News from March 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 72 months imprisonment, followed by 15 years supervised release, on a charge of distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Defendant Defrauded Opportunity Bank of Nearly $2 Million.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: New York Man Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison for Attempting to Recruit Fighters for ISIL.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: VIENNA, Va. - Join us for a rare backstage tour and see where your favorite performers prepare for the stage! Ranger-led tours of the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts offer a sneak-peek at artist dressing rooms, rehearsal spaces, and the headliner performers’ room, known as the green room. You’ll also learn about the park’s unique history and the rebuilding of the Filene Center after a fire in 1982.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Prominent Local Auctioneer Engaged in Scam to Defraud Telecommunications Businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Binghamton Man Also Convicted Had Agreed To Marry The Woman For $10,000.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: It is old news that the rollout of healthcare.gov three years ago was botched. It is new news that the Inspector General of HHS recently said, quote, “CMS recovered the HealthCare.gov website for high consumer use within 2 months, and adopted more effective organizational practices…".
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jordan Kinglee, 23, of Susanville, pleaded guilty today to honest services wire fraud for smuggling cellphones into prison, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return of an indictment charging Karl William Calhoun (40, Sanford) with being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Calhoun is the first person federally charged as part of a new local violent crime reduction initiative - “Operation Ceasefire.".
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL --- Birds and beaches go together like people and beaches-they're a natural fit, but sometimes we humans forget that we share the shore with birds. By learning about how birds use the beach we hope to increase public awareness and involvement in bird conservation. If we all make small...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Defendant Also to Pay Approximately $4 Million in Restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Brownsville, Texas woman and a Joplin, Mo., man were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Joplin area.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Employer name: South Progress LLC. Inspection site: 221 Wisteria Way, Lot 5, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459. Citations issued: Citations were issued to the employer on March 07. Investigation findings: Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration observed...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Andrew Paul Jack, 51, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on March 14, 2016, for attempted online solicitation of a minor. Jack was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 120 months imprisonment, to be followed by ten years of supervised...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Join rangers this weekend for our first ever InstaMeet! What is an InstaMeet? It's a fun event where Instagram users (IGers) meet up, take photos, and get to know each other! However, you do not have to be an Instagram user to join in the fun! Anyone is welcome to participate in these ranger-led hikes. Participants are encouraged to bring a camera or a phone to capture images during the hike.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Pounds Prosecuted Pursuant to Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) issued the following statement after today’s Subcommittee hearing on Department of Interior law enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on March 3, 2016, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging ROBERT CHADRONET, 38, of Rumford, R.I., with one count of bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Marquis Pounds, 28, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 84 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Pounds will be on supervised release for three years after completing his term of incarceration.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2016
News Release: Washington -The Washington Monument will receive a commemorative plaque from the people of Ireland in recognition of the long and enduring relationship between Ireland and the United States, the National Park Service announced on Thursday. The donation was coordinated with the National Park Service by...
