News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Eric T. Shotwell, 41, of Minerva, was charged with transportation of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, G. F. “Pete" Peterman, III, announced today that Maria E. Trenam, age 52, of Cumming, Georgia, previously of Warner Robins, Georgia, entered a plea of guilty to one count of wire fraud on June 14, 2016, before the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell, U. S. District Court Judge, in Macon, Georgia.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working to address concerns that low-flying aircraft could cause walruses to stampede and kill their pups or harm humans on the Alaska Peninsula.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: SAN JOSE - Sanford Wallace was sentenced yesterday to 30 months’ imprisonment and was ordered to pay $310,628.55 in restitution for sending millions of spam messages to Facebook users and disobeying a court order not to access Facebook announced the Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that that on June 13, 2016, Loni M. Tepiew (age: 28) of the Menominee Indian Reservation was sentenced this morning to federal prison by Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach. Tepiew previously entered a guilty plea for an assault on her minor child which resulted in serious bodily injury contrary to Title 18, United States Code, Sections 113(a)(6) and 1153.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Vernal, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Vernal Field Office is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the BLM’s proposal to offer 28 parcels covering approximately 12,225 acres for oil and gas leasing. The parcels would be offered in a lease sale set for November 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - Federal bank robbery and firearm charges were filed Tuesday against three Wichita men, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Leron T. Ross, 25, of Syracuse, New York pled guilty today to burglarizing a federally licensed gun dealer in Nedrow, New York, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Delano Reid.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 53-year-old former bank vice president and trust officer has been sentenced for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Joshua Tree National Park, Twentynine Palms, CA-.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Former VA employees and contractors ensnared in scheme in which contracting officer accepted cash, trips, and gifts in exchange for role in steering million dollar contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Shreveport man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two men and a woman have been charged in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to use online ads for escort services as a means to lure victims to hotel rooms in order to rob them.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: We know you are eager for summertime exploration and adventure, but hot summer weather--especially in the desert areas of Southwestern Idaho--can be lethal for the unprepared. Summer can be a great time to get to those places off the beaten path. But as summer temperatures rise, so does the potential...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Contact Person: Beth Drake (803) 929-3000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Helen Renee Ballard, 51, and Robert S. Ballard, 55, both of Brandywine, Maryland, were indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and false statements for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain employment from the U.S. government and federal contractors for family members.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Vermont. Tuesday, June 14, 2016. The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Gregory Harriman, 52, formerly of Bennington, Vermont, pleaded guilty today to two counts of mail fraud before District Judge William...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ranking Member John Lewis (D-GA) today released the following statements after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) outlined the actions it would take to help small business owners and farmers wronged by the agency’s civil asset forfeiture abuses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Three men and one woman who conspired to transport and harbor illegal aliens have been sentenced to prison, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Jorge Luis Ortiz-Aguilera, 36, of Mexico; and Jose Mario Ledezma-Vega, 47, and Willie Vargas, 34, both of Edinburg, pleaded guilty in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2016
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Deonte Damari Bailey, 24, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 13, 2016, in District Court on St. Thomas to one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
