News from August 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Ricker Brooks was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $99,273 on charges involving his preparation of false tax returns. Brooks overstated business expenses of a client for the tax years 2009 and 2010. Brooks owns Brooks Accounting Service, providing accounting and tax preparation services. Zondra Jones owns Alliance In-Home Care Services, which provides home health care services to individuals.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Lucas Aronson, 31, of Alexandria, pleaded guilty today to production of child pornography for enticing minors to engage in sexually-explicit conduct online and recording the acts.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: Christopher Haas, 60 of Wayne, Pennsylvania was charged today by Information with accessing an internet website with the intent to view child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The information charges that Haas accessed an internet webpage on March 21 and 22, 2016, with the intent to view child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Fabian Baros, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his bank robbery conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: Yellowstone National Park is celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service with a series of special programs and events. Park entrance fees will be waived Thursday, August 25 through Sunday, August 28. Entrance stations will continue to be staffed to provide valuable orientation and safety messages.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Salvadoran national from Van Nuys has been sentenced to 145 months in federal prison after being convicted of using the Internet to distribute child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Butler County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of theft of mail by postal employee, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA -Southern California Edison (SCE) responded quickly to provide backup electricity during Death Valley National Park's fourth power outage of the summer. This power outage had minimal impacts to park visitors.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Riverside man who pleaded guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a stolen handgun has been sentenced to four years in federal prison.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to USA Football today seeking answers on the effectiveness of the organization’s Heads Up Football program.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: Prosecution Brought Under Project Safe Childhood.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: At approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, a fire broke out on South Core Banks. Local fire agencies responded and were able to extinguish the fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - The former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Grand Prairie, Texas, Independent School District (GPISD), Carolyn Foster, was arrested yesterday by special agents with the U.S. Secret Service on a federal indictment returned last week in Dallas, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton today sentenced Kevin Edward Schoffman (30, Deland) to seven years in federal prison for distribution and possession of child pornography. The Court also ordered him to pay restitution to the victims of the offense. He pleaded guilty on June 3, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL, age 39, of Leon, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release for DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A California-based securities attorney was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with his role in manipulating the stock of a series of publicly traded companies, including CitySide Tickets, Inc., a Boston-based ticket reseller.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: Come celebrate our Centennial!. 11:00am, 1:30pm, and 3:00pm: Enjoy a free canal launch boat program, including a tour of Lockhouse 44. Stop in the Visitor Center to sign up!. 12:00pm: Help uscelebrate the National Park Service 100th birthday with free cake and lemonade in the Cushwa visitor center!.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: AUG 23 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Manuel Tirado, 34, of New York City pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills and failure to appear in Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - A 31-year-old man from Fort Worth, Texas, Jarrod Mayes, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means 60 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in April 2016 to an indictment charging one count of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2016
News Release: Robert Bowman and Connie Strouth to Spend Time in Federal Prison.
