News from December 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Dismantles Organization Distributing Drugs in Locations such as Bars, Food Trucks, Street Level Dealers
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Luke Greenlaw, 43, of Gardiner, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to seven years in prison and five years of supervised release for distributing bath salts and heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A West Los Angeles man who previously worked as a teacher’s assistant was sentenced today to 96 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography via a peer-to-peer file-sharing system on his computer. The images involved in this case depicted children under the age of 15, including child images deemed to be “sadistic" under the federal sentencing rules.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Wendall Keith Antell, 48, of Lapwai, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 121 months in prison followed by five years supervised release for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Antell to pay $50,000 in restitution. Antell pleaded guilty to the charge on May 16, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: LAS VEGAS, NV - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Neil Kornze today announced a package of 30 conservation and recreation projects totaling nearly $80 million in a ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Joining the BLM Director to celebrate today’s announcement were Andy Hafen...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - For several years, inspections by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration identified a disturbing pattern of defective forklifts being used to move, handle, load and unload freight in at least 11 Central Transport LLC shipping terminals in nine states. Their use exposed employees to hazards that could cause crushing or struck-by injuries at multiple locations, including Central Transport's Billerica terminal.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Ozzie Scott., age 38, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp for his conviction for failure to register as a sex offender. Scott was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Today, Victor M. Ortiz-Díaz a.k.a. “Manolito," mayor of the municipality of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, was arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents on charges of extortion and soliciting a bribe, announced U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez for the District of Puerto Rico.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Julio Rocha pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy in connection with his receipt of bribes in exchange for his awarding contracts for the media and marketing rights to FIFA World Cup qualifier matches. Rocha, the president of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Lawsuit Follows Determination by Department of Housing and Urban Development that Landlord Engaged in Discrimination on the Basis of Disability.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement following reports that General John F. Kelly will be nominated to be the next Homeland Security Secretary...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management is postponing a public meeting scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 8, in Murphy, ID due to inclement weather. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the region for tomorrow.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement regarding recent news that participating countries would be unable to conclude the Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations this year. This decision came after efforts by participants to close the few remaining gaps during what had been planned as the concluding Ministerial over the weekend.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas S. Duszkiewicz, who is handling the case, stated that the defendant was a member of a gang known as the Loiza Boys which has been distributing cocaine and heroin on Buffalo’s West Side since at least 2006.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Mateo Salome Espinoza, 20, of Nampa, Idaho was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison yesterday for the crime of unlawful possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Following his term of imprisonment, he will have to serve three years of supervised release. A federal grand jury indicted Espinoza and his brother Juan on April 12, 2016.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee that has jurisdiction over the Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury Departments, will meet with HHS Secretary nominee U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) and Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin Thursday, December...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: WILMINGTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announces that 10 North Carolina men were arrested yesterday and today in a coordinated law enforcement operation for allegedly engaging in illegal dog fighting and selling narcotics in the Onslow County area.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - Trevor King, a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department (APD), has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of using excessive force against a customer at an Atlanta Walmart store.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2016
News Release: Spartanburg initiative is only the fourth program in the nation to implement innovative strategy, first to attempt it countywide.
