News from March 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MEINARDO ALONSO-CASTILLO, age 30, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information for the unlawful transfer of identification documents.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Five California men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide home loan modification scam that defrauded over 400 homeowners out of over $3.8 million.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., today announced six upcoming hearings that will be held by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The full committee will conduct oversight on issues facing U.S.-affiliated islands and on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), examine the status of innovative technologies in advanced manufacturing, and review the challenges and opportunities for oil and gas development in different price environments.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kenley Black, 41, formerly of Burney, California, was arrested today at his home in Ft. Defiance, Arizona on charges of tax evasion, failure to file income taxes, and embezzlement and theft from a tribal organization, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: ARCATA, Calif. - The Little South Fork Elk River Trail, located 3 miles from the Headwaters Forest Reserve parking area, will be temporarily closed starting March 31 due to muddy trail conditions. The closure is necessary to protect the public’s health and safety, as well as the environmental integrity of the trail.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted a St. Clair County man on multiple charges of receipt, distribution and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Stan Stabler and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MEINARDO ALONSO-CASTILLO, age 30, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information for the unlawful transfer of identification documents.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted a Cullman County man, on charges related to the production of child pornography involving four minor victims, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Steven Kitchell, a/k/a “Lotti," 37, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was charged by Information, filed yesterday, with one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger and Northampton County District Attorney John M. Morganelli.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of one count of conspiracy to make, deal, possess, pass, buy, sell, and transfer counterfeit currency both overseas and in the United States and one count of transferring counterfeit currency, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) released the following joint statement after the White House announced the commutation of the sentences of 61 individuals...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Lars Jepsen, 38, formerly of Deptford, NJ, was sentenced yesterday to five months in prison for hacking his former employer’s computers. He pleaded guilty on Oct. 29, 2015, to knowingly causing damage to a protected computer and knowingly using the means of identification of another...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: The National Park Service is planning five prescribed fires this spring at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Approximately 818 acres are expected to be burned. Fire is used as a tool for the park's long-term restoration and hazard fuel reduction efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha today announced the filing of federal criminal charges against five individuals for their alleged roles in the operation of butane hash oil (BHO) labs in Rhode Island. At a news conference to announce results of several joint federal, state and...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: The 28 Count Indictment Also Charges Defendants with Conspiracy to Sexually Exploit a Child as well as Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A former Blackstone woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with her role in a scheme to steal personal information from clients of her former employer.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: Washington a Model for Nationwide Task Force Initiative.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
Release: A parent volunteer uses USDA-supplied corn-soy blend to prepare a nutritious porridge for school children in eastern Ethiopia.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Today, the Department of Justice announced the launch of 10 regional Elder Justice Task Forces, including one in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. These teams will bring together federal, state and local prosecutors, law enforcement, and agencies that provide services to the elderly, to coordinate and enhance efforts to pursue nursing homes that provide grossly substandard care to their residents.
