News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that two Lake Charles defendants were sentenced this week for kidnapping a Texas man after a failed drug deal. Justin Fry, 35, was sentenced to 292 months in prison, and James Coleman, 34, was sentenced to 242 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter for interstate kidnapping. The defendants, both of Lake Charles, were also sentenced to five years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: “Today, we mourn the loss of a member of the federal law enforcement family," stated First Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth A. Strange. “This death is a tragic reminder of the dangers our dedicated law enforcement partners willingly face daily in the line of duty. Our hearts go out to the Deputy Marshal’s family and friends, as well as the entire United States Marshals Service community.".
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Daniel Sheehan, of Gloucester City, NJ, 44, was sentenced to 121 months’ imprisonment and ordered to forfeit $493,075 in criminal proceeds after pleading guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property, and smuggling narcotics into a federal prison. Sheehan was also sentenced to a term of three years’ supervised release after his term of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Daniel Sheehan, of Gloucester City, NJ, 44, was sentenced to 121 months’ imprisonment and ordered to forfeit $493,075 in criminal proceeds after pleading guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property, and smuggling narcotics into a federal prison. Sheehan was also sentenced to a term of three years’ supervised release after his term of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Austin Peed, 36, of Avenue, Md., pled guilty today to trafficking in firearms following his arrest in a nearly year-long investigation involving narcotics and firearms trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Nancy McNamara, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: Ocala, Florida - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Santonio Juvon Jackson (35, Ocala) to 20 years in federal prison for possession, distribution, and conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin and fentanyl. A federal jury had found him guilty on June 13, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Bryant Riyanto Budi, 27, of Matthews, N.C. appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer and pleaded guilty to attempted possession of radioactive material with intent to cause death or serious bodily injury to another person.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: Defendant involved in fraudulent lottery scheme defrauding victims of thousands of dollars.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: Raleigh - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced WILLIAM SHAWN ELLIOT, 55, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, to serve 20 years in federal prison on charges of Arson and Making False Statements to...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Justice Department today announced that the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded more than $16.7 million in Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) funding to aid survivors of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Bryant Riyanto Budi, 27, of Matthews, N.C. appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer and pleaded guilty to attempted possession of radioactive material with intent to cause death or serious bodily injury to another person.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers removed a citizen of China Wednesday who was sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to illegally export high-grade carbon fiber to China, following an investigation operation initiated...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: For Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Yesterday, former United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Special Investigative Agent (SIA) Alfonso Jose Mendez Jr., 54, of Tucson, Ariz., pleaded guilty to perjury. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 20, 2019 before U.S. District Judge James A. Soto.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced that Anthony Lamont Caldwell, 49, of Charlotte, was sentenced yesterday afternoon to 284 months in prison on armed bank robbery and firearms charges.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: Newport, Ore. - The interior of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area will be closed from Monday, December 3 through Monday, December 9 for maintenance. During this time, no tours of the lighthouse will be offered. This temporary closure will not affect any other aspects of the park, and visitors are welcome to view the lighthouse from outside, visit the Interpretive Center, explore the tidepools, and walk along a variety of trails.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: Russell Eugene Wolf, 42, of Kahoka, Missouri, was sentenced today to 198 months’ imprisonment for Producing Child Pornography. The investigation showed that Wolf hid a camera in a bathroom to record an underage child while the child showered. The camera was disguised to look like a coat hook.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - Nov. 30, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nov. 30, 2018 - Former Davidson County General Sessions Judge Cason “Casey" Moreland, 61, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 44 months in prison, restitution of $18,000 and a forfeiture of $13,500 for obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and stealing money from...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 30, 2018
Release: BOZEMAN, Mont. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that a temporary TSA Pre✓® enrollment center will be open for two weeks at Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) in early January. Travelers interested in enrolling in this popular expedited screening program should make an appointment online now.
