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News from August 2024

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Federal prisoners in West Virginia receive additional sentences for drug smuggling

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

Eleven inmates in the Northern District of West Virginia have been sentenced for smuggling or attempting to smuggle drugs into various prisons.

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Tulsa physician resolves False Claims Act violations with $619k settlement

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

TULSA, Okla. – This week, Dr. Azhar Shakeel, M.D., agreed to pay $619,994 to the government to resolve a pending lawsuit filed by the United States and the State of Oklahoma pursuant to their respective False Claims Act statutes.

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Peoria man sentenced for illegal firearm possession while under federal supervision

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

A Peoria, Illinois man, Tyruis Bramlett, 22, was sentenced on August 8, 2024, to 58 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon and violating the terms of his federal supervised release. His sentence includes a three-year term of supervised release to be served upon completion of his term of confinement.

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Ohio man sentenced to 16 years for distributing child sexual abuse materials

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

David Walker, 39, of Akron, Ohio, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Bridget Meehan Brennan after pleading guilty to charges related to the receipt, possession, and distribution of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), also referred to as child pornography. Following his prison term, Walker will be subject to 15 years of supervised release.

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Fort Lauderdale man sentenced for hate crime against USPS worker

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

Kenneth Pinkney, 47, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was sentenced to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman. Pinkney had previously pled guilty to assaulting a federal employee with a hate crime enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a) and (b). The victim, a United States Postal Service (USPS) worker and Muslim woman who wore a hijab while delivering mail, was attacked on her postal route.

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Washington man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Southeast DC shooting

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

WASHINGTON – Kyree Anthony Hairston, 24, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed for the February 2024 fatal shooting of David Coe in the 1200 block of Southern Ave., SE, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

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Man sentenced to life for kidnapping and sexual assault

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

Bryant Phillips, 54, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of release, in addition to 30 years in prison, for first-degree sexual abuse, kidnapping, and multiple assault counts. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Chief Pamela A. Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

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Baltimore man pleads guilty in fentanyl trafficking operation

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

Sean Jarred Davis, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to his role in a fentanyl trafficking organization operating in Hampshire and Mineral Counties.

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Amtrak employee pleads guilty to lying about interactions with passenger

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

Maurice Driver, 35, of Gloucester City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to one count of lying to a Federal Agent, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Special Agent in Charge Mike Waters of the Amtrak Office of Inspector General Eastern Area Field Office.

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Greenbrier County man sentenced to two years for federal gun crime

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

Jason Michael Tucker, 43, of Frankford, was sentenced to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

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Average VA IRRRL loan amount in the state of Washington declines from Q1 to Q2

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 9, 2024

The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Washington during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $475,571, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Analysis: Washington among 25 states that allow boys to play girls’ high school sports

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 8, 2024

As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Evergreen Reporter shows that Washington is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls’ high school sports.

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Brooklyn man charged with arson after alleged road rage attack

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 8, 2024

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, an indictment was unsealed charging Kevindale Nurse with arson for allegedly throwing an explosive device into a Verizon utility work van during a road rage incident in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Nurse was arrested today and will make his initial appearance this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Lara K. Eshkenazi.

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Four indicted on drug trafficking charges involving methamphetamine and fentanyl

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 8, 2024

On July 18, 2024, a federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee, returned an eight-count indictment against four defendants: Mark O’Neil Robinson, 41, of Atlanta, Georgia; Christopher Harold Roberts, 57, of Knoxville, Tennessee; Brian Kirksey, 44, of Knoxville, Tennessee; and Donnie Lee Oliver, 55, of Powell, Tennessee.

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Two Tucson men plead guilty over conspiracy involving support for Isis

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 7, 2024

TUCSON, Ariz. – Ahmed Mahad Mohamed, 26, and Abdi Yemeni Hussein, 25, both citizens of Somalia living in Tucson at the time of the offense, pleaded guilty last week to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support and Resources to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Sentencing is scheduled for October 11, 2024, before United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps.

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Officials to attend Raleigh's National Night Out to foster community-law enforcement relations

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 6, 2024

U.S. Attorney Michael Easley, along with Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Benny Mims; and U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina Glenn McNeill, Jr., will join Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson, community organizers, neighbors, and law enforcement partners to participate in the 41st Annual National Night Out.

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Man admits to carjacking incident involving firearms

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 5, 2024

ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Louis County, Missouri, on Monday admitted to carjacking and robbing two people in St. Louis in 2023.

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Two individuals indicted in Puerto Rico for coercion and sex trafficking of minors

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 5, 2024

A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico has indicted Juan Carlos Peña-Luguera, 39, and Joshua Jandel Pérez-Lebrón, 20, on charges including coercion and enticement of a minor, sex trafficking of minors, and receipt of child pornography. The FBI is leading the investigation and is requesting public assistance regarding these individuals.

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Court sentences Brewton man to 60 months imprisonment for cocaine trafficking

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 5, 2024

On August 2, 2024, United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced Michael Anthony Woods II to 60 months imprisonment for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.

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FDA conducted lowest number of inspections on Devices companies in Washington during July

By Evergreen Reporter | Aug 2, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted two inspections at two Devices companies from Washington in July.