News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, Michael Brandon Smirnoff, 27, a former Tallassee Police investigator, pleaded guilty to assaulting a handcuffed, 24-year-old man, announced U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., Assistant Attorney General Eric Drieband of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and FBI Special Agent in Charge James E. Jewell.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - An Elk Grove Village man has been indicted in federal court on charges he tried to kill a postal carrier on New Year’s Eve.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Texas Man Engaged in Kick-back Scheme, Inflating Account Referral Numbers for Personal Gain.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 23-year-old El Salvadorian citizen has pleaded guilty for his role in a horrific gang slaying, admitting he and two others murdered a teenager in the Sam Houston National Forest, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Wagner, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault of an Intimate Partner by Strangulation and Suffocation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that four individuals charged as part of Operation Mountaineer Highway appeared in federal court.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: John Kless, 49, of Tamarac, Florida, was arrested today after being charged with Making Threatening Communications, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 875(c). Kless made his initial appearance earlier today before United States Magistrate Judge Barry S. Seltzer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Jameel Collins was sentenced today to 100 months in prison on drug trafficking charges and for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Susan Illston, Senior U.S. District Judge, following a three-day trial after which a federal jury convicted Collins of the charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: COOLIDGE, AZ - As the heat of summer begins to dominate the Southern Arizona forecast, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument will begin summer operating hours of 9 am until 4 pm on May 1st through the months that the monument receives fewer visitors. In addition, the Monument will be close on July 4th...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - April 18, 2019 - Brandon Hunt-Clark, 22, of Nashville, Tennessee, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury and charged with conspiring to commit and committing Hobbs Act Robbery, using, carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm resulting in death, and conspiring to tamper with a witness, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Indian National Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Leadership Role in Multimillion Dollar India-Based Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Douglas Sparrow, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 100 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegal possession of a stolen firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Yuma, Ariz. - Reclamation announced today that on Wednesday, April 24, maintenance workers will be deploying and testing oil containment equipment on the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona. The purpose of the exercise is to practice deployment techniques, determine personnel, equipment, and oil capture program readiness, and evaluate the effectiveness of the overall spill response strategy.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Glen Jean, WV - Spring is here and so is the 16th Annual New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend, April 26-28. 2019. Guided hikes with rangers and naturalists, nature hot spots, and the arts highlight the glories of the season at New River Gorge National River, Tamarack, and the West Virginia state parks...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: Jaleel Zakee Adams, 23, of Florissant, MO, entered a guilty plea to one count of Distribution of Acetyl-fentanyl Resulting in Death before Senior United States District Judge E. Richard Webber today. He now faces a 20 year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS-A California woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison and to two years of supervised release on April 18 after Toole County sheriff’s deputies stopped her for speeding and ultimately found a mustard-covered package of methamphetamine that was hidden a cooler.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On April 19, 2019, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Lawrence James Halamek, 36, of Safford, Ariz., after a four-day trial before District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps. Halamek was convicted of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and travel...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: OXFORD - A Desoto County man has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison following his conviction for possession of child pornography. Benjamin Adam McDonald, age 33, of Southaven, Mississippi, was arrested and prosecuted after a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with distributing more than 100 grams of heroin.
