News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: Premier Colorado screening of Chasing the Dragon: Life of an Opiate Addict, with panel discussion
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man who participated in a heroin distribution conspiracy in 2012 and 2013 pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Edwin G. Simpson, 45, entered a guilty plea to maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing and using heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE: John Martin Favor, 49, of Plainfield, New Hampshire, pled guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Webb City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for stealing commercial fireworks.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: TYLER, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that 16 individuals have been charged in a federal firearms and drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Wayne Alexander, also known as “Uncle Easy," 50, of Stamford, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine (“crack cocaine").
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On April 4, 2016, Jacqueline J. Stanfill, 58, of Knoxville, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Leon Jordan, Senior U.S. District Judge, to serve 108 months in federal prison for wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. In January 2016, Stanfill pleaded guilty to these charges that were included in a July 2015 indictment.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: More than a million annual travelers who pass through Harrisburg International Airport are seeing display advertising for Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site, thanks toa new collaboration between the National Park Service (NPS) and Harrisburg airport officials.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Vernon Michael Norvell, 43, and his wife, Cheron Johnson, 31, of Portsmouth, both pleaded guilty today to various drug, tax, and money laundering crimes. Norvell pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute of cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Johnson pleaded guilty to money laundering and making a false statement in a tax filing.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Aaron E. Olson, 41, of Rindge, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for tax evasion in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: Kroupa and her husband conspired to evade more than $400,000 in federal taxes.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: With this year's boating season right around the corner, now is the time to dust off your "Wear It!" lawn signs. These signs help Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River spread the important message to always wear a life jacket when boating, swimming, fishing, or floating on any body of water. Wearing life jackets save lives.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: WINTERVILLE, Ga. - Every day, workers depend on their employers to keep them safe on the job. When an employer fails to address safety hazards, workers can suffer the consequences. On Sept. 23, 2015, a 33-year-old maintenance technician was the victim of a Georgia auto parts manufacturer's indifference toward safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A federal grand jury today returned a second superseding indictment charging Price Montgomery with witness tampering crimes relating to the killing of federal witness Tina Crawford and the attempt to kill another witness on Aug. 22, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in federal prison for his part in a drug trafficking organization that is alleged to have distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: Former United States Tax Court Judge and Husband Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Tax Evasion and Obstruction of an IRS Audit.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: Release Date:April 6, 2016. Contact:Kelly Carroll, Lead Park Ranger. Phone: 671-477-7278 x1007. T. Stell Newman Visitor Center Closed on Thursday, April 28, 2016. War in the Pacific National Historical Park's T. Stell Newman Visitor Center will be closed on Thursday, April 28, 2016, due to required employee...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - This morning a U.S. Magistrate Judge sitting in Albuquerque, N.M., found probably cause to support a criminal complaint charging Greg Miera, 50, Martin Huerta, 43, Christian Herrera, 20, Isaiah Gallegos, 20, and Christopher Gallegos, 31, all of Albuquerque, with bank robbery. The Magistrate...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Anderson, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for robbing the Arvest Bank in Anderson.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations to fill five vacancies on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), a Federal advisory committee whose 15 members represent the entire organic sector and whose recommendations are an important part of the organic standards development process. Appointees will serve a 5-year term of office beginning Jan. 24, 2017.
