News from August 2019
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A 72-year-old woman was found deceased near a popular trail in the western portion of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Tuesday afternoon. No foul play is suspected.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - The City of Boston’s Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Timothy Sullivan, and Kenneth Brissette, the Director of the City’s Office of Tourism, Sports and Entertainment were convicted today by a federal jury in Boston in connection with extorting a music festival production company operating on City Hall Plaza.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar and Acting Commissioner Sharpless...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - A former law enforcement officer has received a significant sentence following his conviction of conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: Approximately 680 Aliens Detained Pursuant to Federal Search Warrants.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: Alleged large-scale Dark Web fentanyl dealer apprehended in Thailand and brought to South Dakota to face charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.announced today that Humberto Martinez-Vega, 48, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN -In July 2019, a federal grand jury charged 16 individuals with conspiracy to possess various controlled substances with intent to distribute; possession of several types of controlled substances with intent to distribute; and several criminal violations of federal firearms laws. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the unsealing of the superseding indictment today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing crack cocaine to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Marshals can confirm that the second Jefferson County Jail escapee in Arkansas being sought by the U.S. Marshals has been apprehended. Early Thursday evening, Christopher Sanderson, 34, surrendered to law enforcement officers who were setting up a perimeter in Pelsor, Arkansas. Sanderson was taken into custody without incident.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Justin Michael Fuller, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury today for firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: DENVER - Acting Intermountain Regional Director Chip Jenkins announced the selection of Mark Davison as superintendent of Fort Laramie National Historic Site in Wyoming. Davison will assume his new role on August 18.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Milton Mateo Garcia-Vasquez, 32, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a citizen of Honduras, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Judge Paul S. Diamond on the charge of unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area will host an Art in the Park reception on Friday, Aug. 30, at Bandy Creek Visitor Center, located at: 151 Stable Road in Oneida, Tennessee. The reception will start at 6:30 PM (ET).
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Two Oklahoma prison guards have been charged with methamphetamine distribution, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing, Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Rashad Nashid, 38, of Burlington, Vermont, appeared in federal district court in Burlington yesterday and pleaded guilty to an Information charging Nashid with two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms. One of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Alan Womack, 44, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was convicted today at trial with conspiracy to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS-Billings resident Larry Benjamin Barnett, who admitted distributing methamphetamine and having a firearm, was sentenced today to seven years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jake Seright, 40, of Niagara Falls, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and possession with the intent to distribute 10 grams or more of fentanyl. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2019
News Release: Complaint describes drug dealers with ties to Mexico and Honduras who transported drugs from Los Angeles to the Bay Area and Seattle.
