News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On June 23, 2016, Bradley J. Prucha, 39, of West Des Moines,.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that HASSAN KHAN, a Long Island medical doctor, was sentenced on Friday, June 24, 2016, to 17 years in prison for sexual exploitation and enticement of a minor. In January 2016, KHAN pled guilty before United States District Judge Jed S. Rakoff to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. Judge Rakoff imposed Friday’s sentence.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: People concerned about the environmental impact of synthetic disposable wipes accumulating in landfills can now take comfort in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists' progress in developing disinfecting wipes made from nonwoven cotton that are biodegradable.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - LeeVaughn Walls, formerly of Bulger, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 63 months in prison for conspiring to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine and at least 100 grams of heroin in Western Pennsylvania, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. -Luis Antonio Crespo-Santos was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his participation in the carjacking and murder of security guard Jorge R. De Jesús-Ayala, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Defendant Crespo-Santos pled guilty on Jan. 21, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, AK - This notice is to inform campers of a Temporary Camping Closure in the Scidmore Cut area in the West Arm of Glacier Bay beginning June 28 and ending July 15, 2015.The camping closure includes the shoreline of the Scidmore Cut (within ¼ mile of high tide) west of the high tide cut that leads to Scidmore Bay (see map). Additionally this notice is to inform campers of recent bear activity along the Scidmore Cut shoreline.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: BISMARCK -US Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on June 27, 2016, Timothy Leroy Sumpter, 31, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, was sentenced before US District Judge Daniel L. Hovland to serve 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance on March 22, 2016. Judge Hovland also sentenced Sumpter to serve 5 years of supervised release and to pay a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victims Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) today released the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt decision, which ruled that Texas’ abortion law was unconstitutional...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Summer has arrived on the Outer Cape! Visitors are coming to Cape Cod National Seashore to enjoy its abundant recreational opportunities, and for rest and rejuvenation. For locals, summer often means company, cookouts, and playing "tourist" with family and friends.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - Effective June 24, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management has temporarily closed the Potrero Trail between Harris Ranch Road and Hauser Creek Road. The Border Fire has made conditions unsafe.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On May 10, 2016, a federal grand jury returned an 80-count indictment, charging 27 individuals with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Six were charged with possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Moab, UT - Due to very dry conditions and increasing fire danger in Southeast Utah, Superintendent Kate Cannon has announced fire restrictions for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep National Monuments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Representatives from the U.S. Attorney's Office and Detroit’s Youth Violence Prevention Initiative traveled today to Washington, D.C. to join with other cities from around the country to discuss strategies for reducing youth violence and gang activity at the Fifth National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A reality television performer pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of concealing assets from the bankruptcy court and one count of failing to report an international currency transaction, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Wa Heng Dou-Fu & Soy Sauce Corporation doing business as Wa Heng Dou-Fu & Soy Sauce International Enterprises (Wa Heng) and the firm’s co-owners, Peng Xiang “Martin" Lin and Yuexiao “Opal" Lin, to prevent the distribution of adulterated and misbranded soy products, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) released the 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary - (NHTA) today. The report outlines the expanding public health crisis afflicting America due to the use and abuse of heroin and other opioid drugs. Some key facts...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Patrick Wadsworth, 46, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Sanostee, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to an assault charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Trenton S. Sommerville, 48, of Destin, Florida, was sentenced Friday afternoon to 51 months in prison for wire fraud and tax evasion. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced Shawne Butler (51, Daytona Beach) to 42 months in federal prison for filing fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and for aggravated identity theft. He pleaded guilty on March 4, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced the results of another federal prosecution related to the trafficking of opiates. U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced KENDRICK D. ALEXANDER, age 43, of Baton Rouge and New Iberia, Louisiana, to serve 10 years in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. ALEXANDER was also ordered to forfeit $60,000 in drug-trafficking related proceeds and pay a $25,000 fine.
