News from March 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Member of Drug Trafficking Organization that Distributed Large Quantities of Methamphetamine in Arizona and Doña Ana County was Prosecuted as Part of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MICHAEL OPPENHEIM was sentenced today to five years in prison and over $20 million in forfeiture for using his position as an investment adviser at JP Morgan Chase & Co. (“JPMC") to defraud multiple...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: St Louis, MO - Timothy Anderson and Oscar Mims were convicted of charges involving a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of heroin in the St. Louis area. The five-day trial was held before United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that Ryan Welch, 22, of Salem, Mass., waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to distributing a synthetic hallucinogenic drug at Wesleyan University.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Keith Goss, 47, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 and a $5,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that John K. Carrillo, 35, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Wyo. -- The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a flushing flow in the Big Horn River downstream of Boysen Dam, according to Wyoming Area Manager, Carlie Ronca. This operation is at the request of, and in coordination with, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: A Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to 44 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for filing more than $7 million in false refund claims with the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Richard Cervi, Jr., 31, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for methamphetamine trafficking and unlawful possession of firearms, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Caused His Employer to Believe Demand for its Services Was Growing Exponentially; Employer Stopped Pursuing New Contracts, Sought Larger Lines of Credit and Hired New Employees.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: TUPELO, MS: The National Park Service is seeking public comment on its plan to conduct an environmental assessment of a proposed direct access road connecting the Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) to a Chickasaw cultural heritage center. The new center would be developed on land adjacent to the Parkway...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Tuesday on the increase of unaccompanied minors who are flooding the southwestern border of the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will host a public meeting in Denver and an informational webinar on its proposed rule Planning 2.0. The proposed rule is meant to modernize the agency's planning process and increase public involvement in the management of 245 million acres of public...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today the guilty plea of a man to a federal heroin distribution charge.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received no bids on the 50,415.76 acres offered during its quarterly oil and gas competitive lease sale held in Reno today. There were no presale bids offered for any of the parcels. A complete summary of the parcels offered and additional information about the sale is available online. The next oil and gas sale is scheduled for June 14, 2016.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: The Internet Time Service operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) serves much of the Earth, with customers from around the globe. In one month of study alone, just two of the 20 NIST servers that supply time information to Internet-connected devices received requests from...
By State Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: I want to thank Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom for your continued service to our country and for your testimony today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that RYAN WELCH, 22, of Salem, Mass., waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to distributing a synthetic hallucinogenic drug at Wesleyan University.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: Defrauded clients’ estates of $1,666,671.18. LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. today charged David Cary Ford, 53, of Louisville, Kentucky, with criminal counts of wire fraud and money laundering, stemming from Ford’s activities while he was a practicing attorney and the executor...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the hearing, “The Homeland Security Department’s Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2017." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
