News from June 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Today, a federal jury convicted Defendants Conoly Freddie Franklin and Andre Anthony Franklin of attempted enticement of minors to engage in prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). Defendant Conoly Franklin was also convicted of attempted enticement of an adult to engage in prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(a).
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, the House passed bipartisan legislation to ensure necessary Federal support to protect the safety of non-profits at risk of terrorism, including synagogues, mosques, churches, and other places of worship. The bill, H.R. 2476, the Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Michael Reed, age 38, of Springdale, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 100 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release, and a $2,400.00 fine for one count of...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
Release: COLONIE, N.Y. - The number of passengers expected to fly this summer is expected to be the highest in years with 263 million passengers and crew projected to pass through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints nationwide between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend - Thursday, May 23...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Randy Colucci, 34, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Agriculture Committee unveiled a new website today, featuring a modern, responsive design that works on phones, tablets, and desktops. The new website can be found at the same link: agriculture.house.gov.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Dat Quoc Do, 28, of Madras, Oregon, was sentenced today to three years’ probation after being convicted at trial for the unlawful use of a firearm during a road rage altercation on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in September 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Chad Markle, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with York County, South Carolina, to End Hiring Practices that Discriminate Against Applicants with Disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that WOOJAE JUNG, a/k/a “Steve Jung," was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to three months in prison for insider trading.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Sharon E. Jackson, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced on May 30, 2019 to two years probation for distributing drugs illegally, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that he has scheduled a Committee vote for this Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with bipartisan subpoenas issued as part of the Committee’s investigation into the Trump Administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: Rhode Island-based operation with ties to India shut down by Newport Police.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Joseph Falcone, who formerly operated a wine and liquor distribution business known as 3G’S VINO LLC (3G’S), pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his scheme to solicit investors. When sentenced, Falcone faces up to 20 years in prison, as well as restitution, criminal forfeiture and a fine. The guilty plea was entered before United States Magistrate Judge Steven I. Locke.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Idaho reminds the public that it is seeking nominations for open positions on its Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) by this Friday, June 14. These citizen-based councils assist in the development of recommendations that address public land management issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Christina Sue Barkley, 30, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and resident of Pilot Rock, Oregon, was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for assault with a dangerous weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Six people were indicted by a federal grand sitting in Clarksburg on May 7, 2019 on drug distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two Mexican Citizens have been ordered to federal prison following their conviction of human smuggling which resulted in the death of one of the aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Imer Ares-Chagolla, 36, and Ismael Rivera-Lopez, 19, pleaded guilty April 1, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Defendant Henri Michelle Piette, age 63, was found guilty by a federal jury of Kidnapping and Travel with Intent to Engage in Sexual Act with a Juvenile. The verdict was reached on Thursday, June 6, 2019, following a seven-day trial. The defendant was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in December 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Eleven people were indicted by a federal grand sitting in Clarksburg on May 7, 2019 on drug distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
