News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Brooklyn, New York man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for a long-term heroin, methamphetamine, and gun-running conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Elkton, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft in Connection with Health Care was sentenced on November 5, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Jessica M. Teixeira, 41, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, was arrested and appeared in federal court today on charges of securities fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Mark Harrell, age 35, was sentenced in federal court Monday in Omaha, Nebraska, for one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false return. The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Harrell to 5 years’ probation and ordered him to pay $43,058 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Fairmont, West Virginia man was indicted today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Murray announced today that three felons convicted of illegally possessing firearms have been sentenced to prison, as part of the Western District’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) strategy to remove guns from the hands of prohibited persons and reduce gun-related violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - With the robust participation of Americans nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners have now surpassed its 10 million pound goal and collected nearly 11 million pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 successful DEA National Prescription...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: Hurricane Florence smashed into North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018. Although upon landfall it registered as only a Category 1 storm (winds clocking between 74-95 miles per hour), it brought with it an 11-foot storm surge. As the tempest stalled over the state, it dumped well-over 30 inches of rain in some areas. The flooding was devastating, dozens of people perished in the storm, and early estimates put the financial losses in the billions.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that James Eugene Rought, age 30, of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Oct. 16, 2018, by a federal grand jury for drug distribution resulting in death and serious bodily injury. The case was unsealed following Rought’s initial appearance.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Davonta Hill, 23, of Detroit, MI, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and Hobbs Act robbery. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Residents of Weber County, Ogden, and neighboring communities are invited to attend a free consumer education seminar in Ogden Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, to learn how to recognize and avoid financial fraud schemes.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited U.S. Xpress Inc. and Dollar Tree Distribution Center Inc. for exposing workers to struck-by and other hazards after a powered industrial truck fatally struck an employee at the distribution center in Savannah, Georgia. Dollar Tree Distribution Center Inc. and U.S. Xpress Inc. face penalties of $130,112 and $12,934 respectively.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that 29,992 pounds of unwanted, unused or expired medications were collected across North Carolina during the 16th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which was held on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. This is the highest total collected in North Carolina since the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began the take-back initiative in 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - Two former commodities traders of a New York, New York-based financial services firm have pleaded guilty for their participation in a $60 million commodities fraud and spoofing conspiracy that was perpetrated through the U.S. commodities markets. One of the traders also pleaded guilty for his participation in a second commodities fraud and spoofing conspiracy at another financial services firm based in Chicago, Illinois.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: All three units, including Montezuma Castle in Camp Verde, Montezuma Well in Rimrock, and Tuzigoot in Clarkdale, will observe the following holiday hours.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Emergency response personnel at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project site trained employees on confined space rescue last week. The training was developed to prepare for an upcoming internal inspection of the site’s fire water tank. Divers will conduct underwater ultrasonic inspections...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm was sentenced on November 5, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Fairmont, West Virginia man was indicted today on drug possession and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Vivian Wang, 55, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to two years in prison for wire fraud related to a nationwide casino and credit card fraud scheme and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., man who admitted selling a pound of methamphetamine a week was sentenced Monday to 13 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
