News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Michael Guzman, 43, of Denver, N.C., was sentenced today to 54 months in prison and two years of supervised release for defrauding his former employer of more than $4 million, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell also ordered Guzman to pay $4.1 million in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Francis Harrington, 39, of Manchester, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the follow activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - Sebastian Sale, 30, of Pekin, Illinois, was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison following his conviction for attempted production of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge James E. Shadid further ordered that Sale serve a lifetime term of supervised release upon completion of his prison sentence and register as a sex offender.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in all communities and unincorporated areas of Johnston County, Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: SEATTLE - A 51-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 13 years in prison for drug and gun crimes. Clyde McKnight was convicted May 21, 2021, of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, and two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - A 56-year-old man living in Minnesota pled guilty today in federal district court in West Palm Beach to attempted enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: “Operation Cash Out" Uncovers Illicit Sales of Over 70,000 Stolen Cellular Devices Valued at Nearly $100 Million.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - James William Palmer was arrested yesterday and arraigned today on charges of engaging in the unlicensed manufacturing and dealing of firearms and of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Patrick T. Gorman.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Cory Dean Maieritsch, 33, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for distribution of heroin. Maieritsch pled guilty to the single-count Indictment on March 1, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A West Linn, Oregon man pleaded guilty today for posing as a successful real estate developer, hemp seed cultivator, and owner of a precious metals mining venture to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars from individual investors and lenders.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - A Mexican citizen was sentenced Tuesday to 46 months in prison for attempting to smuggle firearms from the United States into Mexico following an investigation lead by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) assisted with the case.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal grand jury this week indicted a Georgia man on a bank robbery charge, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnny Sharp, Jr.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the sixth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS). Data collection began August 16. Results will be released weekly August 26 to October 21. New content in the SBPS Phase 6 covers difficulties hiring employees, new workplace norms, changes in...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - On Wednesday, a federal jury convicted a Las Vegas man for committing three armed robberies of businesses in Las Vegas and Henderson.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Maine woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, controlled substances.
By State Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
Release: Today’s bombings around the Kabul airport were a devastating reminder of the dangerous conditions in which our servicemembers and diplomats are operating as we conclude the United States’ 20-year military mission in Afghanistan. As the President said, the servicemembers who were killed and wounded today...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Donovan Maez, 24, of Albuquerque, was sentenced on Aug. 8 in federal court to six years and five months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Maez pleaded guilty on April 4, 2019.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Collin County, Texas. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2021
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A South Texas man will spend the next 14 years behind bars for receiving and possessing child pornography, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
