News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. B A Durham resident was sentenced today in federal court in Winston-Salem on bank fraud and wire fraud charges, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Two former correctional officers at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, were sentenced today for their roles in assaults on a handcuffed inmate in January 2017. Adrian Almodovar III and Charles Philson III previously pleaded guilty to depriving the inmate of his constitutional rights while acting under color of law.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Myles Scales, 28, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute butyryl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that Darrien Lamont Rogers, 23, of Lake Charles, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr. for hiding his criminal background on gun purchase paperwork.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will host a forum on “Preventing, Treating, and Healing Childhood Trauma in Baltimore City." Chairman Cummings will be joined by officials representing Baltimore City, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that James Timpanaro, 55, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to false information and hoaxes. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: (DILLON, Mont.) - One important thing to do before recreating outdoors in Montana is to learn about bears; their behavior, and how to avoid them. Carrying bear spray when in bear habitats and being aware of your surroundings is a good way to stay safe. Another thing people can do is store their food, garbage, and attractants, appropriately to keep from attracting bears.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Cheryl D. Broussard, 63, of Miami, Florida, entered a plea of guilty on Aug. 14, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville, to a federal indictment charging her with wire fraud. Sentencing has been set for Jan. 16, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., in United States District Court in Knoxville. Broussard faces a term of up to 20 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Marino Cruz Diaz, 21, and David Moreno Florez, 25, both residing in Salinas, charging them with manufacturing more than 1,000 marijuana plants, conspiracy to manufacture more than 1,000 marijuana plants, and depredation...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that yesterday, following a seven-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, JOEL MARGULIES was convicted of participating in two schemes to defraud more than 50 investors in the Starship Snacks...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that three men were sentenced to 600 months combined in federal prison followed by 11 years of supervised release for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - Nathaniel Griffin, 29, today pleaded guilty to using unlawful force on an inmate while Griffin was serving as a correctional officer with the Tennessee Department of Corrections, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee D. Michael Dunavant, and FBI-Memphis Special Agent in Charge M.A. Myers.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: A man who fired shots at FBI agents attempting to arrest him in Delaware County on Oct. 1, 2018, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A three-count indictment by a federal grand jury was unsealed today charging Dariush Niknia, 56, of Elk Grove, and Richard Lant, 74, of Las Vegas, Nevada, with a conspiracy to violate the United States’ embargo on Iran and engaging in prohibited trade-related transactions with Iran, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Gailey used two separate email accounts to receive pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested fugitive Oscar Pacheco, 33, a Honduran national, and repeat immigration violator during a targeted enforcement operation in Mecklenburg County August 9, nearly two months after the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office refused to...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that GARY PETER SIMON, JR., age 56, a resident of Mandeville, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on Aug. 13, 2019 before United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry to a one-count bill of information charging him with intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly causing damage resulting in loss of more than $5,000 during one year, in violation of 18 U.S.C. '' 1030(a)(5)(B) and 1030(c)(4)(A).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A New Hampshire man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally trafficking live water monitor lizards from the Philippines.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - Lee Clark, 42, of Dyersburg, Tennessee and the United States have entered into a civil settlement with Dyersburg Apartments, Ltd. and MACO Management Company, a Missouri limited liability company. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the settlement today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Tampa, FL - A Florida man was arrested today following the return of an indictment by a federal grand jury charging him with two counts of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual activity and two counts of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity.
