News from August 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania man and a West Virginia man have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to commit robbery of a pharmacy, robbery of a pharmacy, brandishment of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, and possession with the intent to distribute Schedule II controlled substances, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Scott Arlis Thomas, 42, of Caldwell, Idaho, made an initial appearance today for the crimes of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearm by a prohibited person, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. A federal grand jury indicted Thomas on July 14, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Merrill Robertson, Jr., 36, of Chesterfield, former owner of two Richmond area investment firms, was arrested this morning for his role in an investment fraud scheme that caused over $8 million in losses to his clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that KERRY SCANLAN, 20, of Avon, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint charging him distributing heroin involved in an overdose death of an 18-year-old in East Haddam. The charge stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - William Rollie Armstrong, 50, of Hampton, was sentenced today to 293 months in prison for coercion and enticement of a child, and receipt of child pornography. Upon release from prison Armstrong will serve 25 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A longtime U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer has been arrested on federal charges that allege that he stole mail from the International Mail Facility (IMF) in Torrance and arranged to have an accomplice deposit checks obtained from the stolen mail.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: In Del Rio today, the Federal Grand Jury returned a superseding indictment adding new charges against two former Crystal City, TX, officials announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Two men were arraigned today on charges that they conspired to steal $2.5 million that they had agreed to maintain in a bank account, but quickly spent instead.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: FORT WAYNE -United States Attorney David A. Capp announced five indictments and six criminal complaints against 18 individuals allegedly involved in a large-scale drug distribution network. This network involved the movement of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin in a geographic area encompassing Fort Wayne to Elkhart and South Bend, Indiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Shannon Wayne Harrold, 48, of Glenford, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 54 months in prison and ordered to pay $29,045 in restitution for violating the Clean Air Act by cutting the tubing on air conditioning units he was stealing, which released a regulated refrigerant into the environment.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former member of the Guatemalan army, whom witnesses say participated in a massacre there more than three decades ago that claimed over 200 lives, was deported to his native country Wednesday, capping a longstanding effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to win the ex-commando’s removal from the United States.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 143,650 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - The former town manager of the Town of Coeburn, who previously admitted to fraudulently applying for and receiving credit in the town’s name and using the Town’s credit for personal expenses, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, announced United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: Scheme claimed more than $6.6 million in fraudulent tax refunds.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
Release: Aug. 10, 2016Dear Stakeholders: Last summer, APHIS launched an agency-wide Customer Service Call Center dedicated to answering stakeholder questions or directing people to the appropriate program contact for additional information-all while providing outstanding customer service. The Call Center recently ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: Brian Ramey and Lakyn Wells to Spend Time in Federal Prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: First responders often have trouble communicating with each other in emergencies. They may use different types of radios, or they may be working in rural areas lacking wireless coverage, or they may be deep inside large buildings that block connections.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The dome of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial is one of the iconic landmarks on the Washington, D.C. skyline. In recent years, however, the gleaming white rotunda has become increasingly darkened, but not by dirt or mold, as the casual eye might suspect. The culprit is a colony of microscopic organisms, called biofilm, which adheres to stone surfaces and is proving a challenge as the National Park Service investigates how to treat it.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Area volunteers plan to work on portions of public land along the Colorado River Aug. 13 and 14 to improve environmental quality and user experience west of Loma.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced a final rule amending several swine and lamb reporting provisions related to the reauthorization of the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting program.
