News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Eli Erickson, a/k/a Black, age 32, of Mission, South Dakota, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Drug User in Possession of Firearms as a result of a 3-day federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Anitra Edmond, age 43, of New Carrollton, Maryland, the treasurer for the “Friends of Tawanna P. Gaines" campaign committee, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud charge, admitting that she converted more than $35,000 in campaign funds to her personal use.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Dr. SHEIKH AHMED, 56, of Orange, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to offenses related to his illegal prescribing of oxycodone, and his failure to pay federal withholding taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A man and his “marketing company" have been named in a five-count federal indictment for a scheme that paid workers to solicit elderly residents for information used to fraudulently bill government medical programs.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and the National Park Service will offer visitors an opportunity to visit all national parks fee-free and tour the Sandburg Home for free in 2020. On each of the following significant days of celebration or commemoration, all national parks will waive entrance fees, including house tour fees at the Sandburg Home.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: MISSOULA-A Missoula-area woman who admitted to law enforcement she was dealing methamphetamine and heroin after getting pulled over in a traffic stop was sentenced today to 51 months in prison and four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: CEDAR CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah will host its annual statewide public hearing at the BLM Cedar City Field Office to discuss the use of helicopters and motorized vehicles in the management of wild horses and burros on Utah’s public lands. The hearing will take place:.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Dear Secretary Chao: We strongly urge you to deny the petition submitted by the Washington Trucking Associations, Inc., (WTA) to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requesting a determination that Washington state’s Meal and Rest Break Rules (“Washington MRB rules") are preempted...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Aurora Police Department Need Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: A man who caused an American Airlines’ flight to be diverted to Tulsa on Tuesday night was charged today in federal court for engaging in unwanted sexual contact with a female passenger, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man has been sentenced to 240 months in prison for child pornography and obscenity offenses, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that COLBI TRENT DEFIORE, age 27, a resident of Carriere, Mississippi, was charged November 7, 2019 by a federal grand jury in a one-count indictment with intentionally accessing a protected computer in excess of authorization for the purpose of commercial advantage and private financial gain, and in furtherance of the commission of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 1030(a)(2)(C).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: DAYTON - The man previously charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer engaged in a federal investigation on Nov. 4 has now been charged with intentionally killing a law enforcement officer aiding a federal criminal investigation and causing death through the use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime. The new charges are punishable by imprisonment up to life and by death.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Three felons appeared before United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin this week in connection with federal gun crimes, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that Arthur Lee Stewart, age 35, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession with intent to distribute heroin. As a result of his guilty plea, Stewart faces a significant term of imprisonment, a fine, and a period of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Christina E. Nolan announced today the rollout of a Law Enforcement Reading Program. The U.S. Attorney’s Office created this program for purposes of outreach to children in rural communities. Under the program, local police officers will read a book to students in grades 1 through...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Eli Erickson, a/k/a Black, age 32, of Mission, South Dakota, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Drug User in Possession of Firearms as a result of a 3-day federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Randolph man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston on child exploitation charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: The FBI Recognizes the History of Those Who #ServeWithSTEM.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - An indictment unsealed today charges former Prattsville Town Supervisor Kory O’Hara, age 42, and Prattsville resident Stephen Baker, age 68, with fraud relating to grants extended to Prattsville in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
