News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - On Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration arrived at a property owned by Dr. Vincent K. Jones to execute a federal arrest warrant. Upon arrival, agents found Dr. Jones unresponsive and acted promptly to administer emergency, life-saving care and additionally called for medical transport. Dr. Jones was transported to a nearby hospital. He died the next day.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On October 8, 2019, U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Stephen Bayne Fields, Jr., age 47, of Towson, Maryland, to 12 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for distribution of child pornography. Fields admitted using multiple social media...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: A Tulsa man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court for his involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering operations while he worked at Casa Herrera, a local money remitter business, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT DUDUKOVICH, 25, of Wakeman, Ohio, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by seven years of supervised release, for distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas; Andrew Parker, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS); Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI and Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two men have admitted their roles in a drug distribution conspiracy in connection with the seizure of fentanyl and heroin at a New Jersey rest stop, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: A Tulsa man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court for his involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering operations while he worked at Casa Herrera, a local money remitter business, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that HAROLD BUTLER, also known as “Haas," 42, of Norwich, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 77 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing cocaine and crack.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KURTIS GASKINS, 46, of Waterbury, was arrested today based on an indictment charging him with violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Natick man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 25-year-old resident of Alamo has been sentenced in Corpus Christi federal court for transporting illegal aliens within the country, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: Approximately fifty Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue Team members were involved in additional search efforts for James Pruitt today, Wednesday, October 9. Pruitt was last heard from on Feb. 28, 2019. Today’s search efforts were concentrated in off trail areas in the Prospect Canyon...
By State Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today regarding Turkey's incursion into Syria against the Kurds:
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States filed a civil lawsuit to resolve potential claims to “Site avec 5 personnages" (the “Painting"), an acrylic work on canvas by renowned 20th century-artist Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS-A Browning woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter for hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving 90 mph on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $3,500 restitution, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Amanda Mahlstedt Merrill, age 30, of Towson, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charge of conspiracy to remove property to prevent seizure, obstruct justice, and disobey court orders.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska - As winter visitation continues to increase, Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking public input on ways to improve the visitor experience in the winter and spring/fall off-seasons, also known as shoulder seasons. Concepts under consideration are described in the Winter and...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Amanda Mahlstedt Merrill, age 30, of Towson, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charge of conspiracy to remove property to prevent seizure, obstruct justice, and disobey court orders.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former ICE officer was indicted today on a charge of impersonating a federal officer, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on October 7, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
