News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kisha Starr Riggs, of Glenville, West Virginia, and Duncan Currie Canter, of Burnsville, West Virginia, have admitted to their involvement in methamphetamine distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: HAMMOND-David Ulmenstine, 28, of Posen, Illinois, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings, was sentenced by Judge Simon to 70 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
Release: WASHINGTION, DC – U.S. Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes and Deputy Under Secretary Donald LaVoy today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two departments to promote rural energy and the development of technologies that will support and advance rural and agricultural communities and domestic manufacturing.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today announced continued progress in combating violent crime through a series of targeted strategies as part of the revitalized Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: North Carolina Gang Leaders Convicted of RICO Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Craig Cowles, 51, of Richmond, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to tax-related fraud charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Cowles on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: HAMMOND-David Ulmenstine, 28, of Posen, Illinois, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings, was sentenced by Judge Simon to 70 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Frank Rowles, 59, of Lewiston, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $1,000,000.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: On Nov. 02, the City of Pacifica and San Mateo County Parks in partnership with Golden Gate National Recreation Area, will commemorate more than 10,000 years of Ohlone settlement in San Mateo County and the 250th anniversary of the Gaspar de Portolá expedition sighting of the San Francisco Bay in...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL VIA, also known as “Mike Live," 22, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a violent street gang.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: Defendants admit their criminal conduct contributed to the death of a Massachusetts man.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: Seth Johnson Found Guilty of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Possession of Child Pornography, and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor while a Registered Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Roberto Arroyo-Garcia has pleaded guilty to methamphetamine trafficking on premises where a minor child resides and within 1,000 feet of a school. Arroyo-Garcia and two co-defendants illegally entered the United States from Mexico and then utilized a family home across the street from an elementary school to operate a methamphetamine laboratory and to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: Nine WDTX grant recipients include: San Antonio ISD, El Paso ISD, Waco ISD, Austin ISD, Del Valle ISD, Seguin ISD, Karnes City ISD, Texas State University, and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: A Fulton County man was indicted for allegedly attempting to coerce a 15-year-old girl into sexual conduct.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - Three Romanian nationals were sentenced in federal court in Boston yesterday in connection with an ATM skimming scheme operating throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New York and South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a former Sheriff of the City of Norfolk with defrauding the citizens of Norfolk through a bribery scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: Roanoke C.A.R.E. Aims to Effectively Prosecute Shootings and Violent Crime and Improve Gang-Related Education and Community Outreach.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Oct. 10, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with USA Pork Packers Inc. (USA PORK) and Wayne H. Kreisl, Sr. (Kreisl) of...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - Leaders from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Virginia State Police, City of Roanoke Police Department, and Roanoke City Public Schools, joined United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen today in announcing the formation of Roanoke C.A.R.E.
