News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL MILLER, 38, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A West Hollywood man has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for defrauding investors, lenders, friends and family members out of approximately $6.7 million, including via a series of scams he ran while out on bond after pleading guilty in a prior federal case.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearm laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: GUILTY PLEA - Demeron Jamal Brown.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 26-year-old Tyler, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared and is accepting comments on a pest risk analysis (PRA) regarding the importation of fresh carrots from the Republic of Korea into the United States. After thorough ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that David Mark Scott, age 60, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment followed by five years’ supervised release by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for possession of videos and images involving sexual exploitation of children.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: The African swine fever outbreak, currently ravaging China since August 2018 and spreading to other Asian countries, presents a considerable threat to a nation’s economy through the loss of its agricultural resources. Such an impact is currently being felt in China, Mongolia, Vietnam, Japan, North Korea, and most recently South Korea. This infectious disease is affecting not only pig farmers, but also farmers growing crops to feed the pig herds.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: SPOKANE-The dismantling of a regional drug trafficking organization that operated in Washington, Idaho and Montana led to the award last week of $163,500 in asset forfeiture equitable sharing funds to the City of Yakima Police Department and the Law Enforcement Against Drugs Task Force (LEAD), William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced on Nov. 8.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A member of the Atomwaffen Division, a white supremacist organization, pleaded guilty today to possessing firearms while being an unlawful drug user and making a false statement in order to illegally purchase a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: OAKLAND - Saul Espinoza was sentenced today to seven years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Jeffrey S. White, U.S. District Judge.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on a proposal to change the entrance fee to the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Visitor Center and Museum for the first time in more than three decades of operation. The proposed fee increase would help the BLM enhance visitors’...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on Nov. 12, 2019, US District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland sentenced Hunter Brian Hanson, age 22, Leeds, ND, on charges of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, to serve eight years imprisonment, serve a three year period of supervised...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Hanford tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) was recently recognized for its efforts to hire veterans and promote veteran employment.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense for Military Families.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii - Victor Garo, 67, of Mililani, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of conspiracy to accept over $100,000 in bribes and one count of illegally transporting firearms across state lines. Garo admitted that he helped steer federal contracts worth more than $18 million to a contractor. Sentencing is scheduled for March 2020 before Chief U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL MILLER, 38, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: Devils Tower National Monument reminds winter visitors to plan ahead before traveling.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Carlos Francisco Lainez, age 34, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 63 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Quincy Green aka Wayne Wright, 37, of Washington, D.C. was sentenced on Friday to 17 years in prison for killing a man in May 2016 as he walked down Southern Avenue in Southeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu announced.
