News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joaquin Hernandez, 41, of Carlsbad, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 151 months in prison for his conviction on a methamphetamine trafficking charge. Hernandez will be on supervised release for four years after completing his prison sentence. He also was ordered to forfeit the $11,031 seized from him when he was arrested.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: For Bank Robbery. FORT WAYNE - Andrew Wood, age 24, of Leo, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa Springmann after pleading guilty to armed bank robbery along with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Wood was...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: Jessica A. Browning, 44, of Ullin, Illinois (Pulaski County), has pleaded guilty to two counts of bankruptcy fraud, Steven D. Weinhoeft, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today. A federal grand jury indicted Browning in August of this year as part of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s continuing effort to crackdown on those who commit bankruptcy fraud in the Southern District of Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: Two Cleveland men were indicted for attempting to pass counterfeit $50 and $20 bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that on Oct. 24, 2018, U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced VICTORY HO, age 39, of Morgan City, Louisiana, to 32 months in federal prison following his convictions for securities fraud (insider trading) and conspiracy to commit securities...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas, Nevada, doctor was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in a prescription drug conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone and oxycodone by allowing his co-conspirators to write illegal opioid prescriptions using his pre-signed prescription pad.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Nathan Cole Owens, 36, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to carjacking and firearms charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Owens will be sentenced to 100 months in federal prison followed by a period of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: A Mexican citizen was charged with possessing a firearm while illegally in the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Visitors to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will soon enjoy more lodging, dining and camping opportunities as the park continues to move ahead with plans to reopen areas that were closed more than four months due to damaging volcanic and seismic activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force (ARPO Strike Force), a joint law enforcement effort that brings together the resources and expertise...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following remarks by the president and HHS Secretary Alex Azar about efforts to combat high drug prices...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that on Oct. 24, 2018, U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced VICTORY HO, age 39, of Morgan City, Louisiana, to 32 months in federal prison following his convictions for securities fraud (insider trading) and conspiracy to commit securities...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ADAM CLARKE, 37, of Norwich, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty today to defrauding $1,855,475 from victims of a business fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo., man who supervised workers at the federal courthouse in Jefferson City has been indicted by a federal grand jury on an additional charge related to illegally selling firearms to a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: HONOLULU - Yesterday, a doctor and four employees from the Bade Medical Clinic, located in Hilo, Hawaii were indicted by a federal grand jury. Dr. Ernest Bade, 80, was charged with forty counts of distribution of a controlled substance outside the normal scope of professional practice and without a legitimate...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced today that DAVID OHNMACHT, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to 390 months in prison for enticing a 14-year-old girl via Instagram to engage in sexual conduct and for engaging in this criminal conduct...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: Kimberly, Oregon- On Oct. 27, from 10 am until 5 pm, visit the Thomas Condon Paleontology Visitor Center to celebrate our national fossil heritage. This annual celebration highlights the value of paleontology and the importance of fossil preservation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Frankie Thomas Goulding, 39, of Carmichael, charging him with escaping from custody, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kristina O’Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that BRUNO DiFABIO, 49, of Ridgefield, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to a federal tax offense.
