News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE -United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Onix Abreu, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced to twenty four months in federal prison, after pleading guilty to illegally reentering the United States after having been previously deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago physician and a member of her staff have been indicted for falsifying medical certifications to help applicants bypass tests for U.S. citizenship.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: Las Vegas - Today, BLM National Landscape Conservation System and Community Partnership Acting Assistant Director Abbie Jossie unveiled a limited edition commemorative vintage-style poster depicting Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: Charged with Igniting Fire that Destroyed the Quality Inn Hotel in Carlsbad.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: The "Life and Legacy of John Muir" will be the theme for the 15th annual Tartan Day celebration at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Conservationist, author, and environmental activist, John Muir is renowned as the "father of America's National Parks." The exhibition runs from 6 April -5 September 2016 as part of the National Park Centennial.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: MISSOULA - Following a three day federal trial, a Montana jury found Kyle Robert Wick, 31, of Stevensville, guilty of manufacturing and dealing in firearms without a license. The charges stemmed from Wick’s advertisement and sale of “Uzi parts kits" on a gun sale website. Sentencing has been set for July 22, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: In Austin this morning, 38-year-old Brian Anthony Whitford was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for robbing two Austin banks last year after escaping from a half-way house announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and United States Marshal Robert Almonte.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Jeffrey Nielsen Zaccanti (29, Tampa) and Sadena Ann Raynor (36, Tampa) have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and distributing crack cocaine, respectively. Zaccanti faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years, up to a maximum penalty of 40 years in federal prison. Raynor faces a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it is opening up capacity at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in time for the Winter 2016 scheduling season, a move that will increase access to the busiest airspace in the world.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC -Cape Lookout National Seashore Superintendent Pat Kenney has announced that the Cape Lookout Lighthouse will open for climbing from Tuesday, May 17, through Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea resident was arrested today in connection with distributing cocaine in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr, announced today that Harris Hickman, 33, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before the U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to sex trafficking of a minor. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life imprisonment and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Travis Hayslip, 36, of Carlsbad, N.M., made his initial appearance today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., on a criminal complaint charging him with arson. Hayslip remains in custody pending a preliminary hearing and a detention hearing which have yet to be scheduled.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that DARYL D. WALKER, age 42, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 841, and possession of a sawed-off shotgun in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 5861(d), as contained in a Superseding Bill of Information filed in early March.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Daniel E. Saad, 50, of Spencer, Mass., pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., on Thursday to arson and wire fraud charges, for allegedly devising a executing a scheme to set fire to his business in Glocester, R.I., in an effort to collect insurance.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Wounded Knee, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) will host a special Centennial program entitled “Find Your Art in the Park" on Saturday, April 16, 2016, 1:00-4:30 p.m., at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center, 9922 Front Street, Empire, Michigan 49630. This special event also kicks off National Park Week April 16-24, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: Two Members of International Child Exploitation Conspiracy Sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Nelson Joseph Boucher, 33, of Cabins, West Virginia, pled guilty to prescription painkiller trafficking today in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2016
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Marsha King, 38, of Lakeland, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for theft of government money and aggravated identity theft.
