News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: STATESBORO, GA: A Jamaican national who assumed multiple identities has been sentenced to federal prison for committing perjury in U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Missouri, financial advisor was sentenced in federal court today for a fraud scheme in which he stole more than $1 million from two elderly clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of Delondre Roberson for a murder warrant.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Thomas John Winston, of Westover, West Virginia, is facing a child pornography charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New York man today admitted he defrauded credit card companies of hundreds of thousands of dollars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The owner of a New Jersey-based scrap metal company has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to defraud one of his customers, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A former leader of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") pleaded guilty today to firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Douglas E. Bennett (76, Clearwater) with passport fraud and aggravated identity theft. Bennett was arrested on November 4, 2020. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 12 years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Fort Payne, Ala. - Little River Canyon National Preserve is excited to announce that free Ranger-led hikes and programs will be offered on Saturdays and Sundays this November.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two inmates and an Illinois woman are facing charges involving smuggling suboxone into FCI Gilmer in Glenville, West Virginia, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams congratulates Sergeant Jason Thien of the Curry County Sheriff’s Office and Detective Archie Lidey of the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety, who were honored by United States Attorney General William P. Barr for their distinguished service in policing. The awards were announced on Nov. 3, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Rejjie Ni, 24, of Shanghai, China, who was convicted of possession of a machine gun, was sentenced to time served (11 months) by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a nine-count indictment on November 4, 2020 against legislator Nestor Alonso-Vega, for his alleged participation in a theft, bribery, and kickback scheme. U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow for the District of Puerto Rico, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Rafael Riviere Vázquez made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Defendant admits making more than $1.4 million trading Amazon stock using proprietary information during ‘blackout’ periods.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Fired Shots to Scare the Other Drug Dealers and Fired at Their Car.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C., Field Office has executed seizure warrants for three commercial website domain names engaged in the illegal reproduction and distribution of copyrighted works in support of a Brazilian-led takedown of digital piracy sites dubbed Operation 404.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Jackson, TN - Christopher Lee Faulcon, a/k/a "Wheezy", 35, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Michael Erin Vandeventer, 21, of Sparks, Nevada, charging him with interference with commerce by robbery, known as Hobbs Act Robbery, and conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by robbery, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - As part of an ongoing concerted effort by local and federal law enforcement to address the significant uptick in violent crime in the City of Fresno, a federal grand jury returned indictments today against two Fresno residents with being a felon in possession of either a firearm or ammunition, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On November 4, 2020, Brooke Hensley, was sentenced to 126 months in prison for her role in leading a methamphetamine and heroin drug trafficking organization that distributed kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin throughout the Eastern District of Tennessee and elsewhere. Hensley...
