News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Archie Phillips, 45, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, was sentenced to 192 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOEL MADRIGAL-SANCHEZ, age 20, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty to a one-count bill of information alleging illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8 United States Code, Section 1326(a).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - John M. Talkington, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, and Miranda Stewart, of Sistersville, West Virginia, have admitted to their roles in a methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin distribution operation that spanned multiple states, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: Defendant Trafficked in Kilograms of Heroin Laced With Fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Cauncenet Brown, 42, of Perris, CA, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to accept bribes in connection with a scheme to obtain un-redacted accident reports for use in Dr. Mitchell Davis’ Chiropractic Clinic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: A Port St. Lucie resident was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison for unlawfully exporting firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition from South Florida to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
Release: Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.5 percent in 2017, driven by exports and domestic consumption. Official unemployment is below six percent, and the economy is near its full-employment level. The shortage of skilled labor in many sectors has led to wage increases far above gains in labor productivity. The ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on July 19, 2018, Chief United States District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland sentenced Brent Daigle, age 39, Sutton, ND, to serve 70 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release for three counts of Sexual Exploitation of Minors...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: United States Attorney Bobby L. Christine announces the conviction and sentence of John Jordan, Jr. (52), of Bloomingdale, Georgia. Today, United States District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood sentenced John Jordan, Jr. to 225 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Miguel Leon Bejarano, age 25, of Irving, Texas pled guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349, punishable by not more than 30 years imprisonment, up to a $1,000,000.00 fine, or both.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
Release: The Government of Belarus (GOB) officially welcomes foreign investment, which is seen as a source of new production technologies, jobs, and hard currency. Belarusian authorities stress the country’s geographic location, its inclusion in the Eurasian Economic Union (which also includes Russia, Kazakhstan ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: * Superintendent Dan Wenk will retire from Yellowstone National Park on Sept. 29, 2018, after a 43-year career with the National Park Service. This date was agreed to by officials at the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 31-year-old resident of Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Rolando Garcia-Fuentes pleaded guilty March 2, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As part the Eastern District of California’s strategy to reduce violent crime by focusing on eradicating illegal firearms, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced the sentencing today of three federal firearms offenders.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Joey Alan Yamada, age 55, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on April 17, 2018, to possessing with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $327,500 civil penalty against the Rolls-Royce Corporation of Reston, Va., for alleged drug and alcohol testing violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ZACHARY PROVOST, 33, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing a series of robberies in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire in late 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: BRUNEAU, Idaho-The BLM is voluntarily closing the Bruneau Wild Horse Off-Range Corrals (ORC) to horses entering or leaving the facility due to an outbreak of an upper respiratory infection. Individual infected animals are being tested to confirm the diagnosis, but early signs indicate strangles, or equine...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: Western WY- Teton Interagency fire fighters have responded to two lightning-caused fires and numerous abandoned campfires in the past week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rose Gross, 62, a former background investigator who did work under contract for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), pled guilty today to a charge stemming from her falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Norbert E. Vint, Acting Inspector General for the Office of Personnel Management.
