News from April 2021
By State Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
Release: More information about Nigeria is available on the Nigeria Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Jeffrey Allen Buley, 58, of Hendersonville, N.C., to 22 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of a child, announced Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer. Judge Reidinger also ordered Buley to serve a lifetime of supervised release, to register as a sex offender after he is released from prison, and to pay $7,602.23 as restitution to his victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Gabriel Valley man who drove his truck into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators last year in Pasadena has agreed to plead guilty to a series of federal firearms offenses, including illegally obtaining and transporting weapons, and possessing short-barreled rifles.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: The application period for the Denali Road Lottery Program at Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) is open from May 1 - 31.The 2021 Denali Road Lottery will ideally operate as it has in normal years, though the ongoing pandemic could change the best-laid plans.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury indicted three Madera residents today, charging Emilio Hernandez Yesca, 27; Jorge Perez, 24; and Jorge Luis Hernandez Gonzalez, 30, with trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Ten people have been charged for their roles as members and associates of “UpTop," a Paterson, New Jersey-based street gang involved in the distribution of drugs, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Jackson, Miss - A Natchez man pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Grovetown, Ga., man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison after admitting to possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged a Sardinia, Ohio, woman with stealing more than $700,000 from the family-owned business for which she worked.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Memphis, TN - Omar Fair, 31, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Acting U.S. Attorney, Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Defendant's Brother Pretended to Be a New York Mobster as Part of Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Jimmie Lee Coleman, 35, was prosecuted as part of “Operation Second Wave," which dismantled a poly-drug network operating in Kanawha and Fayette counties.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-After receiving a briefing from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) regarding the Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) chastised Democrats for their rhetoric about USPS, which has led to increased threats against the...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A New York woman, an Ohio man, and a New Jersey man admitted their roles in a large-scale conspiracy to commit bank fraud in states including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Michigan, Acting Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced next steps today in its review of several Public Lands Orders signed at the end of the previous Administration. Please see below for a quote from BLM Deputy Director for Policy and Programs Nada Culver:.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that Karen Rhett, 58, of Mount Pleasant, pled guilty to federal charges involving the embezzlement of over $1,000,000 from Simmons Realty Company and its owners, while Rhett served as the Charleston real estate company’s bookkeeper.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the filing of a criminal complaint charging Jamel Muldrew (32, Houston, TX) with sex trafficking of a minor, interstate transportation of a person to engage in prostitution, and enticement of a person to travel interstate for prostitution. If convicted on all counts, Muldrew faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for illegally possessing a semi-automatic rifle and numerous semi-automatic handguns.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man who admitted to drug trafficking crimes after a fake methamphetamine deal led to a gunfight at the seller’s residence was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and to three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Georgia man was arrested today on charges that he made interstate threats to an executive officer of a New Jersey based company, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
