News from July 2016
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a series of field hearings over the July/August recess. The full committee hearings will examine the impacts of monument designations and the economic benefits of reliable energy infrastructure in West Virginia and the nation. More information on the hearings is available on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee website.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Vernal, Utah- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Vernal Field Office and Ashley National Forest are saddened at the death of a respected and valued employee. Garrett R. Barnett was killed in a traffic accident while on duty this past Saturday morning. Garrett, age 23, was a dedicated Park Ranger who loved fishing and kayaking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: “Loco Barrera" Worked With Two Colombian Terrorist Organizations to Manufacture and Distribute Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine Per Year, and Laundered Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Helping Disguise Foreign Contribution during 2012 Presidential Election and Making False Declaration before Grand Jury.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: CHALLIS, ID- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Challis Field Office and Salmon-Challis National Forest are entering the initial stages of planning for the Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness (JMJP) and want your comments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Robin C. Briere (53, Clermont) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for her theft of more than $650,000 from the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Florida. She faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Task Force Investigates Suspect Who Tried to Hold up Bank’s Armored Truck.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Justice Department Settles with Colorado Apartment Complex for Discriminating Against Families with Children.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that WILLIAM CONLEY BOAZ II, age 27, of Allen, Oklahoma, pled guilty to an Information charging him with ASSAULT IN INDIAN COUNTRY (MISDEMEANOR), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1152 and 113(a)(4).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Harold L. Midcap, III, 40, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for manufacturing methamphetamine, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Tampa, Florida, man pleaded guilty today to helping funnel $80,000 in campaign contributions from a foreign source to the joint fundraising committee of the President of the United States during the 2012 presidential election and lying about it to a federal grand jury, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Defendant Stole Over $750,000 From His Company’s Retirement Plan To Pay For Corporate And Personal Expenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, as part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative, is hosting the “Be Here For Kids" event on Friday, July 29, 2016 at the Foothills Mall, in Tucson, Ariz. The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Confidence in government and the enforcement of law is achieved by providing true justice and being sincere in our working relationships with all people. In Idaho, the work of our local law enforcement is really amazing to see - and we are proud to work with such great professionals and police leadership. Seeing Boise Police Chief Bill Bones reach out by riding the greenbelt is truly at the heart of community policing, and relationship building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Jobs Help Formerly Incarcerated Successfully Return to Their Communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Mark Longoria, 53, of Houston, Texas has been charged in a Criminal Information with conspiracy to pay bribes to former Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) Commissioner Christopher B. Epps, announced Acting United States Attorney Harold Brittain and FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Donald Alway.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Fernando Mendez Villamil, a Miami-Dade psychiatrist was sentenced by United States District Judge Frederico A. Moreno to 151 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for his participation in various schemes to defraud the United States government. Villamil was also ordered to pay $50,697,081 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: A 28-year-old enrolled member of the Crow Indian Tribe of Montana was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 26 years in prison and five years of supervised release for second degree murder and use of a firearm in a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. JEREMY SCHLENKER...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Bellingham Residents Picked up Cocaine in California, Dropped it in Woods while Fleeing from RCMP and Border Patrol.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2016
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Teresa Malone, 54, of Carthage, Mississippi has been charged with paying kickbacks to former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner (MDOC) Christopher B. Epps in exchange for receiving a consulting agreement involving the MDOC and its operations, announced Acting United States Attorney Harold Brittain and FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Donald Alway.
