News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Darus Zehrbach, of Westover, West Virginia, was sentenced today to six months incarceration for making a false statement, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, CT - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that Albert Lee Robinson, 58, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing narcotics and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after Attorney General William Barr ordered John Gore, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, to defy a bipartisan subpoena to appear at a deposition tomorrow relating to the Administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A California woman was indicted Tuesday on a federal charge of smuggling more than 60 pounds of methamphetamine into Kansas, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Third-Degree Burglary and Larceny.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that two Nigerian nationals have been charged in a 13-count indictment alleging they engaged in an online scheme to defraud victims of bitcoin virtual currency.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray encourages the public to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, 2019. This biannual event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at thousands of collection sites around the country, including over 100 here in New Hampshire. This event is an important effort to rid homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: JTTF Statement-Possible Threat Matter Resolved. Earlier today, April 24, 2019, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) identified a possible threat to Islamic organizations in Oregon. The FBI immediately notified our local law enforcement partners who increased patrols as appropriate. We greatly...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: FBI Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Fort Lauderdale.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Christopher Howard, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months incarceration for his role in a heroin, oxycodone, and cocaine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: DETROIT - With robust public participation over the course of 16 prior events, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse by family members...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: Defendant Admitted Receiving Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Benefits From Two Chinese Agents in Exchange for Internal State Department Documents.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Cody Swick, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL KMEC, 40, of Marlborough, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for operating various embezzling schemes while employed at Connecticut College in New London.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: Enjoy an early morning birding hike with Natural Resource Specialist Jesse Bolli at Homestead National Monument of America on Friday, May 3 and/or Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 7 a.m. This program will begin at the Homestead Education Center with a light breakfast of bagels followed by a short walk to investigate...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
Release: HARTFORD, Conn.- Do you have a star on your Connecticut driver’s license? If not, there’s still time to get your REAL ID driver’s license with that star on it.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A reputed leader of the South Side Compton Crips criminal street gang has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for crack cocaine-related offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A former MCI-Cedar Junction nurse was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with smuggling drugs into the facility.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration announced today the expansion of its TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program with Edelweiss Air and Qatar Airways. The two additional carriers brings the number of airlines participating in TSA Pre✓® to 67 domestic and international carriers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH -A resident of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
