News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: ARIZONA - One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced DEONTE XAVIER BIGELOW, 27, of Elon, North Carolina, to 120 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and sentenced COURTNAE SHANTE WILEY, 28, of Elon, North Carolina, to 5 years of probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A South Charleston man pled guilty today to federal heroin and fentanyl charges, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Christopher Thomas Campbell, 24, entered his guilty plea to distribution of heroin and fentanyl before United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - One year ago, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - Two Houston men have been ordered to federal prison for their convictions related to a string of Cash America Pawn robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Patrick Earl Cooper Jr., 20, pleaded guilty July 2, 2018, while Joe Gutierrez entered his plea the month prior.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - More than 25 individuals are facing federal or state drug charges for allegedly selling pure fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin in Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alexander Seegar, 29, of Darien Center, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Katmai National Park & Preserve, King Salmon, AK - Who is the fattest bear on the Brooks River? On Wednesday, October 3rd, Katmai National Park and Preserve kicks-off Fat Bear Week 2018 to determine which gluttonous giant sits atop the brown bear oligarchy of obesity.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following a request from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently announced that it had implemented plans to increase transparency on its previous enforcement actions. McCaskill asked for this change earlier this year...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - John David Davisson, of Weston, West Virginia, has admitted to firearms and methamphetamine distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Today marks the one-year anniversary of the most tragic day in our city’s history. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada joins our community in remembering everyone who lost their lives as a result of the senseless act committed on Oct. 1, 2017. Earlier today...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Today marks the start of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, also known as NCSAM. Since 2004, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recognized October as NCSAM to promote cybersecurity awareness and safety tips, ultimately changing behaviors to protect people against cyber threats.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: HOUGHTON, MICH - The two wolves brought to Isle Royale National Park on September 26 have been seen on wildlife cameras and tracked via a GPS monitoring collar, moving around the island and feeding on provisioned moose left for them. The joint capture effort between the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced Corey Dewayne Hughes on Sept. 28, 2018 to serve a term of imprisonment of 110 months followed by 5 years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of Title 21 USC § 841(a)(1). The defendant previously plead guilty to the offense on Aug. 16, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN - A federal jury has convicted a McNairy county man for conspiring to distribute, and distributing actual methamphetamine, being a felon in possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the guilty verdict today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today the selection of Texas A&M University to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and other partners for a new Center of Excellence (COE) for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS). S&T will provide CBTS with a $3.85 million grant for its first operating year of a 10-year grant period.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Fort Pulaski might not have its own ghost story, but our island has certainly witnessed its fair share of the macabre. On October 19th and 20th, join park staff for a special ranger-led lantern tour into the darker history of Cockspur Island.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that on Oct. 1, 2018, United States Magistrate Judge Susan M. Bazis fined Gerald Wojtalewicz, age 68 of Omaha, Nebraska, $7,500 following his misdemeanor conviction for failing to comply with federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements under the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: "Reducing violent crime and enhancing public safety are primary goals of the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in the Virgin Islands", U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today. "On the one-year anniversary of the re-energized Project Safe Neighborhoods, we are moving forward with renewed energy to investigate and prosecute violent crime, even as we celebrate the hard work and dedication of our community and law enforcement PSN partners.".
