News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MATTHEW MADONNA, STEVEN L. CREA, CHRISTOPHER LONDONIO, and TERRENCE CALDWELL, were convicted today, after a six-week jury trial, of murder, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and other felonies. Fifteen other defendants have previously pled guilty to related charges.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced The Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act, legislation that would strengthen the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of repair stations located outside the United States, particularly at a time when airlines are increasingly relying on outsourced maintenance work.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Ocala, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul Byron today sentenced Eric Pedro Valdez (39, Atlanta) to 18 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. A federal jury had found Valdez guilty on Aug. 2, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Oct. 31, 2019, Richard Kingston Shepherd, of Tuba City, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 14 years of imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release. Shepherd had previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A new illegal firearms initiative announced today, Project Guardian-DMV, is designed to reduce violent crime and further enforce federal firearms laws across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Defendant illegally provided Suboxone to two inmates.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that STEVEN DUNCAN, age 46, of New Orleans, pled guilty on Nov. 14, 2019 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Instead of shopping on Black Friday, opt outside for a free, expert-led, family-friendly hike and beach cleanup at Indiana Dunes National Park on Friday, Nov. 29, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at West Beach. Co-sponsored by Save the Dunes, the interactive hike will be led by...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) has sent a series of follow-up questions to Boeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg, who testified before the Committee on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, about the decisions that were made before, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Angela Vandervoort, 42, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. In addition to her prison term, Vandervoort will serve five years of supervised release following her release from prison. She will also forfeit $3,969 in U.S. currency.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Bangor, Maine: A Takoma Park, Maryland man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for his involvement in a conspiracy to use stolen credit card numbers, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it fully intends to take appropriate actions to ensure an adequate supply of sugar to the U.S. market.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic City woman was sentenced to 78 months in prison for her role in a drug trafficking and money laundering operation in the Atlantic County area, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: A Latin Counts gang member was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider, Special Agent in Charge James Deir of the ATF’s Detroit Division, and Chief James Craig of the Detroit Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - Nov. 15, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Joshua David Odom, 35, of Ocean Springs, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) and the National Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Memorial Foundation are accepting public comments on potential future sites for the proposed National Emergency Medical Services Memorial through Dec. 14, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office is seeking public input in advance of an Environmental Analysis (EA) of the Fivemile Pass Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) area in Tooele and Utah counties. The public scoping period will begin on Nov. 15 and end on Dec. 2, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: A pair of Mt. Vernon residents is under federal indictment today for methamphetamine- related.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2019
News Release: Sinaloa Cartel member Luis Arellano-Romero (aka “Bichi," “Bichy," “Helio"), age 44, has been extradited from Mexico to face federal racketeering charges in the Western District of Texas. Arellano-Romero had his initial appearance in El Paso today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne Berton. Arellano-Romero remains in federal custody.
