News from June 2018

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: JILL ANDRAS LEBLANC a/k/a JILL FREMIN, 41, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, was sentenced in federal court today by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to serve 100 months in federal prison, pay $383,201 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release after she is released from prison for one (1) Count of wire fraud and one (1) Count of theft of government funds, announced U. S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - Two men from Orange County have been sentenced to federal prison for participating in a “builder bailout" mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the fraudulent purchase of more than 100 condominium units around the country, causing more than $10 million in losses when the properties went into foreclosure.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert W. Tucker, Jr., of Star City, West Virginia, has admitted to a sex offender registration violation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: Defendant Admitted Smuggling Contraband into Jail.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - William E. Young, 54, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 55 months in prison for cyberstalking.

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a North Carolina man from bringing a loaded handgun onboard a plane at a Charlotte Douglas International Airport checkpoint.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: This afternoon, a 55 year old male died while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). Resuscitation measures were attempted on the beach near Ramp 70 on Ocracoke Island, but were unsuccessful.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: A Cleveland man previously convicted of domestic violence was indicted in federal court for having a firearm, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: BOISE, Idaho -- As the next step in aligning federal habitat conservation efforts with state wildlife management plans, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold three meetings in Idaho beginning June 21, 2018, to provide information and answer possible questions regarding the recently released draft amendments to greater sage-grouse plans finalized in 2015.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - The former president and CEO of Concord Chemical Co. Inc. (Concord) today admitted illegally storing hazardous waste, U.S Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Tony Marvin Johnson (34, Bradenton) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He had pleaded guilty on December 7, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: DENVER - On May 2, 2018, a federal grand jury in Denver indicted Avery White, age 31 and an inmate of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP"), on two counts of assaulting and resisting a federal employee, U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer announced. White made his initial appearance yesterday afternoon where he was advised of the charges pending against him as well as his rights.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas -Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Erica L. Keller, age 39 of Elkins, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $354,054.85 in restitution...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Taise Braganca Moscon, age 26, an illegal alien from Brazil, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sul Ozerden to serve 13 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and to pay $6,450.00 in restitution to a victim, for a fraud in connection with...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
Release: ATLANTA - Transportation Security Administration officers working at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) security checkpoints discovered 30 firearms in May, the most ever at an airport in a single month.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: Unidentified Man Robs San Diego Bank.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jason R. Cunningham, 38, of Carlsbad, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 40-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has been indicted and charged with federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 6, 2018, before U.S. District Judge Brian Morris, MICHELLE ANDRA JOYNER also known as Michelle Dumond, a 46-year-old resident of Dearborn, Montana, was sentenced to a term of.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 6, 2018
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday chaired a hearing to examine the outlook for the 2018 wildfire season and the nation’s fire management programs.