News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shykeila Russell, 30, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of witness intimidation, was sentenced to serve 12 months and a day in prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing for what is likely to be the agency’s busiest travel season ever, as 263 million passengers and crew are projected to pass through security checkpoints nationwide from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend - Thursday, May 23, through Tuesday, September 3.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Justin Wheeler, 27, of West Seneca, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor by a person having a prior conviction for aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shykeila Russell, 30, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of witness intimidation, was sentenced to serve 12 months and a day in prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that the 945,961 visitors to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in 2018 spent $55,839,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 837 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $69,247,000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS - A Garryowen man this week admitted involuntary manslaughter and assault charges stemming from an August 2018 vehicle crash that killed one passenger and injured two other passengers on the Crow Reservation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Eight people have been charged in a conspiracy to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana by transporting it from Colorado Springs to Oklahoma, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. TOMMY SAVANH NAMMIXAY, 40, CHRISTOPHER BLAND BYRNE, 40, ANDREW CORY EAVES...
By State Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following statement on India’s election...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher Rivers, 22, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Savraj Gata-Aura, a/k/a “Sam Aura," Participated in a Conspiracy with Renwick Haddow and Others to Make False and Misleading Representations to Investors in Workspace Sharing Company; Haddow Has Pled Guilty and is Cooperating with the Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: A nine-count indictment was filed charging four people for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute 16 pounds of methamphetamine.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: The Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) grants residents freedom of religious belief, freedom to preach and participate in religious activities in public, and freedom to pursue religious education. The law also protects the right of religious assembly and the rights of religious...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: The last two of 10 defendants were sentenced for their participation in a multi-state identity theft, credit card fraud, and money laundering scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Frederick Beverly, 41, of Lumberton to 87 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Beverly pled guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on Jan. 29, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Defendant Participated in Murder of Suspected Rival 18th Street Gang Member.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced DETRICK DAYE, 23, of Wilmington to 162 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release. On November 5, 2018...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: President And CEO Of Las Vegas Investment Company Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Running $1.5 Billion Ponzi Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Louis Gardner, 41 of Belmont, New Hampshire, was sentenced to160 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, illegally possessing firearms, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: This separate section on Xinjiang is included given the scope and severity of reported religious freedom violations specific to the region this year.
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to close the carried interest loophole and ensure hedge fund managers and private equity CEOs pay their fair share in taxes.
