News from January 2021

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Charges for drug trafficking and firearm offenses came about as a result of Denver murder and arson investigation.

By State Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Beginning February 8, visitors to Yosemite National Park will need a day-use reservation to enter the park. The temporary day-use reservation system will allow the park to manage visitation levels to reduce risks associated with exposure to COVID-19.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A hookah lounge owner was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he illegally sold firearms - including several “ghost guns" - out of his business in downtown Los Angeles.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Birmingham man for a carjacking and shooting that occurred in Birmingham in 2019, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Sentences. Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced TERRY WILLIAM CLIFFORD, 48, of Gillette, Wyoming on Jan. 22, 2021 for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Clifford was arrested in Campbell County...

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: CONCORD, NH - DEA New England Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Leon Mandigo, 33, of Auburn, was sentenced on to 70 months in federal prison for drug trafficking.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, Nikolas Cook, 22, of Stuart, Florida, appeared in federal court and was ordered detained pending trial on charges of using a three-year old girl to produce child pornography and then distributing the images in an internet chat room. Cook is also charged with possessing of child pornography.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 43-year-old Mexican national who illegally resided in Laredo has been charged with harboring undocumented aliens at her residence and conspiracy to do so, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.

By State Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Joseph Taylor, 31, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The mastermind behind an extensive drug trafficking ring entered a guilty plea this week, and four other defendants either entered pleas or were sentenced recently to substantial terms in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Newport News and North Carolina.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank is cautioning the public to be extremely skeptical of unsolicited offers to purchase COVID-19 vaccines.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Lamarquez Harris, 25, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Donald E. Walter to 60 months (5 years) in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: Chinese National Charged with Criminal Conspiracy to Export US Power Amplifiers to China.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Jan. 27, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Nelson Grau-Cruz with possession of a machinegun, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with the collaboration of the San Juan Municipal Police (SJMP) are in charge of the investigation of the case.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon announced today that her office, together with federal, state, and local law enforcement, has launched a law enforcement task force focused on combating human trafficking.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - Bryan Wade Lewis, a former pharmacist at Home Choice Partners in Roanoke, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court here for tampering with a consumer product, hydromorphone, that affected interstate commerce. Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar made the announcement today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Leon Mandigo, 33, of Auburn, was sentenced on Thursday to 70 months in federal prison for drug trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.