News from March 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: Mr. President, We are now in our sixth week of the tax filing season. Over 50 million Americans have filed their tax returns. As in previous weeks, the IRS is moving forward in the filing season at a pace consistent with previous years. In some aspects, they are exceeding benchmarks set by the last...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, GA - A man charged in the assault of a federal postal employee Wednesday had an initial appearance today, announced Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Traveyon Devante Wilcox, of Donalsonville, GA, had his initial appearance before The Honorable...
By State Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, a bipartisan group of members of Congress reintroduced legislation that would focus American’s diplomatic, development, and security efforts on preventing the root causes of violence and instability in countries around the world. The Global Fragility Act, which passed the House last...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: PITTSBUGRH, PA - A former resident of Mount Oliver, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years and seven months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release on his convictions on federal bank robbery charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on "VA Whole Health, Mental Health and Homelessness".
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: SAN ANTONIO - DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, FBI San Antonio Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, and United States Attorney John F. Bash announced the arrest of Albert DeLeon for his alleged role in threatening to harm a government informant.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Convicted sex offender Torey Phillip Cranston has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment, followed by 20 years of supervised release by Judge Claria Horn Boom for seeking sex with a person he believed to be a minor, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced ARLINDA HENDRIX LEE, 47, of Windsor, North Carolina, to 12 months and 1 day in prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Fredrick L. Chapman, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 87 months incarceration for drug charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jonathan Thompson, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to carjacking and to brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - A South Texas jury convicted a Progreso (Texas) police officer on two counts of aiding and abetting, and attempting to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: Mobile Telesystems Pjsc and Its Uzbek Subsidiary Enter into Resolutions of $850 Million with the Department of Justice for Paying Bribes in Uzbekistan.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: This morning, federal authorities arrested Albert DeLeon for his alleged role in threatening to harm a government informant, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, Houston Division; and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: A jury convicted a Willard man of child pornography crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Erick Rahumid Hobbs, a/k/a Eric Muhammad, age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland, on March 6, 2019 for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Hobbs was previously convicted of a felony and was therefore prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Henrico man pleaded guilty today to trafficking over 200 grams of heroin and for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON BROCKETT, 45, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 14 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Derek Damuth, age 25, of Lowville, New York, was charged today by a federal grand jury with possessing with the intent to distribute in excess of 40 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and heroin, along with possessing additional amounts of cocaine and marihuana, announced United States...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee's hearing "Addressing the Public Health Emergency of Gun Violence".
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2019
News Release: NEW YORK - United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman, DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department James P. O’Neill, and Acting Superintendent of the New York State Police Keith Corlett announced that...
