News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Montgomery, AL - On Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, a physician and nurse were arrested after being indicted in the ongoing investigation and prosecution of a “pill mill" being operated out of a Montgomery, Alabama medical office. The two new defendants in this case are physician Willie J. Chester, Jr....
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that SHANICE GOFFE, 32, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a marijuana trafficking and money laundering conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Three Mexican nationals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to import 611 kilograms of marijuana into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On March 17, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will provide a special 1-hour talk at Chickamauga Battlefield exploring the battle’s impact on several communities in the battle’s aftermath. This talk will take place at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that James Robert Fix, age 46, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, pled guilty in federal court in Florence, to Possession of Child Pornography, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A(a)(5)(B). United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Defendant Perpetuated Scheme by Stealing Mail from USPS Collection Boxes at U.S. Post Offices in Albuquerque.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Dear President Trump: In light of Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald’s recent resignation as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), resulting from her various conflicts of interest, we write to request that you include consideration of certain qualifications as you assess potential candidates...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Hagerstown, Md. - Spring is a wonderful time to experience the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal). Come for a visit and bike or walk the towpath, stop by a visitor center, enjoy the arrival of spring birds or attend one of our special events. The park is open daily, and visitors are welcome to join rangers for the following special events and programs, March through May.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Anthonio Dicentes, 38, formerly of Hodgdon, Maine, and recently of Madison, Florida, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 40 months in prison and five years of supervised release for possession of child pornography. Dicentes pled guilty on Sept. 1, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Maria A. English, 28, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, was sentenced to 15 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson, Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division and Chief James Gimler of the Hatch Police Department announced that Jesse Denver Hanes, who shot and killed Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez on Aug. 12, 2016, was sentenced today to a lifetime...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announces the arrests of two of three defendants pursuant to a federal indictment for drug related charges.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on today’s announcement from Equifax that the company has identified an additional 2.4 million consumers who were compromised due to last year’s massive data breach.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: FBI Arrests Yakima Man on Assault and Sex Abuse Charges of Oregon Woman.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Almando Abarca, 26, of Palmer, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to serve 10 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced TRAVEON SHAQUILLE MARTIN, 24, of Garner to 130 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury returned four-count indictment charging four people from the Toledo area with production of false identification document, transfer of false identification documents, and possession of document-making implements and authentication features, said U.S Attorney Justin E. Herdman.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Roger Spears, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to brandishing a firearm in furtherance of the conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
