News from February 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Jan. 23, 2019, United States District Court Judge Yvette Kane sentenced Quran Smallwood, age 24, of York, Pennsylvania to 72 months’ imprisonment for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Redding Field Office is accepting public input on management needs and projects that would benefit off-highway vehicle recreation on public lands.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: Ashford, WA -Thanks to the hard work and dedication by park staff, Paradise will open for regular winter access as of Saturday, February 2nd. We are happy to welcome visitors back to Paradise. “We really appreciate the support and patience from everyone as we worked to restore operations after the shutdown," stated Superintendent Chip Jenkins.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - RALPH ALLEN LEE SHORTEY has been ordered to pay $125,850.00 to the victim he was convicted of obtaining for commercial sex, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that John Kelvin Conner, 62, was convicted today by a jury of 19 counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement to federal agents. The defendant, an attorney, devised and participated in a scheme to defraud an elderly woman out of more than $95,000 so that he could gamble with her money at casinos.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS - Box Elder resident Larry Ray Denny, Jr., admitted a domestic assault charge on Tuesday in federal court, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said today.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
Release: RONKONKOMA, N.Y. - Residents of Long Island will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside the Long Island MacArthur Airport terminal Feb. 11 - 22, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up" TSA Pre✓® enrollment center.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: House Agriculture Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations Subcommittee Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio in a letter Friday urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to extend the comment period on USDA’s proposal to further restrict the eligibility of able-bodied adults without dependents to receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Peter Jackson (31, St. Petersburg) to 12 years and 6 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Jackson had pleaded guilty on Oct. 29, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Darron Wint, 37, also known as Daron Wint, formerly of Lanham, Md., was sentenced today to four consecutive sentences of life in prison, with no possibility of release, for the May 2015 slayings of Savvas Savopoulos; his wife, Amy Savopoulos; their son, Philip Savopoulos; and a household employee, Veralicia Figueroa.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The co-owner of Alpha Star Health Care Inc. was sentenced today in federal court to 18 months in prison for running home health care fraud and tax fraud schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment on Thursday against Kevin Crownover, 46, of Lemoore, charging him with embezzlement and theft of union assets and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND. Ore.-During the recent lapse in appropriations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office was required to curtail some operations pursuant to applicable law and policy. Nevertheless, the office continued to fulfill its law enforcement responsibilities by prosecuting criminal cases. Below is a summary of notable case events that occurred during the shutdown.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to RICO conspiracy involving attempted murder and drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that JARED CASTELLAW, age 34, of New Orleans, and a former employee of an undisclosed entity, ABC Homes, LLC, located in St. Bernard Parish, pled guilty on Jan. 30, 2019 to a Bill of Information charging him with Making False Statements to a Financial Institution.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Scott Schafer, 39, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, methamphetamine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine, or both.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold public witness hearings on Tuesday, February 26 for non-tribal programs, and March 6 and 7 for tribal programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Peter Jackson (31, St. Petersburg) to 12 years and 6 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Jackson had pleaded guilty on Oct. 29, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, presented awards to representatives from three local law enforcement agencies for their outstanding accomplishments during the year. Individual awards were presented to Detective Chrystal Overcash...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 1, 2019
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Following a trial that began on Monday, a federal jury returned a verdict of guilty today on all counts charged in the prosecution of a 58-year old Shreveport surgeon for stealing more than $200,000 in Social Security disability payments, announced U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph.
