News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Dakota Cook, 26, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to violating the federal firearms laws by being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man, who now resides in Melrose, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to making fraudulent charges using stolen credit card information for purchases at fictitious restaurants that he and his co-conspirators created, all in an effort to defraud the credit card processing companies who paid the fraudulent charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Terry Wilson, 39, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: A program manager for the U.S. Department of State pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing federal funds intended for a foreign exchange program maintained by her employer, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary...
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Birds of Prey NCA Partnership, along with a diverse array of partner groups, will be hosting the first annual Snake River Raptor Fest at Indian Creek Winery in Kuna on June 2, 2018. The event is designed in part to be a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the designation of the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that James Markus Harries, a/k/a “James Harris," 33, of Anchorage, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason, to serve 110 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Harries previously pleaded guilty on Feb. 26, 2018, to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The United States this week filed an asset forfeiture complaint against an ancient mosaic depicting Hercules, believed to have been made in the 3rd or 4th Century, that likely was looted from war-torn Syria, allegedly illegally imported into the United States, and seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) at a Palmdale residence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN. A member of the “Stackz Squad" street gang has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for being a drug user in possession of firearms. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Black Rock Redezvous will proceed this weekend after the weather around the Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area improved Friday. Highway 447 leading to the NCA is open and the BLM will be setting up camp Saturday morning.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Shawn Alonso, 35, of Corona, New York, was sentenced today for conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin. District Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Alonso to a 120-month term of incarceration, followed...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Memphis man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for committing two armed robberies affecting interstate commerce. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman was charged May 24 by indictment with five counts of wire fraud, one count of theft of government funds, and one count of social security fraud, announced United States Attorney William M. McSwain.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: John Servider, an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of New York since 1988, was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of two counts of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to alter, and alteration of, records for use in a grand jury investigation in the Eastern District of...
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join staff and visitors on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, at 2:00 pm at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center as we honor those who died while serving our country.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - The Drug Enforcement Administration this week launched Operation Safe Haven, a sweeping enforcement action spanning three states. DEA Special Agents, working closely with their state and local law enforcement partners throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia targeted a variety of bad actors, ranging from healthcare workers and distributors, to street-level drug dealers in a coordinated effort to attack the opioid crisis head-on in the region.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: Shooting Happened in Broad Daylight Following Dispute Over Drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Joshua Morrison, 21, of Wayne County, was arrested on a federal complaint alleging that he sexually abused a minor. The complaint alleges that on or about January 9, 2016, Morrison sexually abused a minor female while aboard a cruise ship in international waters. Morrison faces up to 15 years in prison, if convicted.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Christopher Brian Cosimano, a/k/a “Durty," (30, Gibsonton), Michael Dominick Mencher, a/k/a “Pumpkin," (51, Tarpon Springs), Allan Burt Guinto, a/k/a “Big Beefy," (27, Brandon), Erick Richard Robinson, ...
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore sponsored the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Historic Preservation Field School for the first time in the Portsmouth Historic District. The work, which took place from Monday, May 14th through Thursday, May 24th, involved cleaning, repairing...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Chauncey Gregory (33, St. Petersburg) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for possessing 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute it, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Gregory pleaded guilty on February 6, 2018.
