News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 4, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Nicole Bond Hicks, 45, of Nashville, Tenn., was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Nashville, Tenn., on charges related to preparing and filing false income tax returns, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee and Tracey D. Montaño, Special Agent in Charge...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two heroin dealers appeared in federal court today for drug crimes, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Antoine Joshua Broner, 37, of Charleston, was sentenced to a year and four months in federal prison for distribution of heroin. In a separate prosecution, Lawrence Matthew Garner, 34, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Boston - A Southbridge, Mass., man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Worcester today in connection with illegally shipping hundreds of firearm parts to people in 22 countries, including France, Finland, Indonesia, New Zealand, Thailand, Spain, Australia, and Germany.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -Search and Rescue crews continued looking for missing woman Diana Zacarias of Natchitoches, LA. Crews spent yesterday and today looking for Zacarias by foot above and below the rim. The park helicopter has assisted ground searches.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: As part of ongoing efforts to combat the spread of invasive and noxious weeds that threaten the health and productivity of millions of acres of public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PEIS) that examines the use of...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: HARRISONBURG, Va. - A Maryland man, who authorities said was responsible for selling heroin that led to at least six overdoses in the Winchester, Virginia, area, three of which were fatal, was sentenced today in federal court.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service has issued a prospectus soliciting proposals in response to a business opportunity to operate guided vehicle tours in Haleakalā National Park. Interested parties are encouraged to read the prospectus for details on this new concession opportunity.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: EMINENCE, MO:Ozark National Scenic Riverways is pleased to join National Park sites around the country to celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service in 2016.As part of that celebration, Ozark Riverways will be hosting a series of outdoor recreational workshops and events. The first events in the series are Outdoor Photography Workshops to be held April 23rd and 24th.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Theodore “Ted" J. Nelson, Jr., age 68, and his son, Steven A. Nelson, age 46, both of Letcher, South Dakota, were sentenced on April 4, 2016, for conspiracy to defraud the United States, failure to file income tax returns, and impeding the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Johan O. Lopez (29, Orlando) to 13 years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute marijuana and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. He pleaded guilty on Jan. 19, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Major Dixon to five years and one month in federal prison for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme. As part of his sentence, the Court also ordered him to pay $129,505.33 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service. Dixon pleaded guilty on Dec. 11, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms, CA -.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: PLANO, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that a former United States Postal Service executive has been sentenced to probation for an offense committed in the Eastern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - David Robinson, 42, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by indictment with two counts of bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an 18-count indictment yesterday charging JOSEPH A. CASTELLANO, 58, of Wallingford, with fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from an investment scheme that defrauded individuals of more than $1.5 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By State Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement congratulating Hashim Thaci as he takes office as President of Kosova...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Drug Conspiracy Was Responsible for Trafficking more than 450 Kilograms of Cocaine to Western North Carolina and Funneling Millions in Drug Proceeds Back to Mexico.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Imagine talking across town, around the world, or even into space in a time before internet or cell phones. As part of our celebration of National Park Week, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is partnering with the Wayne County Amateur Radio Club to educate people about the fascinating operation...
