News from August 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jerry Collins, 40, and Tyree Lamont Holmes, 28, both of Philadelphia, PA, were indicted for armed robbery of a Garda armored truck on the 3500 block of Market Street in the University City section of West Philadelphia just over one year ago.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury today indicted two Union County, New Jersey, men for allegedly committing multiple armed robberies from August 2018 through February 2019, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Edward Miller, age 44, formerly of Sidney, Nebraska, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp to 33 months’ imprisonment for the disposal of hazardous waste without a permit. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from the Bureau of Prisons, Miller will serve a three-year term of supervised release. Senior Judge Smith Camp ordered Miller to pay $25,471 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: CASE NAME: United States v. Javaid Perwaiz, Criminal Case No. 2:19-cr-189.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: Grand Junction, Colo. - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed Secretary’s Order (SO) 3382 formally establishing the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado. The formal designation completes the process of relocating the federal agency headquarters closer to both the land it administers and to its employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: FBI Chicago Launches Digital Media Tip Line Seeking Information on Recent Violent Acts.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Ernest Green, a/k/a Fire, 37, of Buffalo, NY, with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: Final Update. Acres: approx. 2,993 acres. Percent Containment: 84%. Start Date: Friday, August 7, 2020. Cause: Human Caused - Under Investigation. Origin Location: 10 miles E of Crown King, AZ. Fuels: high desert grass and brush. Personnel Assigned: approx. 130 personnel. Progress continues on the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Ernest Green, a/k/a Fire, 37, of Buffalo, NY, with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard on federal charges of drug trafficking and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. ANTWAN D. MANLEY, 27, of Rockford, Ill., was sentenced to 154 months in prison on the drug-trafficking charge and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Aug. 10, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeffrey Wehs, 24, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve eight months home confinement and eight years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The defendant will also have to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Stephen Reano, 21, of Santo Domingo, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of Santo Domingo Pueblo, appeared in federal court on July 23, 2020, for an arraignment on an indictment charging him with two counts of assault on a federal officer with a deadly and dangerous weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Georgia man and his company have been charged with violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) by selling a drug claiming to treat COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Stephen Reano, 21, of Santo Domingo, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of Santo Domingo Pueblo, appeared in federal court on July 23, 2020, for an arraignment on an indictment charging him with two counts of assault on a federal officer with a deadly and dangerous weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JERMAYNE BUTLER, also known as “Main," “Main Live" and “Liver," 39, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his leadership role in a New Haven drug trafficking ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to conspiring to deal firearms illegally.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - TOMMY DEAN BULLCOMING, 56, of Hammon, Oklahoma, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Goodwin to serve life in federal prison for the first-degree felony murder in Indian Country and related offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing. In addition, Bullcoming was ordered to pay $17,613 in restitution for damage to the victim’s home and vehicle as well as funeral expenses.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, subpoenaed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and announced his intention to issue a subpoena to Jonathan Winer, a former State Department employee.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to conspiring to deal firearms illegally.
