News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Sept. 11, 2020, Sheri Lynn Jelinek, age 48, of North Liberty, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 27 months in prison for wire fraud announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: Torrey, UT - Capitol Reef National Park, Entrada Institute, and Clark Planetarium are partnering to host a Virtual Heritage Starfest Friday, September 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual astronomy festival to celebrate the region’s dark night skies will be held...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Two men will serve federal prison terms after being sentenced as convicted felons for crimes including illegal possession of firearms.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a criminal complaint charging SHADOR TOMMIE CORTEZ JACKSON, 24, with arson. JACKSON was arrested yesterday and made his initial appearance this afternoon before Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. JACKSON was detained pending a formal detention and preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept. 16, 2020, at 10:30 am before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: The black spots and beautiful colors can be deceiving.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A Clarksville man was sentenced today for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy that involved members of a white supremacist gang. Skippy Sanders, 37, was sentenced to 262 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller. Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today’s sentencing.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin S. Wise, Jr., 30, of Wilson, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Five West Virginia residents are facing charges involving methamphetamine and enough fentanyl to kill 20,000 people, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - Due to high fire danger, Death Valley National Park is increasing fire restrictions and prohibiting all campfires and most other uses of open flame within Death Valley National Park effective Saturday, September 12th. These new restrictions are in addition to regular annual restrictions on campfires at higher elevation campgrounds in the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that a federal jury today found Vince Edward Lasane (48, Orlando) guilty of attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and committing the offense while required to register as a sex offender under Florida law. Lasane faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 30, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: Defendant disguised fentanyl pills as oxycodone pills and concealed them in a baby diaper.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that three men, Andre Michael Felts, 32, Kevin Michael Francis, 60, and Ryan Keel, 39, all of Philadelphia, PA, were charged by Indictment for their roles in a sex trafficking operation that exploited numerous minor children from 2016...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a criminal complaint charging SHADOR TOMMIE CORTEZ JACKSON, 24, with arson. JACKSON was arrested yesterday and made his initial appearance this afternoon before Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. JACKSON was detained pending a formal detention and preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept. 16, 2020, at 10:30 am before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has filed a complaint to forfeit $955,880.85 associated with two companies, announced Michael R. Sherwin, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia; Emmerson Buie, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Chicago Field Office; and Steven Cagen, Special Agent in Charge of the HSI Denver Field Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: This morning, Sept. 11, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers are beginning search efforts for Steven “Steve" Grunwald, 24, of Greenville, New York. Yesterday, a friend of Grunwald reported him missing. Park rangers found his vehicle parked at the Glacier Gorge Trailhead yesterday. His last contact with family and friends was August 28.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn today announced that the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded four separate grants totaling $2,390,925 to address domestic violence issues across Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 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 Michael McDonald, a/k/a George Jackson, a/k/a Rabbit, 41, of Buffalo, NY, with four counts of sex trafficking. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: MIAMI -- South Florida federal prosecutors have charged 51-year-old Jose Angel Aman, of Washington D.C., with wire fraud, for allegedly operating a fraudulent diamond investment scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: Department of Justice Announces Charges of North Korean and Malaysia Nationals for Bank Fraud, Money Laundering and North Korea Sanctions Violations.
