News from April 2016
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - A man from Holland who was missing overnight from Kūlanaokuaiki Campground in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on Tues., April 5 has been located.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - James Murray was sentenced to 15 years in prison announced U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch, FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson, and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge David Thomas. The sentence, handed down late yesterday, follows a jury conviction for 23 felonies-including wire fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft-and contempt of court.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Nassau Isiah Lucas, 26, of Henrico County, was sentenced today to 140 months in prison for possessing a high capacity firearm while being a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Stuart B. Millner was charged yesterday in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud clients and financial institutions in connection with the operation of his auction business, Stuart B. Millner & Associates (SBMA), and related entities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Andrew Ahn, 41, of Columbia, Missouri, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison while his co-conspirator, Aviel Faliks, 41, of New York, New York, was sentenced to a year and a day for a multi-million dollar tax fraud scheme. In addition to the prison terms, U.S. District Court Judge...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On March 6, 2016, John Michael Riepe, 31, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 151 months in prison for enticement of a minor, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Riepe was ordered to serve ten years of...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Mexican Mafia member who is also a member of the El Monte Flores street gang, and another man who was a “shot caller" of the gang, have pleaded guilty to federal racketeering offenses. The two gang leaders pleaded guilty Thursday in United States District Court after they were indicted...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ALBERT J. DOYLE, JR., age 47, of Metairie, was sentenced today for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office today announced it is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease and/or subsequently convey approximately 12.5 acres of public land to Clark County School District for an elementary school to be located at the northwest corner...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today Anthony Thompson, a/k/a Fresh Tone, 35, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum penalty of life and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Every April, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) is held to promote victims’ rights and to honor crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf. This year’s NCVRW will be held April 10-16 and the theme, “Serving Victims. Building Trust. Restoring Hope" presents the opportunity to highlight...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, April 14, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “NHTSA Oversight." National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Mark Rosekind is expected to testify in addition to other witnesses.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: Describing them as "the nation's role models for excellence," U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews presented four U.S. organizations on April 3, 2016, with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, April 14, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R. 4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a heroin trafficking conspiracy in the Springfield, Mo., area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with orchestrating a cross-country conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that in federal court today, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle, sentenced LUTHER ALLEN TERRY, 33, of Weldon, North Carolina, to 96 months in prison and 10 years of supervised released for distribution of crack cocaine. TERRY previously pled guilty to this charge on September 4, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The operator of a Glendale tax preparation business was arrested this morning on charges that he defrauded customers of his tax preparation business by diverting their tax refunds into his own bank accounts.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A real estate developer and landlord of commercial buildings in Palisades Park, New Jersey, today admitted soliciting a $50,000 bribe payment to a Palisades Park borough official, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
