News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A music producer who has worked on several Grammy Award-winning projects was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for fraudulently using his clients’ credit card information to purchase services for his wedding, as well as airline fares and hotel reservations for himself and his family.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Pawtucket man who was the focus of a four-month investigation by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, the Rhode Island State Police, and the Pawtucket Police Department into his drug trafficking activities was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Michael Marte, age 54, of Denver, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez to one count of arson in connection with the fire at 1920 and 1930 Grove Street. Marte appeared at the hearing in custody, and was remanded at the hearing's conclusion. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Martinez on March 25, 2020, to an agreed upon mandatory 10 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that David Roy Jones, 54, formerly of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to production of child pornography. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, and maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A South Los Angeles man was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for planning, overseeing and executing two violent daytime armed robberies of United States Postal Service trucks carrying tens of thousands of dollars in cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that David Roy Jones, 54, formerly of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to production of child pornography. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, and maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
Release: NEWARK - The number of passengers expected to fly this Thanksgiving holiday is expected to be record-breaking with more than 26.8 million passengers and crew members traveling through security screening checkpoints nationwide from Nov. 22 through Dec. 2. Travelers flying from Newark Liberty International...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHARLES KELLEY, 45, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing narcotics, and for violating the conditions of his probation from a prior federal drug conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Discover the cultures of the American West, enjoy tasty treats at the Prairie Sweet Shop, design a quilt collage, decorate cookies, operate model railroad trains, and so much more at the 16th Annual Holiday on the Homestead celebration at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center!
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to the Treasury Department’s response to the initial inquiry in his investigation of Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Clement Bougouneau, 52, of St. Thomas, was sentenced Thursday, November 21st for bank burglary and larceny, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced the former sheriff of Pickens County to 18 months in prison for wire fraud and filing false tax returns, announced United States Attorney Jay E. Town, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr. and IRS-Criminal Investigations Atlanta Field Division Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Holloman.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Panayiotis Kyriacou, a former investment manager at Beaufort Securities Limited, a brokerage firm in London, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit securities fraud and to defraud the United States by failing to comply with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: The second annual Glen Canyon Christmas Bird Count for Kids will be held on Saturday, December 14 at the Lees Ferry Boat Launch Ramp (8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time). Lees Ferry is located 42 miles from Page, Arizona via Highway 89 south and Highway 89A west. This event is made possible by the Glen Canyon Conservancy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - Jeremy Garey, 44, of Burlington, Kentucky, has been indicted on federal charges of Production and Distribution of Child Pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) office in San Francisco last month facilitated the return of paintings to Philippine possession to fulfill the wishes of a World War II veteran.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Marlys Big Eagle, Victim Witness Coordinator for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota, was one of only 295 department employees nationwide recognized by Attorney General William P. Barr at the 67th Annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony, held recently...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join a ranger on Saturday, December 7, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center for a free, fishing tackle workshop. Everyone will get a chance to make their own fishing tackle under the expert guidance of a park ranger in anticipation of next year’s fishing season. You can even make a holiday gift for your favorite angler.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On Nov. 22, 2019, federal authorities arrested Miguel Deniz, 29, of Farmersville, who is charged in a three-count indictment with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, being a felon in possession of firearms, and possession of a machinegun, United States Attorney McGregor Scott announced.
