recreation Area, Rifle Range and South Cow Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area for public safety due to the proximity of both the River and Ranch fires.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon for a second time and violating his supervised release, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: Marcus J. Thornton, 38, of Edwardsville, Illinois, was sentenced in federal court today to 19 years in prison, for bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced. The sentence includes a five-year term of supervised release immediately following Thornton’s imprisonment. Thornton had previously pled guilty to these charges on March 22, 2018 and April 27, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is expanding the boundaries of the temporary closure of public lands near Redding for public safety due to the rapidly expanding Carr Fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Brandi Stamper, 30, of Lexington, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in federal prison, by Chief United States District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, for conspiring to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, more than an ounce of crack cocaine, and more than half a kilo of cocaine. Stamper was also sentenced for being a felon in possession of firearms and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of her drug trafficking crime.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: I write to express grave concern about the long-term negative impact of President Trump’s family separation policy on the nearly 3,000 children cruelly separated from their families. Trauma affects children’s emotional, behavioral, and physical development, and without appropriate...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: OXFORD, Miss: Raymorris Asencio, 32, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following his conviction for human trafficking and transporting a minor across state lines to engage in prostitution. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney William C. Lamar, FBI Special Agent in Charge, Christopher Freeze and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - David James Lister, age 53, formerly of Redfield, Iowa, was sentenced on July 26, 2018, by United States District Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 210 months in prison for charges related to the possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and the unlawful possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two members of an identity-theft-and-fraud conspiracy were sentenced today for fraudulently entering into apartment leases and opening bank accounts using the personal information of their victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - The owner of a Hyde Park auto body shop was charged today in federal court in Boston in connection with preparing false tax returns for his company, Automotive Specialties Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that former New York State Assembly Speaker SHELDON SILVER was sentenced this afternoon to seven years in prison after having been found guilty a second time by a federal jury of using his official position...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s failure to reunify separated children with their families despite the court-mandated deadline of midnight last night...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Chicago Companies to Stop Distribution of Adulterated and Misbranded Dietary Supplements and Unapproved and Misbranded Drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Frank A. Dunn, Jr., age 60, of Burtonsville and Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2018
News Release: Boise, Idaho - The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) is raising the National Fire Preparedness Level (PL) to its highest point, PL-5, effective at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on July 27, 2018. The PL ranges from one, indicating minimal activity, to five, which signals very high activity.