Statement by Acting U.S. Attorney James D. Tierney on the Fatal Shooting of...
ALBUQUERQUE – Acting U.S. Attorney James D. Tierney released the following statement regarding yesterday’s fatal shooting of Houston Largo, a Police Officer with the Navajo Nation Division of Public...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade Resigns
United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade has resigned after being asked to tender her resignation by President Donald Trump. McQuade, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern...
View ArticleBerkeley County man indicted on firearm charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Martinsburg man was arrested today for a firearm violation, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.Michael Eugene Decker, age 37, of...
View ArticleCriminal Organization Indicted And Arrested For Narcotics, Aggravated...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 6, 2017, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a superseding indictment against twelve defendants charged with various federal offenses,...
View ArticleOhio County man sentenced for illegal possession of firearms
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Mark A. Simmons, 46, of Wheeling Island, West Virginia, was sentenced today in federal court to 15 months incarceration for illegally possessing firearms, Acting United States...
View ArticleMeth Charge Nets Man 200 Months in Prison
Roanoke, VIRGINIA – Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced today the sentencing of a man convicted of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. James Daniel Miller, 32, previously...
View ArticlePeoria Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes
PEORIA, Ill. -- Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid has entered the judgment of conviction against a Peoria man, Demontae Bell, 34, for drug trafficking and gun offenses. Following a three-day...
View ArticleGrocery Store Owner Sentenced To Prison For Defrauding Federal Food Stamp...
PHILADELPHIA - Young Hwa Jung, 57, of North Wales, PA, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for committing fraud against a government assistance program, announced Acting United States Attorney...
View ArticleOpioid & Heroin Addiction & Prevention Awareness Program Spring Schedule Set...
PROVIDENCE – The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the launch of a busy Spring schedule of in-school presentations and community forums to address the growing epidemic of opioid and...
View ArticleU. S. Attorney Tarver Resigns; Acting U.S. Attorney Appointed
Savannah, GA- Edward J. Tarver resigned effective March 11, 2017 as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Mr. Tarver had served in that office since December of 2009. James...
View ArticleAlbuquerque Felon Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Firearms Laws
ALBUQUERQUE – Manuel Herrera, 50, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s...
View ArticleOhio man sentenced to federal prison for gun crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Ohio man was sentenced today to two and a half years in federal prison for a gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Stephen Hite Whitt, 30, of Scottown,...
View ArticleNavajo Man from Kirtland Sentenced for Being Accessory After the Fact to...
ALBUQUERQUE – Maynard Shirley, 38, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Kirtland, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 42 months in prison followed by...
View ArticleFederal Jury Convicts Murfreesboro Man Of Smuggling Silencers Into The United...
Paul Gratton, 50, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., was found guilty today by a federal jury of delivering of a firearm to a common carrier without written notice; illegal shipment of a firearm with intent to...
View ArticleStatement Regarding Northern Indiana Operating Status
The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Clifford D. Johnson is now the Acting United States Attorney. The Vacancies Reform Act (VRA), 5 U.S.C. § 3345(a)(1), provides that when a...
View ArticleCambodian National Pleads Guilty to Violations of the Federal Gun Control Act
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced thatCHHAY LIM,age 45, a citizen of Cambodia, pled guilty today, on the day of trial, to a two-count Indictment charging him with violations of the Federal...
View ArticleGreensburg Man Sentenced to Probation for Using Fake Secret Service Credentials
PITTSBURGH – A Westmoreland County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 2 years of probation and $500 fine on his conviction of Fraudulent Official Seals, Acting United States Attorney Soo...
View ArticleStatement from U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that she will continue to serve as U.S. Attorney.“I thank the Attorney General and the Administration for...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney Christopher R. Thyer Announces Resignation
LITTLE ROCK—As requested by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, United States Attorney Christopher R. Thyer, 47, of Jonesboro, announced his resignation effective March 10, 2017. Mr. Thyer, who has made...
View ArticleTwo heroin dealers plead guilty to federal drug crimes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two drug dealers pleaded guilty today to federal heroin crimes, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Romeo Devon Marbury, 29, of Detroit, entered his guilty plea to...
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