News from April 2019

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Shahid Abassi, a 42 year old resident of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $622.17.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - An Ohio gamer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to set up hoax calls to Wichita police that led to what is believed to be the nation’s first death during a swatting incident, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Federal agents on Tuesday arrested a Birmingham woman for obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal law enforcement, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, FBI SAC Johnnie Sharp, Jr. and U.S. Marshal Martin Keely.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Kathleen Marie Hydar, 31, of Jefferson County, pled guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and sentencing has been set for July 9, 2019.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TYRONE FELDER, a/k/a “Man Man," was sentenced to life in prison plus 34 years for killing two livery cab drivers during fatal carjackings: Maodo Kane, whom FELDER killed in the Bronx on August 5, 2014...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - In connection with the U.S. Attorney’s Office continuing efforts to reduce violent crime through the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich today announced the results of two sentencings in firearms-related cases.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ricardo Garcia De Jesus, age 29, and a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty today to immigration fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Diablo Lake Overlook will close to all visitors and traffic May 20-22 while crews transport materials via helicopter to campsites along Ross Lake. There will be a partial closure at the overlook on May 17-19, with visitor access and traffic limited in some areas of the overlook, while crews stage equipment.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Allen, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, a Controlled Substance.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: ALLEN, Texas - As part of an ongoing criminal investigation, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed criminal search warrants at CVE Technology Group Inc. (CVE), and four of CVE’s staffing companies.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 38-year-old Ore City, Texas man has been indicted for child exploitation charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: NEW YORK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed two Jamaican nationals Thursday, both wanted in their home country to face criminal charges. Dwayne Thomas, 35, is wanted to face murder charges and Mwando Lloyd Pryce, 31, is wanted to face charges...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: A Dallas man pleaded guilty today to possessing steroids with the intent to distribute them, announced DEA Dallas Division Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr., and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Admitted Taking Gifts in Exchange for Information.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: The final defendant in the Fallen Kings drug trafficking conspiracy case has been sentenced, announced DEA Dallas Division Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr., and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. Defendants will spend between six months and more than 33 years in federal prison.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: Defendant Targeted Gas Stations and a Convenience Store in Queens.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ordered the forfeiture of $148,500 in blocked funds associated with a Taiwan-based company that allegedly laundered United States dollars in business dealings with North Korean and Syrian entities, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Jeffrey S. Sallet, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI’s Chicago Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Fernando Hernandez-Cruz, age 36, and a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty today to illegal re-entry into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas -Two Texas men have been found guilty by a jury following an investment fraud trial in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - James P. Kennedy, Jr. today that announced today that four members of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club (KMC), who were convicted of RICO conspiracy, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.