News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for producing and possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Regional Enforcer of Gangster Disciples Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Racketeering.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: BILLINGS - John William Wheeler, a 28-year-old resident of Butte, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison followed by 5 years supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and felon in possession of a firearm in October. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters handed down the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Gregory Ellis, age 21, of Gaffney; Isaac Harris, age 20, of Gaffney; Christopher Littlejohn, age 27, of Gaffney; Benjamin Morris, age 21, of Gaffney; Shemar Smith, age 21, of Gaffney; and Lazarus Wilson, age 20, of Chesnee...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for producing and possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Linda Ferris, age 55, of Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, was indicted on March 20, 2018, by a federal grand jury for knowingly filing false bankruptcy documents and hiding assets during her bankruptcy case.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
Release: Funding Supports Local Projects to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $1.47 million to Idaho from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Brandon J. Fremin, who also serves as the Executive Director of the National Center for Disaster Fraud, announced today that a jury has convicted RENATA FOREMAN, age 38, of Independence, Louisiana, on multiple wire fraud and aggravated identity theft counts following a three-day trial before...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRAD MILLIGAN, age 39, of Metairie, has pled guilty to manufacturing and distributing explosive materials without a license and possessing anabolic steroids with the intent to distribute. MILLIGAN did not possess a license to distribute either the explosives or anabolic steroids.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Nashville, Tenn. - March 22, 2018 - A Nashville, Tennessee man at the heart of violent crime activity in the J.C. Napier and Tony Sudekum Public Housing neighborhoods pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to brandishing and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joseph P. Kelly announced today that on March 22, 2018, Brandon Carr, age 32 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Tiera Rowsey-Harris, age 25 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were sentenced for transporting an adult female in interstate commerce with intent to promote prostitution. United States...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Big Cypress Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Updates.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A Russian citizen was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for attempting to illegally export from the United States more than $100,000 in firearm parts, ammunition and accessories, including parts designed for assault rifles.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published an emergency order regarding “doors off" and "open-door" operations. This order formalizes the FAA’s prior communications on these operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Artur Sargsyan has been sentenced for the crime of criminal copyright infringement for private financial gain while operating a massive file-sharing infrastructure that distributed approximately 1 billion copies of copyrighted musical works through Internet downloads. Sargsyan’s file-sharing websites, which contained numerous pop-up advertisements, generated significant profit for him when visitors accessed the websites to illegally download copyrighted works.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Danielle Rose Escalante, age 32, of Garland, Texas, was sentenced to 3 years probation for Possession of a Counterfeit Obligation, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 472. The charges arose from an investigation by the District 18 Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office, and the United States Secret Service.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - The National Park Service, in conjunction with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, is seeking information about the recent poaching of a pregnant cow elk within Zion National Park. It is estimated that the animal was killed sometime on or about Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Detroit Michigan residents have admitted to their roles in a drug distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 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.
