News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Luis Fernandez Shipped Fentanyl and Carfentanil from New York to Customers Across the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Defendant was on probation for state conviction when images discovered.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Martinsburg, WV - The U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force on Thursday arrested a man in Martinsburg who was wanted in Florida for a murder and armed robbery that occurred in November 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A Fresno man was arrested today at his home following an eight-count indictment by a federal grand jury for wire fraud, bank fraud, and evading payment of taxes, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) kicked off Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month today. Infrastructure Security Month is an annual effort to educate and engage the private sector, all levels of government, and the American public about the vital role critical infrastructure plays to our nation’s way of life and why it is important to strengthen critical infrastructure security and resilience.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Arrest of Gabriel Abner Hernández Santos.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: HAMMOND- Sergio Garcia, Sr., 50, of Chicago, IL and Sergio Garcia, Jr., 30, of Lowell, IN were sentenced by US District Court Judge Philip Simon on their guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
By State Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Boise, Idaho -- U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on Friday at a foreign affairs lunch at the Idaho History Museum in Boise, Idaho, about the United States’ role as a global leader and the challenges associated with providing foreign assistance to developing nations.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Juan Carlos Sandoval-Rodriguez, a/k/a “Picaro," “El Pastor," and “Gasper," age 21, of Annapolis, Maryland, of murder in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, in connection with his participation in the activities of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13. The verdict was returned late on Oct. 31, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Given, Jr., of Lost Creek, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms violation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Robert Hoyt, age 55, of Eaton Township, Wyoming County, pleaded guilty on Oct. 31, 2019, before United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, being an unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of firearms and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A jury convicted a Conrad man of illegal possession of a shotgun and ammunition on Thursday following a two-day trial, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Humboldt River Field Office is seeking public input during the development of the Winnemucca Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan. The RAMP will address items like recreation, visitor services, long-term goals and maintenance. BLM recreation planners will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2019 at the entrance of WSD to collect input from the public to consider in the plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - An illegal alien with a recent conviction for sexually abusing a child pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally reentering the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael J. Truesdail, 38, of Ithaca, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with receipt and distribution of child pornography, and possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of LESSIE BEATRICE LINDSEY, 37, to one year and one day in prison for falsely claiming $1,151,585 in tax refunds. LINDSEY, who pleaded guilty on June 17, 2019, was sentenced on Oct. 30, 2019, before Senior Judge David S. Doty in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has repeatedly asked local jurisdictions to reconsider non-cooperation policies because those policies put politics before public safety. On Friday, ICE released more examples of foreign nationals with active ICE detainers who have been detained...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: Yosemite National Park is hosting a public meeting on the remediation of the Curry Former Waste Disposal Site. All members of the public interested in learning about this project are welcome to join park staff at the Yosemite Valley Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that James Traband, 53, of Upland, Delaware County, PA was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison followed by lifetime supervised release by United States District Judge Harvey A. Bartle for possession and distribution of child pornography.
