News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Camdenton, Mo., man who molested a 10-year-old child was sentenced in federal court today for receiving child pornography over the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal grand jury sitting in Albuquerque, N.M., has filed a superseding indictment in the federal case charging Albuquerque residents Mariah Ferry, 20, and Chase Smothermon, 30, with conspiracy and kidnapping charges. The superseding indictment adds Albuquerque resident Jose Torrez...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Possessed Loaded Guns in Furtherance of His Drug Trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments. The indictments were returned today, with the exception of the indictment of Andrew Steiskal, which was returned by the grand jury yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Georgia man with prior felony convictions today admitted illegally possessing weapons and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Franklin J. Flores, 42, most recently of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 24 months’imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff, concurrent to his current State of Michigan sentence of 18 to...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Elias Muhammad, 21, of Fresno, is scheduled to be arraigned today for a two-count indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. A federal grand jury returned the indictment against him on May 24, 2018.
By USDA Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Washington - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a pilot program to increase homeownership opportunities on Tribal lands.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A doctor practicing in Staten Island, New York, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running and elaborate scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gerald A. Lawson III, 31, of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to acting as a straw purchaser for Quentin L. Smith, a convicted felon who shot and killed two Westerville Police Officers on Feb. 10, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: DALLAS, TX-FBI Lufkin is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown bank robber, who is believed to be responsible for a bank robbery in Alto, Texas on Friday, May 25, 2018. This individual is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI Lufkin Resident Agency at 936-637-3834 or the FBI Dallas Field Office at 972-559-5000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A North Smithfield, R.I., man admitted in federal court today to cyberstalking and threatening to harm or kill his former girlfriend and her parents.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- With fire restrictions in effect across much of northern Arizona, including Grand Canyon National Park's neighbors Coconino County, Arizona state lands in the county, and the Kaibab National Forest, NPS fire managers remind visitors and residents that fire danger in the park is very high.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger has sentenced Sheldon Tarence Wright (27, Savannah, GA) to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty on Feb. 21, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service has issued a prospectus under which five concession contracts may be awarded for the operation of cruise ship services within Glacier Bay National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge on Wednesday imposed a 16-year prison sentence on the last of nine defendants in a Birmingham-based conspiracy to distribute multiple kilograms of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in Jefferson County in 2015 and 2016, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: “Operation Highlife" Targeted Multi-State Illegal Drug Network Operating in East Central Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Terrell Hampton who, along with his father and several other family members, defrauded the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and innocent owners and purchasers of Philadelphia real estate, was sentenced to 119 months in prison today, announced U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - Two Brockton men were sentenced in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking charges.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS-The Bureau of Land Management’s Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on a proposed energy project. The Yellow Pine Solar Project (Project) includes 9,290 acres of lands managed by the BLM and would generate up to 1,200 jobs at peak construction. This proposed project aligns with...
