News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Cortney Shelton, of Chicago, Illinois, pled guilty today to possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carson City District-Sierra Front Field Office announces a temporary closure order for a Special Recreation Permit issued to the Reno Air Racing Association. On September 7-15, 2019, 450 acres of public lands north of the Reno-Stead Airport will be temporarily closed for the qualifying and competition events.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 41-year-old resident of New Caney has received a massive sentence following his conviction of producing and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Joshua James Holmstedt pleaded guilty April 16, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Bounmee Thor, 33, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on August 30 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to six years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Thor pleaded guilty to the charge on June 28, 2019.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news the Trump Administration is siphoning billions from military construction projects to pay for his wasteful wall...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Dajor Marquis Atkins (27, Tampa) guilty of four offenses related to a takeover-style armed robbery. The jury found Atkins guilty of one count of conspiring to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery, one count of interference with interstate commerce by...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - United States Attorney Lawrence Keefe for the Northern District of Florida today announced the indictment and arraignment of Dustin Lee Norman, 23, of Trenton, Florida, after a federal grand jury in Gainesville returned an indictment charging him with Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Receiving Child Pornography, Possessing Child Pornography, and Sending Interstate Transmissions of Extortionate Communications.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: * The elk rut has begun in Yellowstone National Park and bull elk can be extremely dangerous.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: On Sept. 28, 2019, more than 150,000 volunteers across the country will join in trail maintenance and planting projects, trash pick-ups, and other activities aimed at restoring and caring for our public lands to celebrate the 26th annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD). Organized each year by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Sabas Rodriguez-Cisneros, 47, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 20 years and 10 months (250 months) for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Following the prison term, Rodriguez-Cisneros will serve five years on supervised release. He was convicted of the offense by a federal jury in May of 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 31-year-old Houston resident has been handed a significant sentence for leading a crew of bank robbers responsible for multiple crimes in the local area, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: GARDINER, Mont.- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Yellowstone National Park will welcome 45 people as new U.S. citizens Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman will administer the Oath of Allegiance.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Bryan S. Gaines, 46, of Milton, Florida, was sentenced today to 3 years’ probation and ordered to repay the government more than a quarter-million dollars after pleading guilty to theft of government money and making false statements. The sentence, handed down in the U.S. District Court in Pensacola, was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jason Muzzicato, 43, of Bangor, Pennsylvania was charged by Superseding Indictment with possession of firearms by an unlawful user of a controlled substance, and knowingly operating an aircraft when not registered. Muzzicato was...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Cynthia Henries, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day incarceration for her involvement in methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin distribution that spanned multiple states, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Michael G. Wheat (619) 546-8437.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - James Aubin, 46, of Dover, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for committing a bank robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Lee Gray, II, of Marshall, Virginia, has admitted to his involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Trendell Walker Killed a 15-Year-Old Victim in a Gang-Related Drive-by Shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte indicted Michael Filipidis, 24, of Mint Hill, N.C., on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, for stealing more than $800,000 from an elderly victim, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. The criminal indictment was unsealed in federal court today, following Filipidis’s initial appearance.
