News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: RENO, Nev. - Keith Leroy Moreno, 27, of Reno, made his initial court appearance today for allegedly destroying federal property on May 30, 2020, in Reno, following a protest relating to George Floyd’s death, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI, and U.S. Marshal Gary Schofield for the U.S. Marshals Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Justin Herdman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland, Ohio has returned an eight-count indictment against Robert D. McWilliams, age 40, of Strongsville. The defendant is charged with two counts of Sex Trafficking of a...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Denise Gunderson Rust, one of three individuals charged in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud investors by inducing them to purchase investments in a fraudulent silver trading program, pleaded guilty to money laundering in federal court late last week.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and Senate Aging Committees, Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a criminal complaint charging TROY TEASLEY, 27, with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. TEASLEY is in custody and will make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court at a later date.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: To the Residents of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Justin Herdman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland, Ohio has returned a one count indictment charging Timothy James Goodner, age 19, of Maple Heights with arson. According to court documents, Goodner was involved in an act of arson concerning the Shaia’s Parking Lot attendant booth on 1242 West 3rd Street on Saturday, May 30th, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 31-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for producing child pornography via social media, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND- Lavell Gordon, 30, of Matteson, Illinois, was sentenced by Judge Simon to 120 months in prison following his guilty plea to one count of distribution of crack cocaine and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree Murder and Assault With a Dangerous Weapon.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Administration’s new national strategy from the Departments of Homeland Security, Transportation, and Health & Human Services with recommendations on recovery for the nation’s airlines and airports...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a West Monroe man was sentenced in federal court yesterday for his role in a scheme that bilked eBay customers out of nearly $2 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - A Florence, Kentucky man, Dylan G. Roland, 29, was sentenced on Thursday, to 156 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for distribution of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Jersey City police officer was charged today with conspiring to defraud Jersey City by obtaining compensation for off-duty work that she did not perform, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Warrant and Complaint Seek Seizure of All Iranian Gasoil Aboard Four Tankers Headed to Venezuela Based on Connection to IRGC.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - A forfeiture complaint and warrant were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that all petroleum-product cargo aboard the Bella with international maritime organization (IMO) number 9208124, the Bering with IMO number 9149225, the Pandi with IMO number 9105073, and the Luna with IMO number 9208100 are subject to forfeiture based on the terrorism forfeiture statute.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") was charged today will illegal firearm possession following an investigation into an armed robbery in New Bedford and a shooting in Boston.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Gulfport, Mississippi - Brian Travis, 40, of Poplarville, Mississippi was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to serve life in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Brad L. Byerley, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Travis was also ordered to pay a fine of $10,000.00.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report on the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on residents and workers in nursing homes. The report details missteps by the Trump Administration that enabled...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Tony Gauna, 37, of Vaughn, New Mexico appeared in federal court in Albuquerque today for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with participation in a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO") conspiracy and other offenses related to the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico (“SNM") prison gang.
