News from August 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., woman pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges that she took part in an armed robbery at a Stillwell bank before the robbers led police on a high speed chase with a child in the car, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Capitol Reef National Park will celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service by giving special programs on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. All ranger talks will celebrate this momentous milestone, culminating with an evening program on the History of the National Park Service, given at the Fruita Campground amphitheater at 8:30 pm.The campground amphitheater is located 1.5 mile (2.4 km) south of the visitor center on the Scenic Drive.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Dear Secretary Johnson:. I write today regarding the recent cyberattacks on American political organizations and the potential vulnerability of election systems and voting machines in the United States to similar attacks. As you are aware, recent reports indicate the Russian Federal Security Service...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: DALLAS C The Estate of Dr. Kenneth Michael Rice and UMC Physicians (UMCP) have agreed to pay a total of $3,280,000.00 to the United States and the State of Texas to settle allegations that Dr. Rice and UMCP violated the False Claims Act, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Emmett Green, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Milton man who possessed heroin at his Huntington restaurant in 2015 was sentenced today to a year and a day in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Jumol Wayne Scott, 37, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 26-year-old Wimberly, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for identity theft related violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Emmett Green, 45, of Delevan, N.Y., pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: POCATELLO - Jesus R. Perez-Martinez, 59, of Heyburn, Idaho, was arrested Aug. 3, 2016, on charges of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Perez-Martinez was arraigned on the charges this morning in federal court. A federal indictment was filed in United States District Court on July 26, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - Two Dallas residents who pleaded guilty to federal felony offenses stemming from their armed carjacking of two victims in Dallas in January 2015 have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jayme L. Temoke, 29, of Lewiston, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to two years of probation for misappropriation of postal funds. She was also ordered to pay $4,367 in restitution. Temoke pleaded guilty on Feb. 23, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Las Vegas - The Bureau of Land Management will begin gathering burros today in Spring Mountain Ranch State Park utilizing a bait and water trap method. The baited temporary corrals will be in place for at least several days to up to a month, depending on the burros’ movements through the area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Christopher Barker, 27, of Follansbee, West Virginia was sentenced to 15 months in prison for failure to register as a sex offender, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Following a four-day trial in U.S. District Court, Knoxville, Tenn., on Aug. 8, 2016, a jury convicted Joseph E. Armstrong, 59, of Knoxville, Tenn., of filing a false tax return.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Convicted of a felony, Armstrong faces up to three years in federal prison.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - 2,000 miles and counting. In its final day, the cyclists of #Ride4Gabe 2016 are set to pedal the final 178.6 miles of the 2,200 Maine to Mobile journey. Over the weekend, the cyclists made their way into Gabe’s home state of Alabama. From a break over pizza, to a surprise greeting from dozens of cyclists ready to join the ride, it’s safe to say the #Ride4Gabe is sprinting to the finish.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: FBI Announces $20,000 Reward Offer in Tammy Jo Alexander Investigation.
