News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Bangor, Maine: A Levant, Maine man was sentenced today in federal court in Bangor for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony crime, United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO - Ozark National Scenic Riverways will be conducting two managed deer hunts in October and November 2019 at Big Spring. These hunting opportunities are being extended to two special groups of the nation's population, our youth and military service members with permanent mobility impairments. To ensure public safety, portions of the Big Spring area will be temporarily closed during each hunt.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: The Defendant Allegedly Defrauded More Than 23 Victims, Including Some at, or Near, Retirement Age.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD")...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO -Arielle Steed, 27, of St. Louis, MO, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of aiding and abetting the robbery of a United States Postal employee. Steed appeared in federal court today before United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry who accepted her plea and set her sentencing date for March 6, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: WINTER HARBOR, MAINE - Bring “trick-or-treaters" to the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park on Saturday October 26 from 1-4 p.m. to have fall science fun with the seventh annual “Eeek" of Ecology Festival. This free event will occur rain or shine and is recommended for children 12 and under, accompanied by an adult.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Damani Prince, age 26, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison based on his guilty plea for violating the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday today sentenced Ikechukwu Derek Amadi (38, Mississauga, Ontario) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. The court also entered an order of forfeiture against Amadi for $10,632,546.36, representing the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct, and ordered him to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $4,360,740.97.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Jamaal Abu Talib Hameen (59, Jacksonville) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. A jury had found Hameen guilty on March 1, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, DANIEL OLIVER-PEREZ, 20, of Greenville, North Carolina pled guilty to a two-count criminal information charging him with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and employees of the Department of...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: A Latin Counts gang member was sentenced today 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 | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN -A total of 34 individuals have been sentenced after a two-year investigation known as Operation "Gangster’s Paradise" conducted by the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force ("OCDETF"). Members of the drug trafficking organization have been sentenced to federal prison for drug and money laundering violations. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentences today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Damani Prince, age 26, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison based on his guilty plea for violating the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, James N. Hendricks, Special Agent in Charge of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Laredo grand jury has returned a nine-count indictment against a 50-year-old Houston man for a firearms charge in addition to conspiracy and transporting undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Two men have been charged in separate cases with firearms offenses at Will Rogers World Airport, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: BISMARCK, N.D. - The Bureau of Reclamation will hold public scoping meetings in October to seek comment for the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply (ENDAWS) project.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Two men have been charged in separate cases with firearms offenses at Will Rogers World Airport, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Join the National Park Service for a free campfire program on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) in Martinez, California. The program begins at 6:15 p.m. and lasts roughly 1.5 hours. Rangers will lead the group in songs, skits and stories with special guest Chris Beard from Lindsay Wildlife Experience who will share his knowledge of nocturnal animals.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 17, 2019 - At a ceremony today, USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach declared the United States free of plum pox virus. Under Secretary Ibach signed a proclamation marking this historic announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA -Dustin Lee Watson, of Roanoke, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 13 months incarceration for a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
