News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a vessel with no indicia of nationality on December 5, 2019 attempting to smuggle more than 600 kilograms of cocaine, with an approximated street value of 14 million dollars south of La Romana, Dominican Republic. Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) RELIANCE responded for law enforcement action and three individuals were arrested. The Caribbean Corridor Strike Force is in charge of the investigation of the case.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve announced their decision to hold interest rates steady...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante found Imran Alrai, 45, of Windham, New Hampshire, guilty of wire fraud, money laundering, and transportation of stolen funds after a ten-day bench trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging David Burkes, 51, of Safety Harbor, with conspiring to distribute a substance that contained a mixture of fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl, causing the death of one individual and the serious injury to another. If convicted, Burkes faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years, and up to life, in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that William Moreno-Moreno, age 24, a citizen of Mexico who had been residing in Grant County, Washington, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on Sept. 12, 2019, to being an alien illegally...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Portland resident Isaiah Holt, 31, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine, money laundering, and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Holt is a licensed electrician, motivational speaker, and fitness coach.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Frederick M. Pohl, Jr. (41, Clermont) to 20 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a child for sex. Pohl had pleaded guilty to this offense on August 6, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A criminal indictment was unsealed this week in federal court in Charlotte, following the arrest of Arlando M. Henderson by the FBI in San Diego, California. Henderson, 29, of Charlotte, is charged with financial institution fraud and related charges, for stealing more than $88,000 in cash from the vault of the bank where he was employed, and then committing a separate loan fraud in connection with the purchase of a luxury automobile.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: Gulf Breeze, Fla. - Work is set to begin next week on the replacement of all of the roofs within the park’s Perdido Key Area, as well as, all of the park’s entrance stations. The work will temporarily close some facilities while work is begin completed. Any closures will be posted on the park’s website as necessary.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: GET THE FACTS: USMCA is a win for American workers.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: In El Paso, a federal judge sentenced 32-year-old James Alger of Waxahachie, TX, to four years in federal prison for his scheme to extort females into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis Quesada, El Paso Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Mario Brooks (30, Plant City) to five years and three months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Brooks to forfeit the firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. ordered today Bryant Riyanto Budi, 28, of Matthews, North Carolina, to serve 78 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, for attempted possession of radioactive material with intent to cause death or serious bodily injury to another person.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: $2,446,664 will support efforts to combat drugs and crime in the Southern District of Indiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court yesterday, United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced HOWARD DAVIS, 41, of Holly Springs, North Carolina, to 420 months’ imprisonment, followed by an 8 year term of supervised released.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - Two 67-year-old Houston women pleaded guilty today for their roles in an embezzlement scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Retaining Classified National Defense Information Regarding U.S. Military Programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: “Thank you, Chairman McGovern and Ranking Member Cole.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On December 9, 2019, Yohan Humberto Castro-Reyes, 33, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 60 months’ imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release. Castro-Reyes previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens for profit.
