News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging nine defendants with a racketeering conspiracy at the Chesapeake Detention Facility (CDF), in Baltimore, Maryland. The indictment charges three correctional officers (COs), four detainees, and two outside “facilitators" for their...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: Birmingham, Ala. - A federal jury today convicted a Birmingham man of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acting Special Agent in Charge Toby Taylor.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Romanian man who was extradited to the United States pleaded guilty today to an ATM skimming fraud scheme targeting Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint has been filed today charging James Dale Reed, age 42, of Frederick, Maryland, on the federal charge of threats against a major candidate for President or Vice President-specifically, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris. Reed is currently in state custody and a federal warrant has been lodged as a detainer to ensure his appearance in U.S. District Court at a future date.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Robert Black, 49, of St. Croix, appeared before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon in District Court and entered a guilty plea to the charges of Attempted Coercion and Enticement and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Sentencing is set for Feb. 19, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Today, the Department of Justice announced a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) and a civil resolution of its civil investigation into individual shareholders from the Sackler family. The resolutions with Purdue are subject to the approval of the bankruptcy court.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former private security employee at an Orange County retirement community pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for pretending to be a federal agent.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: In Temple, Texas, this morning, federal, state and local law enforcement arrested six members and associates of Killas With Aggression (KWA), announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer, FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Stephen Kam, and Temple Police Chief Shawn Reynolds.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in Operating Pill Mills in Tennessee and Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: Fifth annual event to be held on Oct. 22, 2020, 5:00 pm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Melik Petersen pleaded guilty to first degree assault with the intent to commit robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Drew Wrigley announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Paige Howling Wolf, age 26, Parshall, ND, for Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country; Child Neglect in Indian Country; and three counts of Child Abuse in Indian Country. The Indictment was unsealed today...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter Deegan wants to ensure that everyone knows how to rid their homes of unused and unwanted medications.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Oct. 21, 2020, defendant Sylvia Hofstetter, was sentenced today to 400 months in prison for her role in operating several pill mills in Knoxville, Tennessee and Hollywood, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Danny Mahurin, age 45, of Sherman, Texas entered a guilty plea to Interstate Transportation Of Stolen Goods, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2314, punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Tewksbury woman pleaded guilty today to charges of diverting morphine while she employed as a nurse in the hospice unit at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center campus in Bedford.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Columbia County woman has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for her role in a scheme that distributed methamphetamine in the Augusta area.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: BISMARCK: United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced today that he has appointed Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Rick Volk to lead the efforts of the United States Attorney’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 3...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2020
News Release: Officers located a shotgun, ammunition, and 6 bulletproof vests in defendant Clinton White’s car.
