News from July 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota man convicted of Assaulting, Opposing, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on July 5, 2016, by U.S District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: Springdale, UT- The Dragonfly Society of the Americas is holding their annual conference in Utah and is teaming up with Zion National Park to sponsor a BioBlitz on Wednesday, July 13. A limited number of local citizens are invited to assist.
By State Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: Today, South Sudan celebrates the fifth anniversary of its independence-its first since warring parties signed the Agreement on Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan last August. The costs of the civil war, which commenced in December 2013, have been staggering for the world’s newest nation: more...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Tyrone Steven Andrews, age 24, of Mosher, South Dakota, was found guilty of Abusive Sexual Contact and Abusive Sexual Contact of Minor following a two-day jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on July 8, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Tyrone Steven Andrews, age 24, of Mosher, South Dakota, was found guilty of Abusive Sexual Contact and Abusive Sexual Contact of Minor following a two-day jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on July 8, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: CALUMET -Keweenaw National Historical Park (KNHP) and Western U.P. Health Department (WUPHD) invite the public to a free historical tour and fitness walk next Tuesday evening,July 12 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.in Calumet. The guided walk, titled Follow an Immigrant's Footsteps, will cover 2 miles on mostly level terrain. Participants should arrive at the KNHP Calumet Visitor Center in the Historic Union Building by 5:30 and dress comfortably for the weather conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler, the Rapid City Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pine Ridge office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety have announced their findings following an extensive investigation into the recent disappearance and deaths of three adult men, all citizens of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: No foul play in the May deaths of Juan Lamont, Tevin Tyon, and Tyrell Wilson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mellette County, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 6, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Ridgeview, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on July 5, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson delivered the following remarks on last night’s shooting in Dallas: Last night in Dallas a group peaceably assembled to demonstrate and express their grievances. This is something they had a right to do, in accord with our American tradition of peaceful demonstration in pursuit of change.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: According to a civil complaint the United States filed in 2014, a Chicago-based tax return preparer prepared returns that falsely claimed that recipients of discrimination awards related to a class-action lawsuit could claim large deductions on their federal tax returns and that falsely inflated the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: Haris Qamar, 25, of Burke, Virginia, was arrested this morning on charges of attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. His initial court appearance is at 2 p.m. in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: Congresswoman Corrine Brown and her chief of staff were indicted today for their roles in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent education charity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: A Virginia man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison to be followed by a 20-year term of supervised release for sex trafficking of a minor. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: A Culver City, California, man was arrested yesterday on federal charges of economic espionage and violations of the Arms Export Control Act for his attempts to sell sensitive satellite information to a person he believed to be a foreign intelligence agent.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: A Fort Wainwright Army sergeant pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to receive bribes and defraud the United States in connection with a scheme to steal fuel at a forward operating base (FOB) in Afghanistan. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: Defendant Failed to Report More Than $6 Million in Gross Receipts A Subway franchisee and resident of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced to more than two years in prison today for conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: A former Minnesota National Guardsman was sentenced today to 210 months in prison for inducing a 14-year-old girl to create and send to him sexually explicit photos over the Internet while he was deployed to Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger of the District of Minnesota.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 8, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will make an official visit to Europe from July 10-13, stopping in London and at the Farnborough International Air Show before continuing on to Brussels, Berlin, and Rome.
