News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) hosted crisis negotiator basic school at the St. Paul Field Division over the past two weeks. The training qualified 10 new ATF Special Response Team (SRT) crisis negotiators and five others from partnered agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Britney Joyce Robinson, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 41 months incarceration for maintaining a drug house, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Michigan Home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty to Charges for Role in Medicare Kickback Scheme.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Responder News -- When it comes to tools and technology first responders need to do their jobs, they want to know “What equipment is available?" “How does it perform?" SAVER’s reports help first responders answer these questions. The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that two people were indicted for the armed robbery of the Swan Serv-U Pharmacy in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Elix Powell (age: 19 ) of Indianapolis, Indiana and Antonio Jamerson (age: 19) Chicago, Illinois were charged with one count of interference with commerce by robbery pursuant to the Hobbs Act, and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: HARLINGEN, Texas - A Honduran man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) died Wednesday evening at Valley Baptist Medical Center (VBMC) in Harlingen, Texas. An autopsy is scheduled to determine his cause of death.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that on Friday, May 18, 2018, Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona sentenced defendant SUN SEN for the crime of Harboring Illegal Aliens, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1324(a)(1)...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A 52-year-old Mexican citizen who illegally resided in Houston was ordered to federal prison for 30 years for his conviction of trafficking a kilogram of methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Arturo Hernandez-Villegas pleaded guilty Aug. 15, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Media are invited to capture exclusive Lake Mead National Recreation Area B-roll footage, photos and interviews before the busy Memorial Day weekend during the annual media ride-along 10 a.m. to noon May 25 at Las Vegas Boat Harbor.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury has convicted Harrison Lewis, III, age 54, of Catonsville, Maryland of six counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Darius Jermaine Blakemore, a/k/a Tank, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Harry S. Mattice, Jr., United States District Judge, to serve 23 years in prison for his role in a heroin distribution conspiracy resulting in death. Upon his release from prison, Blakemore will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for three years.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - Two Houston individuals have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Special Agent in Charge Steven Grell of the U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG)...
By DOL Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement on the 5-4 Supreme Court decision Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, which ruled employers can ban workers from joining together in a legal dispute when their rights are being violated.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: United States Files Complaint Against New York Food Distributors Alleging Insanitary Conditions at Staten Island Facility.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s Financial Services Committee markup of Rep. Robert Pittenger’s (R-NC) H.R. 5841...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 41-year-old Corpus Christi man has entered a guilty plea to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa-- On May 18, 2018, Solomon Seth Currie, age 32, of Des Moines, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 352 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Currie was ordered to serve ten years of supervised release to follow his prison term.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Glen Jean, WV - Summer is almost here and it’s the perfect time to explore parks like New River Gorge National River. Stop by a park visitor center to find out how to explore the area’s rich natural and cultural history on your own outdoor adventure, or join a free guided activity.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Corpus Christi man was convicted Monday of distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Sioux Falls, SD - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announces that Justin Morales, a/k/a “Speedy," age 36, of Wichita, Kansas, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on May 18, 2018, by U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier.
