News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Leon Conaway, 56, of Carlsbad, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to charges arising out of the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia. Conaway’s plea agreement recommends a sentence of three years of probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Nicole Roskos, 30, of Epsom, pleaded guilty today in federal court to drug trafficking conspiracy and firearms charges, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: BRONX, N.Y. - Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark; Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division; and James P. O’Neill, New York City Police Commissioner announced that 14 people have been indicted on Conspiracy and other charges for dealing crack cocaine in the John Adams Houses in Mott Haven.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Kenvil, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring with a former Middlesex Borough fire inspector to use threats of violence to extort cash payments from the owner of a real estate development company, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: DOE has issued a situation report on the Nor’easter affecting the Eastern portion of the U.S. to provide details and situational awareness about the storm’s impact. The report is available for viewing and downloading.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: TUSCALOOSA - U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town will conduct training Friday in Tuscaloosa for west Alabama law enforcement on constitutional protections concerning search warrants, arrests and trials.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Leon Conaway, 56, of Carlsbad, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to charges arising out of the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia. Conaway’s plea agreement recommends a sentence of three years of probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Martin Luther Dease, age 54, of Clio, South Carolina, pled guilty in federal court in Florence, to Theft of Government Funds, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641. United States District Judge Bryan Harwell, of Florence, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - Six former employees of a non-profit Chicago post-secondary education institute schemed to enroll fake students in classes as part of a conspiracy to swindle federal financial aid programs out of millions of dollars, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a former employee of the Desoto Parish District Attorney’s Office pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing money intended to be paid to the District Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: TUSCALOOSA - U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town will be among current and former U.S. Attorneys visiting the University of Alabama School of Law on Friday to discuss the role lawyers play in government.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A grand jury in Houston has returned three separate indictments charging a total of eight Houston men with robbery and using firearms during these crimes of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. The indictments represent a joint initiative aimed at reducing violent takeover robberies of local businesses by organized crews of armed robbers.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On March 6, 2018, the Bureau of Land Management is planning a prescribed burn at the Dripping Springs Natural Area, near Las Cruces. Weather permitting, the burn will be conducted in the morning. Smoke will be highly visible to the City of Las Cruces and the surrounding communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - Brian Holland (23, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with aggravated sexual abuse by force. He faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison and a potential lifetime of supervision. Holland made his initial appearance in federal court today and was temporarily detained pending a detention hearing on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - Six former employees of a non-profit Chicago post-secondary education institute schemed to enroll fake students in classes as part of a conspiracy to swindle federal financial aid programs out of millions of dollars, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD), and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced today a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on legislation reauthorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and spurring the deployment of next-generation wireless services.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: A state senator pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and theft crimes, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jermaine Franklin, 36, of Vicksburg, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to 60 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: Speaking at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event earlier this week, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) pointed out that Americans are increasingly voicing support for the recent tax overhaul - and even critics of the new law are changing their tune as its benefits become more evident.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a heroin trafficking scheme operating in and around Lawrence.
