News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 45-year-old illegal alien from Mexico has been indicted on charges he illegally possessed firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - 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 Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
Release: NEW YORK - New York residents will need an enhanced driver’s license or a REAL ID compliant driver’s license by Oct. 1, 2020, if they want to use it to get on a domestic flight, enter certain federal buildings or enter military bases. With that in mind, it is highly recommended that New Yorkers who plan to travel upgrade from a standard driver’s license to a REAL ID or enhanced license before the deadline.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney Trent Shores encourages the public to take part in the DEA’s 17th semi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 14 collection sites throughout the Northern District of Oklahoma. The event is an effort to rid homes of unused and expired opioids and other medicines, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse by family members and friends.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald will be presenting awards today to law enforcement officials and community leaders at the inaugural United States Attorney’s Office Excellence in the Pursuit of Justice Awards Ceremony. Thirty-six individuals will be honored for their outstanding work and selfless contributions to the mission of the United States Attorney’s Office - the pursuit of truth and justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: A Tulsa man has been sentenced today in U.S. District Court for dealing methamphetamine, brandishing a loaded gun at investigators and counterfeiting money, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody has sentenced Marion Dwight, Jr., a/k/a “Woe," (31, Lakeland) to 23 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, and brandishing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - Two Chinese nationals have been sentenced for maritime drug smuggling, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Anthony James Edward Hunt, 24, of Columbia, South Carolina, pleaded guilty in federal court to the distribution of oxycodone resulting in death.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Do you have a gold star? If not, there’s still time to get your gold star REAL ID driver’s license.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: Former Grundy County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Civil Rights Offense and Making False Statements.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - On April 23, 2019, Christopher Leon Weckman, age 53, of Des Moines, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge Robert W. Pratt to 180 months (15 years) in prison for the robbery of the Tradesmen Community Credit Union announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Weckman was convicted by a jury on Aug. 3, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on April 23, 2019, Vanessa D. Pinkney, 33, of Lincoln, was sentenced to ten years, (120 months), in federal prison by Senior United States District Judge Richard G. Kopf for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture and an unspecified amount of marijuana. Following the prison term, Pinkney will serve five years on supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Putnam County man who lied on an ATF Form in an attempt to obtain firearms pled guilty today, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking in CITES-Protected Water Monitor Lizards.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Richard Huntington (45, Lakeland) to 120 days in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Huntington was also ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release following his imprisonment. He had pleaded guilty on Jan. 11, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: Columbia, SC - United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Thomas Brock, age 62, of Camden, South Carolina, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Peggy Louise Farrington and Jacqueline Lee Weigland, both of Galivants Ferry, South Carolina, have admitted to drug charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2019
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley man who admitted to selling oxycodone and heroin was sentenced today, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Steven Rumbold, 49, of Glen Morgan, Raleigh County, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for distributing oxycodone and heroin. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
