News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan, sentenced BRANDON SCOTT HAWKS, 35, of Ayden, North Carolina, to 48 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised released.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 20, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is expanding its payment options to now accept debit cards and Automated Clearing House (ACH) debit. These paperless payment options enable FSA customers to pay farm loan payments, measurement service fees, farm program debt repayments and administrative service fees, as well as to purchase aerial maps.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - An El Salvadoran national, who was previously convicted of aggravated sexual battery of a minor, was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison for illegally reentering the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - With a shared commitment to control expanding populations of noxious and invasive weeds, the Bureau of Land Management will partner with Fremont County Weed and Pest for a third season to treat weeds in the Government Draw area east of Lander.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Michael Walpole, 31, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment (17 ½ years) and 15 years’ supervised release by United States District Judge Paul S. Diamond on child exploitation charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Matthew Scott Collins, of Stonewood, West Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Rehan A. Rana, 46, of Ellisville, MO, was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $100.000 fine, restitution in the amount of $751,787 to the Internal Revenue Service, and $526,285 to the Medicare Program. Rana appeared before U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: For Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Jarvis Moss, a 38 year old resident of Selma, Alabama was sentenced to 30 months of incarceration for possession of a Smith & Wesson, 38 caliber pistol.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kevin L. Moody, age 28, formerly of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2019, by United States District Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to 235 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release for possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: ALBANY - The final defendant charged in the armed robbery of an Albany, Georgia bank was found guilty by a federal jury late Tuesday afternoon following a two-day trial, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Shataz Hampton, 25, of Albany, was found...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Douglas DeHaven, age 35, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2019, by U.S. District Court Senior Judge James M. Munley, to serve 18 months’ imprisonment and two years of supervised release for making false statements to federally licensed firearms dealers in connection with the purchase of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Shawn Morse, age 52, the Mayor of Cohoes, New York, pled guilty today to a wire fraud scheme to defraud his supporters by stealing campaign contributions for his personal benefit.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Harpreet Mann, 41, of Vancouver, Canada, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for his participation in a multi-defendant drug conspiracy. Mann appeared today before U.S. District Judge Henry A. Autrey and was ordered deportation to Canada after completing his sentence.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: GUATEMALA CITY - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) on Tuesday announced the monthlong results of a more streamlined removal process for Guatemalan adults and families arriving at the U.S. border.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The United States Drug Enforcement Administration this week announced the conclusion of Operation Crystal Mountain, a sweeping enforcement action spanning three states. DEA special agents, working closely with their state and local counterparts throughout Kentucky, Tennessee and West...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 26-year-old Houston man been ordered to prison in Laredo federal court after admitting to a three-city carjacking spree, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that on Aug. 15, 2019, United States District Court Terry F. Moorer sentenced Tee-Henry Wulu Currens, 22, to 24 months in federal prison for the violation of 18 United States Code 2421-- Transporting Any Individual...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Ike White recognized award-winning small businesses helping complete projects on schedule and advance the cleanup mission during his first visit to Oak Ridge in his role as head of EM.
