News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. of the Western District of New York announced that Milton Williams, Jr., 35, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., pleaded guilty,before U.S. District...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: Madison, Wis. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Andrew Steiskal, 23, New Lisbon, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 15 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. Steiskal pleaded guilty to this offense on December 7, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: Hackers Traded on Press Releases Stolen from Major Newswire Companies.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: Defendant Admitted Shipping Aircraft Parts to an Iranian Company.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tracy Bankston, 52, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon with three prior violent felony or serious drug offense convictions, was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The defendant will also forfeit the firearms, ammunition, and $12,500 that were seized during the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Anthony Joseph Meaux, 38, of Crowley, Louisiana, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: Defendant took bribes to help secure contracts for phony disadvantaged business.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWARD LUGO, 37, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert A. Richardson in Hartford to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Anthony Eugene Wiggins, age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, for a string of robberies, including five bank robberies and five armed robberies at liquor stores, allegedly committed between Sept. 24, 2018 and Nov. 15, 2018, as well as an attempted...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Gangster Disciples gang member was sentenced today to 324 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for participating in both racketeering and drug conspiracies.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida- A federal jury today found Justin Scott Hunt (31, Tampa) guilty of attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor. Hunt faces a mandatory term of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 14, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, IA-On March 19, 2019, Bryan Curtis Odem, age 35, of Newton, Iowa, appeared before Chief United States District Court Judge James A. Jarvey, and was sentenced to 84 months in prison for the charge of felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1). Odem was also ordered to serve 3 years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on March 19, 2019, following a two-day trial, a jury returned a guilty verdict against Calvin Keith Delorme, age 30, Belcourt, ND, for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Under 12 Years. U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr., Eastern District of Arkansas, sitting by designation, presided over the trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Raymundo Pizano-Montes, 34, of Mexico, was sentenced yesterday to 21 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell for distributing LSD in St. Mary Parish and possessing firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Farooq Shahzad, 50, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 30 months in federal prison and fined $1,000,000 for conspiring to distribute synthetic...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: NEWARK - A Honduran national, with a history of illegal entries into the U.S., prior removals from the U.S., and an extensive criminal history, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Trenton, New Jersey, for assault on an ICE officer and illegal reentry into the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Farooq Shahzad, 50, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 30 months in federal prison and fined $1,000,000 for conspiring to distribute synthetic...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Edwin R. Barkley, 63, of Charlotte, appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of stolen property, for operating a large-scale fraudulent scheme involving the purchase and sale of stolen goods and merchandise through his Charlotte-based storefront business, Tool King USA (Tool King).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: The Justice Department today reached a settlement agreement with the Hawaii Department of Public Safety (HDPS) to ensure that inmates with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in HDPS’ programs, services, and activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury today indicted Michael Kennedy, a former West Virginia State Trooper, for using excessive force against an arrestee. Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Bill Powell made the announcement.
