News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDDY PENA, 30, of Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 179 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. will join law enforcement, community leaders and residents on Tuesday, August 6th at the City of Jacksonville, North Carolina’s celebration beginning at 5:00 p.m. The event takes place at the Riverwalk Crossing Park in downtown Jacksonville to celebrate the 36th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: DENVER - Roland Vaughn, age 58, of Clearwater, Florida, pled guilty late last week to paying illegal gratuities of more than a million dollars to an employee with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA"). In exchange, Vaughn received referrals for his company, Legacy Home Health, which in turned billed...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Wesley Ian Groves, 35, of Fairfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, to four years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A California man was sentenced today to 10 months for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Gerardo Delgadillo, 22, previously admitted that on Oct. 17, 2018, he had flown to Tri-State Airport in Kenova, West Virginia from California. He admitted to possessing approximately 30 pounds of marijuana in his suitcase. He admitted he intended to sell the marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Sixteen members of the Playboy Gangster Crips, a violent street gang on Detroit’s Westside, have pleaded guilty or were found guilty by a jury, to Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy and other federal offenses in regards to their role in the gang, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: According to court documents, between November 2017 and April 2018, Sanchez-Lopez stole more than $87,000 from the following six banks in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that William A. Brown (“Brown") pled guilty in federal court today to a charge of wire fraud. Brown’s sentencing is scheduled for December 4, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Leonard P. Stark, United States District Judge for the District of Delaware. Brown faces a maximum penalty of 20 years of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jeffrey Campton, 30, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, was sentenced on August 2 by U.S. District Judge William Conley to seven years in federal prison for robbing three banks in Madison in 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Molested 6-Year-Old Child while on Canadian Vacation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jennifer L. Pannocchia, 31, a former background investigator who worked under contract for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), pleaded guilty today to making false statements in connection with her falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on Aug. 2, 2019, Daniel Greenwood, age 43, was sentenced to 90 months in jail in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont. Greenwood had previously pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that William A. Brown (“Brown") pled guilty in federal court today to a charge of wire fraud. Brown’s sentencing is scheduled for December 4, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Leonard P. Stark, United States District Judge for the District of Delaware. Brown faces a maximum penalty of 20 years of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - A Streamwood man has pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge and admitted enticing a 16-year-old boy to produce sexually explicit videos of himself.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Wesley Ian Groves, 35, of Fairfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, to four years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - Two Chicago men who carjacked a sport-utility vehicle at gunpoint in the city’s Goose Island neighborhood have each been sentenced to eleven years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brittany Baker, of Elk Garden, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months incarceration for her involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on President Trump’s address today on the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Evansville - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler, announced today the sentencing of Orlando Webber, 44, of Columbus, Mississippi for interstate stalking of young women from the Evansville area. Webber was sentenced to forty-six (46) months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment by United States District Judge Richard Young in Evansville following a sentencing hearing on July 31, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service is exploring ways to provide and support additional recreational use in the Kantishna and Wonder Lake areas of Denali National Park. A range of proposals covering infrastructure, management, visitor experience, guided experiences, and visitor capacity are described in the Kantishna...
