News from August 2019
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY) made the following statement regarding the sale of F-16s to Taiwan...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Transported a Minor Across the United States and to Foreign Countries to Engage in Sexual Conduct.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) announced that SINGEO I. SINGENES, age 63, and INNOCENCIA ESIROM, age 56, were sentenced in U.S. District Court today by Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood. SINGENES and ESIROM were convicted...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Maurice Love, 21, of Lexington, pleaded guilty in federal court today, before U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS QUINTANA, 28, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the painting contractor on the George Wade Bridge Project, Andrew Manganas, age 61, of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and Panthera Painting, Inc., headquartered in Canonsburg, was sentenced on Aug. 14...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 39-year-old resident of Kingwood has received a massive sentence following his convictions for the attempted sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Enrique Velez pleaded guilty Jan. 18, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ernest Bewanika, 63, an enrolled member and resident of Zuni Pueblo, N.M., was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 18 years of imprisonment for sexually abusing a child under the age of 12 years of age. Bewanika will be on supervised release for five years after completing his prison sentence. He also will be required to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Sheila M. Sweeney, 62, of Ladue, was sentenced to three years’ probation for Misprision of a Felony and ordered to pay a fine of $20,000. Sweeney appeared today before U.S. District Court Judge Catherine D. Perry.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Michael Miller and Melvin Goode Wentt have been sentenced for their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy involving seven defendants, over 80 fraudulently obtained auto loans, and $1.7 million in bank and credit union losses. Four other co-defendants previously pled guilty. One defendant is awaiting extradition from the United Kingdom.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Bayfield, WI - Due to bear activity, a temporary closure is in place on Outer Island. The closure includes all day-use and overnight use, including visiting the light station grounds. One resident bear is frequenting public areas on Outer Island and has exhibited behavior that indicates it is not afraid of humans. The closure is in effect beginning 4:00 pm on Aug. 16, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Andrew Lee Coleman, age 65, of Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information on Aug. 13, 2019, for concealment of assets and false statements in bankruptcy proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky. - Michael Anthony Wheeler, owner of Tri-State Lawn Care Inc. (Tri-State), has been sentenced to serve five years on unsupervised probation and ordered to pay $327,087 in back wages to 17 employees, for violating requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the H-2A visa program.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Victor Quinones, 22, of Buffalo, NY, with distribution of heroin, possession with intent to distribute butyryl fentanyl, and maintaining a drug-involved premises. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Aug. 14, 2019, Jeffrey Stevens, age 36, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 188 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release, by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Birmingham man pled guilty during trial, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, and Special Agent and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that John Frazier Fish, age 38, of Okemah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Approximately 300 visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve became temporarily stranded west of Polychrome Pass this afternoon due multiple slides along the park road. Denali road crews were immediately dispatched and worked tirelessly to clear the debris from the road. Within three hours, a lane was cleared and the 17 buses gathered at the Toklat Rest Area were allowed to safely continue east to the park entrance.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Nathaniel Nathan Nash, age 18, of Holdenville, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Theft Of A Firearm From A Federal Firearms Licensee’s Inventory, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(u) and 924(i)(1), punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
