News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Virginia husband and wife pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to their roles in operating a long-running interstate prostitution ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Jeffrey Rodriguez, a/k/a Jefry Francisco Portillo Corvera, or “Hyper," age 22, a citizen of El Salvador residing in Hyattsville, Maryland, today to 90 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for his participation in the racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13. Rodriguez is expected to be deported following completion of his federal prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: TWIN FALLS, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office will implement annual seasonal motorized use closures in the Wood River Valley beginning Dec. 1, 2018, and ending April 30, 2019, to protect wintering deer and elk.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO -Terrance Wilson, a/k/a “Mutt," 30, of St. Louis, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and use of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking offense resulting in death.
By State Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding reports that the Trump Administration is considering adding Venezuela to the State Sponsor of Terrorism List...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Alma Ramirez (age: 40) formerly of Green Bay, Wisconsin, appeared in federal court in Green Bay and pleaded guilty to wire fraud, assisting in the filing false tax returns seeking fraudulent tax refunds, and aggravated identity theft.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Employees from EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) and their families pitched in for people in need this Thanksgiving holiday.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thomas Cyphert, 65, of Angola, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to theft of mail matter by a postal employee. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: District Court Enters Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Three Elder Fraud Schemes From Sending Fraudulent Letters.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Timothy Byers, Jr., of Charles Town, West Virginia, was indicted today by a federal grand jury for bank robbery, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, WOODIE LAMONT HERRING, 47, of Raleigh, was sentenced by United States District Judge James C. Dever, III for felon in possession of a firearm. Judge Dever sentenced HERRING to 120 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2018
News Release: A senior leader of the Aryan Circle (AC) and a gang member were sentenced today for being accessories-after-the-fact to racketeering murder, announced Assistant Attorney General Bryan A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph of the Western District of Louisiana.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) scientist Manuel Borca is the recipient of the 2018 Daniel E. Salmon Award for critical contributions to protecting world animal health against infectious diseases.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Plymouth man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for anonymously stalking three women by text message and social media, including one woman he stalked throughout the 14-months they dated.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A prescribing physician with SKS Associates, an opioid treatment facility located in Johnstown, Pa., waived indictment and pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of distribution of controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and health care fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: Defendant allegedly broke into various Target stores with blow torch.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: The City of Page and the National Park Service are working together to address congestion and safety concerns at the Horseshoe Bend Overlook parking lot. Effective immediately, the north parking lot will be closed due to construction on the Horseshoe Bend Phase 2.A parking expansion. The previously enacted parking and safety restrictions have been implemented in the parking lot by the Page Police Department.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: On Saturday, December 8, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, in partnership with the Chattanooga National Cemetery, invites the public to participate in a special 1-hour program focusing on the creation of the national cemetery in 1863. This is a free program and will take place in the Chattanooga National Cemetery at the Andrews Raiders Monument in Section H. The cemetery is located at 1200 Baily Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that An-Tso Sun, 18, also known as “Edward Sun," a Taiwanese exchange student, was sentenced today before United States District Judge Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro. Sun pleaded guilty to one count of being an alien in possession of ammunition in...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated that Jamarcus Dontaye Patterson, age 35, of Lancaster, plead guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Chief United States District Judge Terry L. Wooten of Columbia accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report, which will be prepared by the United States Probation Office.
