News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS-A Billings man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine he received through the mail was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: Diana Graves, age 67, of Chesterfield, VA, was hiking with her family when she experienced a cardiac event approximately 0.5 mile from the trailhead. Bystanders immediately performed CPR until Park Rangers arrived on scene. Park Rangers continued life-saving efforts, including the use of an AED, but the efforts were not successful and the patient was pronounced deceased at 1:43 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Peter Oliver Henry, 61, of Chalmette, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 135 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for heroin trafficking, announced U. S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Peter Oliver Henry, 61, of Chalmette, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 135 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for heroin trafficking, announced U. S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - A team of technical engineers is among the many groups growing to support the increased pace of liquid waste operations at EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Keiuntea Antonio Banks, 25, of Mobile, was sentenced today in federal court to a term of 10 years imprisonment for his possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and felon in possession of a firearm. Banks pled guilty to the three charges in January of 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on June 15, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: Jennifer Sheridan of Braking Point Recovery Center sentenced to 27 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $15,957,148 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man made his initial appearance today after his arrest in North Carolina on drug charges, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Okreek, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding was sentenced on June 15, 2020, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, Missouri -United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Johnny Sesson II, 47, of Florissant, Missouri, to 60 months in prison for making a false statement on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Form 4473 in order to acquire a firearm.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: House Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “The Child Care Crisis and the Coronavirus Pandemic" on Tuesday, June 23rd, at 2:00 PM EDT.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: Dear Acting Inspector General Bruce: Given the economic strains caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it is more important than ever that the Department of Education protect student borrowers who have been defrauded by for-profit colleges. We are writing to urgently request that your office conduct an...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Oscar Dewayne Blevins, 26, of Selma, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Blevins pleaded guilty to the charge in March of 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock sentenced defendant Richard Truman Godwin, aka Richard Truman Smith, 48, of Mobile, Alabama, to imprisonment for 18 months for being a convicted felon in possession...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Dr. Shahjahan Sultan, M.D., 37 of Madison, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to 48 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised released, for conspiring to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Special Agent in Charge...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, NY-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that Gurpreet Singh, 30, a citizen of India, was arrested and charged with unlawfully importing and possessing with intent to distribute 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: LITTLE ROCK, AR-In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the resulting state-wide protests in Arkansas, FBI Little Rock is urging community groups and law enforcement agencies to sign up for an FBI training course focused on federal civil rights and “Color of Law" investigations. This course, developed...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, June 16. You can watch the full hearing -- entitled "Police Use of Force and Community Relations" -- here.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay" Pak joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice to observe the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
