News from February 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Roberta Draheim, 51, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Friday, February 1 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 130 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Draheim pleaded guilty to this charge on Oct. 23, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
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By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Larry Lewis Hudson, 46, of Sandy, Oregon, was sentenced today to 220 months in federal prison for the attempted enticement of children online and possession and distribution of child pornography. Upon completion of his prison sentence, Hudson will be on supervised release for 20 years...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: Springfield, MO - U.S. Marshal Mark S. James, Western District of Missouri, announces the arrest of fugitive Markeivous Smith, on January 18th, 2019, in Springfield.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Lafiamma Deonte Diboh, 31, of Raleigh to 96 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release. DIBOH pled guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on Sept. 11, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, woman convicted of Simple Assault of a Minor was sentenced on Jan. 31, 2019, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced additional case developments in federal drug prosecutions occurring in approximately the past six weeks. During any lapse in Congressional appropriations, the U.S. Department of Justice has contingency procedures to ensure that the Department’s...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thurs., Feb. 7, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time in Longworth 1324 on climate change and ocean health. A full witness list is available below.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: A Guatemalan man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to three months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Anthony Jerome Ellis, a 33 year old resident of Selma, Alabama was found guilty of possession of a firearm after conviction of a felony. The trial was held on January 22 and 23, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A former bank teller in Leavenworth pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than $125,000, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, certified public accountant today admitted that he underreported his income on his personal tax return, avoiding paying more than $672,000 in taxes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a six count indictment charging New York State Assemblyman Joseph A. Errigo, 79, of Conesus, NY, and Lobbyist Robert Scott Gaddy, 48, of Albany, NY, with conspiracy, receiving a bribe concerning...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Jeremy David Grove, 30, of Greenville, South Carolina, and Jaspal Singh Grewall, 40, of Anaheim, California, have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a marijuana distribution and money laundering conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: Armando Raul Ramirez-Serna, 22, was sentenced on February 4, 2019, to serve 40 years in federal prison for killing another man while robbing him of marijuana and proceeds from the sale of marijuana, announced United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen. Ramirez-Serna was also ordered to pay over $19,000 in restitution to the victim’s family and to the Wyoming Division of Victims Assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: One victim fled and contacted law enforcement while being prostituted in Fayetteville, NC.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Tasha Loaiza, 25, of Rochester, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that a complaint has been filed against a Madison, Wisconsin resident for sexual exploitation of a child to produce a visual depiction. Bryan Rogers, 31, was charged in a complaint filed in U.S. District...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - Off-highway vehicle enthusiasts can share their thoughts and suggestions about projects that would benefit their sport, during a Bureau of Land Management public meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 5 p.m., at the Eagle Lake Field Office, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced today they will co-host a technical conference on Security Investments for Energy Infrastructure to discuss security practices to protect energy infrastructure.
