News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal indictment accuses a north suburban man of threatening to publish sexually explicit photos of an underage girl unless she created child pornography for him.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and National Technical Information Service (NTIS) have signed an agreement to create a partnership to better connect entrepreneurs, industry and investors with inventions created as a result of federally funded research and development.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Jennifer Saake was sentenced to 46 months imprisonment for her wire fraud conviction related to a scheme to defraud her ex-employer of approximately $1.4 million. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,323,671.05.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man pleaded guilty today to assuming his brother’s identity to get a loan and buy a car, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 24, 2018 - To provide relief from the impacts of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 23 Georgia counties to buy hot foods with their benefits through Nov. 17, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jeannie Irene Stegner, age 52, of Valley View, Texas, entered a guilty plea to Theft From Gaming Establishments On Indian Lands, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1167(a), punishable by up to 1 year imprisonment, up to a $100,000.00 fine, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging the owner and sole practitioner of a medical clinic with conspiracy to illegally distribute prescription drugs, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Attorney General Jeff Sessions recognized 244 department employees for their distinguished public service today at the 66th Annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony. Thirty-six other individuals outside of the department were also honored for their work. This annual ceremony recognizes...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A high-ranking member of the New Jersey Grape Street Crips was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for his role in orchestrating a murder, participating in a separate attempted murder, and conspiring to distribute copious amounts of crack cocaine, all as part of a racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: SAN JOSE - Robert Loera was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy and for being an accessory after the fact to an attempted murder, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down earlier today by the Honorable Lucy H. Koh, U.S. District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A high-ranking member of the New Jersey Grape Street Crips was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for his role in orchestrating a murder, participating in a separate attempted murder, and conspiring to distribute copious amounts of crack cocaine, all as part of a racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: Defendant Gunned Down Gang Rival in a Crowded Nightclub.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Steven Paul Burch (43, Cape Coral), a criminal defense attorney, to 30 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to distribute heroin. The Court also ordered Burch to forfeit his license to practice law. Burch pleaded guilty in August 2018. On Oct. 18, 2018, the Florida Supreme Court permanently disbarred him.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: Ten Individuals Honored from the Eastern District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen announced that David Peter Vier, 63, of Granite Falls, Washington, was sentenced on Oct. 22, 2018, to serve 15 years in prison for transporting two minors, with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, from Washington to Wyoming. After serving his prison...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: Unlawfully worked under alias claiming to be a United States Citizen.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney John H. Durham, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane, Special Agent in Charge Brian C. Turner of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief David Rosado today announced that a federal jury in Bridgeport has found DOUGLAS LEE, also known...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shane Aurand, 20, of Gowanda, NY, who was convicted of distribution of child pornography, was sentenced to 180 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum sentence of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on today’s attacks on political figures and the media...
