News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Nicholas Messina, 27, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By USDA Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: Writer's Note: This story has been re-published to include final revisions that had not been made to the 5/29 version, which had been posted in error.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A former college soccer player was charged today in federal court in Boston with sending death threats to at least 45 professional and collegiate athletes between July and December 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - George Sambuca, age 33, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formerly of Henderson, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to distribution of anabolic steroids and to introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with intent to defraud and mislead.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: Richard “Rob" Walker Urged a County Contractor to Deny Having Paid Him $5,000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Jose Oriol Feliz Aybar, 31, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sedat Kaya, 64, of Greece, NY, who was convicted of aiding and abetting in the preparation and filing of false tax returns, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to three years’ probation and ordered to pay $55,681 in restitution to the United States Treasury.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: In the early 19th century, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an ambitious expedition across the western United States. Lewis and Clark greatly expanded our knowledge of the country’s geography and biological diversity through their specimen collection, mapping of the landscape and detailed journal entries.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released two draft recreation business plans for public comment. One plan covers lands within the Monticello Field Office and proposes changes to fee structures for permits at Cedar Mesa. The other covers camping, additional amenities, and uses on lands within the Richfield Field Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: Help Rocky Mountain National Park document seasonal biological events as a citizen scientist on your next stroll around Lily Lake. The Lily Lake Phenology Walk allows visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park an opportunity to collect scientific data and learn more about plant and animal species found...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A Houston federal judge has sentenced a 23-year-old local man to more than 26 years in prison following his conviction of three counts of robbery and three counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal jury convicted Richard Lucas, 34, of Williamsville, NY, of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $8,000,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - A dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen, who controlled multiple U.S.-based companies, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Houston, Texas, for his role in a bribery scheme to corruptly secure and retain energy and logistics contracts from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), and its Houston-based subsidiary Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Citgo).
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney Christina E. Nolan and Vermont Attorney General T. J. Donovan announced today that eight men were arrested in mid-May for possession/promotion of child pornography. The arrests were made as a result of Operation Bada Bing. Operation Bada Bing, which was conducted by Vermont’s Internet Crimes...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow today sentenced Kevin J. Gorbsky, age 32, of Bowie, Maryland, to 239 months in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, after Gorbsy pleaded guilty to five counts of enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON -The National Park Service today announced $309,814 in Preservation Technology and Training grants for 11 projects to develop or adapt techniques that preserve historical sites and cultural heritage across ten states.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Elba Cruz, 46, of Portland, Maine, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to using of a false identification document and Social Security number.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Andrew Shettler a/k/a “Yeti" (36, Daytona Beach) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of an analogue of fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
