News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley of the Western District of Louisiana announced today that Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff Louis Ackal, Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Savoy and former Captain Mark Frederick were charged today in a superseding indictment with civil rights violations arising out of the beatings of two men.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - In response to the increasing high fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Field Office has announced fire restrictions for federal and state-protected lands within several Central California counties effective immediately.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - After a six-day trial, on June 8, 2016, a federal jury on St. Croix convicted Damian Lang, Sr., 37, of conspiracy to commit bank robbery and bank robbery, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On Wednesday, after a two-day trial, a jury found Humberto Bucio Delgado, 41, of Mexico, guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting a 5-year-old child and possessing and distributing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Jose Jimenez, 37, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on June 9, 2016, to 15 years in prison by United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. Jimenez had previously pled guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute more than 500 grams of Methamphetamine...
By State Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, released the following statement condemning yesterday’s terrorist attack in Tel Aviv...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Haben Sebhatu, Bellevue, Washington, pled guilty to possessing more than 100 counterfeit credit cards and credit card making equipment during a multi-state trip during which he conducted numerous fraudulent transactions.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), held a hearing today to examine the Department of Labor’s controversial overtime rule, which doubles the salary threshold under which employees qualify for overtime. Concerns have been raised that the administration ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House passed H.R. 5278, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), with a bipartisan vote of 297-127.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence against Native Women; Plea Agreement Requires 21-Year Prison Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - A Cincinnati man has admitted in federal court that he conspired to provide illicit drugs to a woman who then died of an overdose.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Derek Anthony Davis, age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland today to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for robbery conspiracy and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: In Austin this afternoon, Leander physician 47-year-old Ronald Michael Mansolo pleaded guilty to writing prescriptions for controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: Florida and Mississippi Men Sentenced for Bribing Public Officials at Georgia Military Base.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Shreveport man was sentenced this week to 240 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine, which he intended to sell.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region announced today that David Mooney has been selected as the Deputy Area Manager for the Bay-Delta Area Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff and Two Other Officials Charged with Civil Rights Violations.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: On Saturday, June 18, Fort Stanwix National Monument will host a Junior Ranger Day festival. Family friendly activities for children of all ages will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Events will be led by park staff and park partners, the Rome Historical Society and YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley, as part of the Active Trails program. Activities will take place indoors and outdoors at Fort Stanwix and the Rome Historical Society and are free of charge.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: WALNUT GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will open the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Friday, June 10, 2016, at approximately 9 a.m. to allow for recreational boating. through the weekend. The gates will be closed on Monday, June 13, 2016, at approximately noon. Please be advised that the decision...
