News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Jason gregory Alan Brown, 31, of Snow Hill to 120 months’ imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.

By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that two Anchorage men were found guilty on all counts, in connection with the March 2018 robbery of the Credit Union One branch located at 3525 Eureka Street in Anchorage.

By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Johnny Scott Sadler, age 48, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Possession Of A Firearm In Furtherance Of A Drug Trafficking Crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A), punishable by not less than 5 years imprisonment consecutive to any other conviction, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - Three parents charged in the college admissions case pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: * Tower Fall to Canyon Junction (Dunraven Pass) will open Friday, May 24, at 8 a.m., weather dependent.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: DENVER -- A registered pharmacist, Mary Aronson, owner and operator of St. Vrain Pharmacy in Lyons, Colorado, was sentenced for illegal distribution of narcotics before Chief United States District Court Judge Philip Brimmer, announced United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn and DEA Denver Division Special...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: OWENSBORO, Ky. - A Providence, Kentucky, woman has pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Joseph McKinley Jr. for distributing and receiving child pornography, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that Mark Anthony Crawford, 27, of Shreveport, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. to possessing a pistol loaded with 31 bullets.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Eric Bales (30, Winter Park) has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography and online enticement of a child to produce child pornography. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. Bales has been in custody since his arrest on Nov. 15, 2018.

By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A nurse practitioner was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,749,121.29 for unlawfully dispensing prescription opioids and Medicare and Medicaid fraud, announced United States...

By DOL Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: STRATTANVILLE, PA -The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Champion Modular Inc. for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at its Strattanville, Pennsylvania, facility. The company faces $687,650 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was charged today in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray participated in a presentation and dedication event this afternoon, hosted by Charlotte Habitat, during which a selected homeowner was formally presented with a key to a new home constructed by community and law enforcement volunteers. The property onto which...

By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Beginning at 12:01 am Friday, May 24, 2019 the boat launch, access road, and associated parking lot at Porcupine Bay will reopen to the public. Only part of the dock at the boat launch will be available for use and no moorage docks will be available. They have been temporarily removed to the overflow parking lot for repairs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A South Carolina man who participated in the sale of 17 firearms, including five assault rifles, today admitted his role in a scheme to illegally sell weapons in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 22-year-old Harlingen man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2020 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill on a vote of 30 to 21. The legislation includes funding for programs within the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other related agencies, including the Indian Health Service.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Jherrica Dixon, 25, of Saint Louis, MO, pleaded guilty to five counts of carjacking, four counts of using a firearm in furtherance of those carjackings, and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of those carjackings where death resulted. Dixon appeared today before U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White who accepted her plea and set her sentencing date for Aug. 21, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a draft environmental assessment (EA) for public comment today, evaluating the potential environmental impacts of lifting the coal pause on federal lands. Federal coal leasing is a critical component to the Nation’s energy security, job creation and proper conservation stewardship.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2019
News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Ebert Jackson, whose last known address was 320 East Summerset Street in Philadelphia, PA.