News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: OXFORD - The former Sheriff of Tallahatchie County was sentenced to six years in federal prison on Thursday for agreeing to allow robbery of a drug dealer and drug distribution in Tallahatchie County in exchange for bribes. William Brewer, 58, appeared before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills in Oxford...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO -Terry L. Zintel, 62, of Sunset Hills, MO, was sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison for three counts of falsifying claims. He appeared in federal court yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Henry Autrey and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $531,947.75.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Yousef Goba, 45, of Yemen, who was convicted of making extortionate threats to harm and kidnap a minor, was sentenced to serve 41 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Edgar Joel Jimenez-Rodriguez, 39, of North Tonawanda, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces today that Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced EARL WALLACE JEFFERS, III, 28, of Elizabeth City to 72 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised released.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: BOISE - Former Idaho Department of Correction (“IDOC") correctional officer Erik Thompson was sentenced yesterday for firearms offenses he committed as part of an FBI sting operation that uncovered corruption by IDOC correctional officers, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Erik Thompson, 39, to 97 months in prison. Thompson will be placed on supervised release for three years after release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Steven R. Iseman, age 46, of York, Pennsylvania, was indicted on April 17, 2019, by a federal grand jury for the exploitation of minors.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS-A Glendive man who admitted drug and firearm crimes after law enforcement found more than a pound of methamphetamine in his hotel room was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in prison and to five years of supervised release, said U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: MONTICELLO, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) appreciates the public’s help in avoiding potential raptor nesting areas in the Indian Creek climbing area. The BLM is actively conducting raptor nesting surveys with our agency partners and HawkWatch International. The first phase of surveys is complete, and we will continue to monitor the area and provide further updates, as needed.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Edgar Joel Jimenez-Rodriguez, 39, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr., to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 18, 2019
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Myles Scales, 27, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to possession with intent to distribute butyryl fentanyl. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Department of Justice today released two complementary reports that focus on the mental health and safety of the nation’s federal, state, local and tribal police officers. The reports, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act: Report to Congress and Law Enforcement Mental...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: Josh Harry Isler, age 55, from St. Ansgar, Iowa, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids to serve 42 months’ imprisonment as a result of his July 11, 2018, pleas of guilty to one count of trade secret theft and one count of making a false statement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. .
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: CINCINATTI - Attorney General William P. Barr and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II, together with multiple law enforcement partners, announced enforcement actions involving 60 charged defendants across 11 federal districts, including 31 doctors, seven pharmacists, eight...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: Miami-based, gold refinery Republic Metals Corporation (“RMC") executed a non-prosecution agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (the “Office") after cooperating in an investigation focusing on money laundering and violations of the Bank Secrecy Act in...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a total of $20 million in funding for innovative research and development in artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning. DOE’s Office of Electricity has selected eight projects to receive nearly $7 million in total to explore...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Gloria Harris, 48, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced today to 39 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for operating a fraudulent tax return business. Harris was also ordered to pay more than $548,000 in restitution.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 17, 2019) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the government of Tunisia and the United States have finalized U.S. export certificates to allow imports of U.S. beef, poultry, and egg products into Tunisia. This announcement follows meetings between U.S. and Tunisian officials on the safety and wholesomeness of U.S. beef, poultry, and egg products.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. Azar II, together with multiple law enforcement partners, today announced enforcement actions involving 60 charged defendants across 11 federal districts, including 31 doctors, seven pharmacists, eight ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice today released two complementary reports that focus on the mental health and safety of the nation’s federal, state, local and tribal police officers. The reports, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act: Report to Congress and Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness ...
