News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: Defendant Sold Unregistered Securities, Falsely Claiming That They Were Backed by Real Estate and Diamonds.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A grand jury today indicted an East Peoria, Ill., man, who self-produced and starred in his own cable hunting show, on charges that he illegally killed more deer than permitted in Indiana. The indictment against Christopher Brackett, 41, whose program, “Fear No Evil," aired on the Outdoor...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: Six people were indicted on federal firearms charges. Indicted are: Eric J. Allen, 31, of Akron; Lyjesta Jerry Agee, 31, of Cleveland; Howard T. Duncan, 26, of Cleveland; Dwaine Rucker, Jr., 25, Cleveland; Christopher Brenick, 23, of Valley View, and Eric Reynolds, 20, of Valley View. All are charged ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Park officials have made an unwanted discovery on Kīlauea: the presence of Little Fire Ants (LFA) in the popular Steam Vents area and Mauna Ulu parking lot. These are the first known populations of LFA in the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced yesterday that RYAN S. CORTEZ, former Supervisor and Manager of Customer Service Operations at the North Kenner Post Office located at 390 West Esplanade Avenue, was charged in a Bill of Information for Misappropriation of Postal Funds. CORTEZ, age 46, of Des Allemands, Louisiana, was arrested in October 2018 by special agents with the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General (“Postal OIG").
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced yesterday that DAMIAN BARBARITO ROMERO, age 38, from New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with possession...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: HELENA-A Vaughn woman who admitted to pulling a gun on a driver, who had given her a ride, and ordering the victim and two others out of the vehicle, was sentenced to 14 years prison on Tuesday in U.S. District Court, U.S. Attorney Kurt G. Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Calhoun woman was sentenced last week to a year in prison for stealing more than $100,000 of government money, to which she was not entitled, from her deceased mother’s account.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that seven previously deported aliens were indicted separately on Nov. 14, 2018, by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States. These matters arose in counties throughout the District including Cumberland, Dauphin, Lackawanna, and York.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Authorities have arrested eight members and associates of the East Side Torrance street gang on federal narcotics trafficking and firearms charges stemming from an investigation that led to a number of seizures, including 20 pounds of methamphetamine that was discovered in a Torrance apartment complex.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Avery Cate, 27, an enrolled member of the Kewa Pueblo who resides in Bernalillo, N.M., pled guilty this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to assaulting a federal officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Three drug traffickers have been sentenced to a combined 17 years in prison for participating in a lengthy and extensive drug trafficking conspiracy.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this on Thursday after FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb proposed actions to restrict the sale of flavored e-cigarette products...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The Transportation Security Administration joined San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and United Airlines Wednesday to unveil state-of-the-art checkpoint technology ahead of the busy holiday travel season. Located in SFO’s Terminal 3, the new Automated Screening Lanes (ASLs) incorporate innovative technology that enhances security while offering improved efficiency at security checkpoints.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
Release: PITTSBURGH - The number of passengers expected to fly this Thanksgiving season is expected to be high with more than 2.4 million passengers per day expected to pass through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints nationwide each day leading up to Thanksgiving, including nearly 20,000 travelers...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Brendon Linus-Brown, 22, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson, to 42 months in federal prison for possessing two firearms as a convicted felon. Linus-Brown pleaded guilty to this charge on Aug. 3, 2018. His prison term will be followed by a three-year period of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture, After Dark in the Park talks, and other programs throughout December. In addition, everyone is invited to lend a hand to save native rainforest through the park’s volunteer stewardship opportunities.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Brendon Linus-Brown, 22, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson, to 42 months in federal prison for possessing two firearms as a convicted felon. Linus-Brown pleaded guilty to this charge on Aug. 3, 2018. His prison term will be followed by a three-year period of supervised release.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: The Finance Committee meets this morning to vote on three nominations: Andrew Saul to serve as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration; Gail Ennis to serve as the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration; and Gordon Hartogensis to serve as the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2018
News Release: Brunswick, GA - A federal inmate already serving nearly 20 years on weapons charges will serve more time behind bars after repeatedly exposing himself to female prison staff.
