News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Carfentanil, a Fentanyl Analogue 100 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl, can be Lethal in Doses of as Little as 20 Micrograms.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: MACON: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that a Grand Jury, sitting in Macon Georgia, has returned fourteen (14) indictments. An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct. All of the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: In Midland, United States District Judge David Counts sentenced 27-year-old Kenneth James Barfield yesterday to 30 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Kyle Williamson; and, Midland Interim Police Chief Seth Herman.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On May 10, 2018, United States District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Kenneth Jones, a/k/a “K-Slay", and “Slay," age 30, of Baltimore, Maryland to life in prison for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Antonio Miller, age 39, of Columbia, South Carolina, plead guilty to three counts today in connection with the torture, robbery, and murder of Fred Tucker in Aiken: (1) Using a firearm to commit murder in furtherance of a crime of violence and drug trafficking; (2) Kidnapping...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: This year, May 13-19 is National Police Week. During Police Week, our nation celebrates the contributions of police officers from around the country, recognizing their hard work, dedication, loyalty and commitment in protecting our communities. In 1962, Congress enacted a joint resolution, which President...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted under Project Safe Childhood.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: A Warren man was sentenced to six months of house arrested and ordered to repay $82,428 to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: ROME, Ga. - Bryson-Taylor Wayne Banks, a former Cartersville, Georgia police officer, was sentenced to federal prison for notifying drug traffickers that the FBI was conducting a court-authorized wiretap of their phones.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A 50-year-old man from Baytown has been ordered to federal prison for possession, receipt and distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick. Marlin Louis Carman, of Baytown, pleaded guilty Feb. 16, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Akron Man Arrested and Charged for DDoS Attacks.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Shipping Company Will Pay Million Dollar Fine for Environmental Pollution Crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: HONOLULU - A federal jury today found Sheila Harris, 53, of Honolulu, guilty of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and false statements involving healthcare matters for her role in submitting false claims and documents to TRICARE, a federal health benefits program serving military families. Harris...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced a federal superseding indictment charging four members of the south Minneapolis-based 10z/20z gangs with crimes related to violent gang activity, including drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms.[1] The four defendants named in the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Daniel Swessel, 33, Barron, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James Peterson to five years in federal prison for possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Swessel pleaded guilty to this charge on Feb. 27, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for a federal firearms charge.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: (BLAINE COUNTY, Mont.) - Timber Ridge Road has been repaired and reopened for public use.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - Two Chicago Police Officers assigned to a gang unit on the city's West Side knowingly submitted false affidavits to judges to obtain search warrants and stole cash and drugs from properties they searched, according to a federal indictment announced today.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will embark on his fourth “Back to Our Roots” tour next MONDAY, May 14th to hear ideas and concerns from local farmers, ranchers, producers, foresters, agriculture students, business owners, community leaders, and U.S. Department ...
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018) – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today hosted a fire briefing for Members of Congress at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to hear the forecast for this year’s wildfire season. Following the meeting, the secretaries ...
