News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty today to Willfully Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of False Tax Returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: MACON - Three defendants guilty of distributing methamphetamine in the Northeast Georgia region, arrested during the large-scale “Operation Wu Block" investigation, were sentenced to federal prison Tuesday, said Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: MARSHALL, Texas - A 34-year-old Avinger, Texas, woman has been sentenced for federal drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Jackson, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announced today the arrest of Camren Howard who was wanted by the Lake County Sheriffs Office for Escape. On Monday night Howard along with two other inmates overpowered a guard, stole jail keys and escaped the Lake County Jail where he was being held on previous...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: The Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) located near Lorton, Virginia, will be the site of a deer hunt managed in coordination with Fairfax County and Laurel Hill Group. The hunt is scheduled to begin Sept. 12, 2020 - Feb. 20, 2021. The Meadowood SRMA, located at 10406 Gunston...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Vincent Colunga, 28, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, including prepubescent images, was 24 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Glen Jean, WV - Discover more of Southern West Virginia’s hidden history, the stories of people and places oftentimes hidden in plain sight, at the 12th Annual Hidden History Weekend, September 25-27, 2020. Explore heritage sites, history highlight videos and exhibits, and even challenge yourself to...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - United States Attorney Scott C. Blader announced today that two individuals have been charged with attempting to damage and destroy by means of fire two commercial buildings during the civil unrest that occurred in Madison, Wisconsin on Aug. 25, 2020. Anessa Fierro, 27, and Willie Johnson, 45, both of Madison, are charged in two-count complaints filed in U.S. District Court this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Brien Keith Powell, 51, of Shreveport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter. Powell was sentenced to 168 months for Possession of Crack Cocaine, and 60 months for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 180 months’ imprisonment followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction of Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: To date, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has collected over $1 billion in settlements stemming from co-pay foundation kickback schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced today that it reached a settlement with a Chicago auto dealership to resolve claims that it discharged pollutants into the Chicago River and created a hazardous obstruction to navigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Thomas O’Bryan, age 38, of Kingston, New York, appeared in court today on a charge of distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHANNON WICKER, also known as “Bishop," 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm in association with his drug trafficking activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: Federal, county and local law enforcement officials today announced that 46 individuals were charged for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that involved the distribution of heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and fentanyl in the Marion area. 43 were arrested during an early morning takedown. The operation is ongoing.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) transferred 59 Mexican nationals, serving prison sentences for drug convictions in the United States, to their home country Wednesday.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute heroin and to distributing a quantity of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Thomas O’Bryan, age 38, of Kingston, New York, appeared in court today on a charge of distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Archie Kaslov, 54, and Candy Evans, 51, of New York, N.Y., pled guilty today to federal charges related to their roles in a wide-ranging fraud, extortion, and money laundering scheme, which involved one of their sons pretending to be a New York mobster in order to get a Maryland man to embezzle...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Big Sandy couple who admitted distributing methamphetamine on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation today were sentenced to prison terms, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
