News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - Federal and local officials convened in Houston today to initiate the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) program, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Jon Adler and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Eran Buhbut, 34, of Oakland, pleaded guilty today to conducting an illegal gambling business, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation on her conviction of attempted distribution of heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk woman was sentenced today to more than three years in prison and ordered to pay over $390,000 in restitution for embezzling that amount from the company for whom she provided bookkeeping, accounting and payroll services.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kari Scattaglia, 40, of Sylmar, was sentenced today to two years and eight months in prison for a conspiracy to take bribes to provide Class A commercial driver licenses without the buyer having to take or pass the required tests, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Mark Buechler, 45, of Henrietta, NY, who was convicted of production of child pornography involving two prepubescent minors, was sentenced to serve 30 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southern Nevada District will begin an emergency wild horse gather on or about July 28, 2019. The gather will be conducted in Clark County’s Red Rock Herd Management Area, where there is currently not enough water to support the number of horses in the area. The gather will be conducted using the bait and water trap method; no helicopters will be used. The BLM plans to gather and remove approximately 225 excess wild horses.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO ― Last week, Homeland Security Investigations agents from the San Francisco Field Office conducted a three-day operation to intercept counterfeit pharmaceuticals, auto parts, and electronics in bound to the Bay Area. HSI San Francisco conducted this investigative effort at a Bay Area mail facility in concert with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers located at the San Francisco International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Yesterday, the United States successfully concluded its third trial against the top leaders and enforcers of La Asociación ÑETA prison gang in Puerto Rico. The three RICO trials resulted in the conviction of 14 ÑETA members to include the organization’s supreme leader and his main lieutenants and assassins. In total, the prosecution of La Asociación ÑETA resulted in the conviction of over 40 of the gang’s most important members.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - An Attleboro man has been charged in federal court in Boston in connection with firearms trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to 10 counts of making false statements to acquire firearms.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: Researchers from the U.S. Census Bureau, along with many other statistical and survey research professionals across the nation, will present findings at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) Annual Conference July 27-Aug. 1, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. This year’s theme is “Statistics: Making an Impact.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Zalathiel Aguila, 46, of Vallejo, to four years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution and bank fraud, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A suburban Houston resident has been found guilty by a jury of 27 federal criminal charges for hacking into the Los Angeles Superior Court computer system and then using it to send approximately 2 million malicious phishing emails.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Lattrell Terry, 35, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of firearm with altered, obliterated or removed serial number. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: The Benefits of USMCA. Access to Markets. · Preserves and enhances U.S. duty-free access to Mexican and Canadian markets. Agriculture. · Increases market access for U.S. farmers with new export opportunities for U.S. dairy, poultry and egg producers. · Addresses longstanding non-tariff barriers to the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Xavier C. Coyle, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a jury in New Haven has found Robert Capelli, 33, of Milford, guilty of offenses related to his involvement in a large-scale marijuana trafficking conspiracy. A trial before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton began on July 22 and the jury returned a split verdict late yesterday.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chinese businesswoman was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on fraud charges for allegedly providing false verifications of employment for Chinese nationals seeking to stay in the United States on student and work visas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor was sentenced on July 22, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
