News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities this morning arrested eight people named in a federal grand jury indictment that alleges check-kiting schemes that used hundreds of altered Armenian passports to fraudulently open bank accounts and steal nearly $1.5 million from Bank of America and Wells Fargo. A ninth defendant in this case is currently being sought by authorities.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Dara Haynie was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for possessing heroin, fentanyl, or butyryl fentanyl with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a playground and a public housing facility, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced today David Flores, 35, of Dallas, Texas, to 121 months in prison and five years of supervised release on drug conspiracy charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: San Francisco Police Officer Was Under Suspension Without Pay When Identified By SFPD Internal Affairs Officers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: A Henry County man was charged in federal court with one count of coercion and/or enticement for allegedly attempting to persuade several Asian minors he met online to engage in sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two California men have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy to transport methamphetamine and heroin from the Lower 48 to Ketchikan for distribution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man is facing federal charges after he imported devices from China that for $19 a piece can turn a Glock pistol into a fully automatic machinegun, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that Theodore Gibson, 35, of Parkersburg, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Gibson was prosecuted as part of Project Parkersburg - a major takedown and dismantling of...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: A Henry County man was charged in federal court with one count of coercion and/or enticement for allegedly attempting to persuade several Asian minors he met online to engage in sexual activity.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: Tuesday Tours. NEW this year! Come visit our four historic ranches with a guide! During the month of June we will be offering Tuesday Tours with staff and volunteers from 10am to 2pm. Our staff and volunteers will be on site to give you special insights into the people and stories of these historic ranches.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was convicted today in federal court in Boston of possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: DURANGO - U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn today announced that experienced prosecutor R. Josh Player has joined the Durango Branch Office of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Player comes to Durango after serving as a Deputy District Attorney...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a Wasilla man has been sentenced to federal prison after he and a co-conspirator stole a fossilized woolly mammoth tusk from an Anchorage BLM museum, and then cut the tusk into pieces and sold them for profit.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Christopher Salcido, 19, of Albuquerque, N.M., appeared in federal court today for an arraignment on an indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Heather McDorman, 30, of Barnhart, pled guilty to seven counts of Production and Attempted Production of Child Pornography/Sexual Exploitation of a Child. McDorman appeared before United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel and set sentencing for Aug. 30, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that yesterday a federal grand jury returned a five-count Indictment against Christopher C. Gardner (age: 63), an American citizen living in Mont-Sur-Rolle, Switzerland, charging Gardner with wire fraud and causing a stolen motor vehicle to be transported in foreign commerce.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: SAN JUAN, PR-Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Leff, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the arrest of Rey Giovannie Oquendo-Guevarez, aka “Bin Laden".
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 44-year old truck driver from Michoacan, Mexico, has entered a guilty plea for conspiring to import methamphetamine and cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park will accept requests for 2019 firewood collection permits Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office, N.J. Division of Criminal Justice, N.J. State Police, Trenton Police, Mercer County Prosecutor’s & Sheriff’s Offices, ATF, DEA & FBI Partner to Target the Most Violent Offenders.
