News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Marquavius Dewante Morrow, 25, of Holly Springs, was sentenced Friday by Chief United States District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III, to fifty-four months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Morrow, also known as "Peanut," was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank fraud and mail fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Somers Point, New Jersey, woman has been charged with planning the assault of a North Attleboro, Massachusetts, man, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: PRESS RELEASE. Indianapolis - Josh J. Minkler, the United States Attorney, announced today that ALFREDO DIMAS-LEYVA, a Mexican citizen illegally in this country, has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for multiple crimes, including attempting to send a rifle scope to Mexico. According to court documents...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania man was indicted on Oct. 16, 2018, by a federal grand jury in Johnstown, on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Josue Vega, 37, of Kissimmee, Florida, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years, and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joaquin Romero, 30, of Taos, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 60 months in prison for his conviction on an armed bank robbery charge. Romero will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Jessica Harris was sentenced on October 31 on a charge that she made false statements on a federal form in order to purchase a firearm. Court documents show that Harris, 34, of Mobile, Alabama, falsified information ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States Attorney Robert K. Hur announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Leo J. Wise has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for Maryland in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for tomorrow’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Dunbar Armored employee has pleaded not guilty to federal conspiracy and bank theft charges contained in a grand jury indictment that alleges a scheme to smuggle $300,000 in cash out of Dunbar’s storage facility in Vernon.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking organization that operated out of a pizza parlor, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady today announced the appointment of Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Olshan to lead the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day program for the Nov. 6, 2018 general election.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Justin E. Herdman announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Miller will lead the efforts of the office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Justin E. Herdman announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Miller will lead the efforts of the office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: Jeffery E. Peterson Named Special Agent in Charge of the Anchorage Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - United States Attorney Dayle Elieson announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Allison Reese has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for the District of Nevada, and in that capacity is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: A former paralegal specialist for the San Diego Division of the FBI was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for embezzling nearly $250,000 in government funds. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge James K. Cheng of the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General’s (DOJ-OIG) Los Angeles Field Office made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Tasha Loaiza, 25, of Rochester, pleaded guilty in federal court to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: Michael Sullivan Named Assistant Director of the Office of Private Sector.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - United States Attorney Nicola T. Hanna announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys Erik M. Silber and Lindsey Greer Dotson will serve as the District Election Officers during Tuesday’s general election and will lead the local efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program.
