News from March 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: Four Ohio men were indicted in federal court on charges related to possession of child pornography, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury indicted a Wichita man Wednesday on charges of committing four bank robberies and a robbery at a jewelry store, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto announced that a Greenbrier County man charged with federal gun crimes was denied bond today. United States Magistrate Judge Dwayne L. Tinsley ordered that Ronald Ray McMillion, 64, of Renick, remain in custody following a hearing in federal court in Charleston.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that all 13 co-defendants have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a fraudulent tax return preparation scheme that claimed nearly $340,000 in fraudulent income tax refunds.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA). Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Hearing on “Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Reducing Federal Office Space Costs". March 1, 2016. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The purpose of today’s hearing is to review major construction...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: OAKLAND - Lynsey Hartsinck pleaded guilty to conspiracy to file false claims and aggravated identity theft announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Michael T. Batdorf.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: LONE PINE, Calif. -The Bureau of Land Management will host interpretive hikes in the Alabama Hills to discuss film history and view scenic arches in March.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Terrance Tyrone Davis, 47, of Mobile, was sentenced in federal court this morning as an “armed career criminal." As such, under a federal statute punishing gun violations, he was subject to a mandatory minimum sentence...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Yesterday, on the eve of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) thirteenth birthday, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, took to the Senate floor to highlight the work of Phil Nowack, Chief of Staff of the DHS Management Directorate Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has released a funding opportunity for entities seeking to establish or further develop watershed management groups through the Cooperative Watershed Management Program. Up to $750,000 is available under this funding opportunity.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: On Friday, March 4th, 6:30-8:30pm, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will host a cosmic journey into the distant past. Program will feature a 30-minute indoor presentation followed by outdoor laser-guided constellation tour and telescope observations (weather permitting). Members of the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society will guide us on our celestial voyage… as we explore Jupiter and beyond!.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Barron O’Neal Brisker, also known as Barron O’Neal Salter, 39, of Mobile, Alabama, was sentenced today in federal court on charges involving conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and using, carrying, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of and in relation to a drug trafficking felony. Brisker pled guilty to the charges in April of 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: Defendant Was the Principal Organizer of Three Cyberattacks That Netted More Than $55 Million in Proceeds for the Members of a Cybercrime Organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Chesseray T. Whatley, 39, of Akron, with possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, said Acting U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a former Anchorage resident and former municipal prosecutor Mark J. Avery was convicted of three counts of wire fraud, six counts of money laundering, one count of bank fraud, and one count of making false statements to a bank after a two week trial before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: The Maine State Legislature adopted a joint resolution in February commemorating the centennial of Acadia. State Senator Brian Langley (Senate District 7) introduced the resolution, and State Representative Brian L. Hubbell (House District 135) shepherded it through the House of Representatives.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: Meadowvale Dairy, LLC (Meadowvale), and its owner, Sjerp Ysselstein, have been sued by the United States on four counts of alleged Clean Water Act violations. The claims are contained in a Civil Complaint filed on Feb. 26, 2016, in United States District Court in Sioux City. The Complaint alleges that Ysselstein operates Meadowvale, which has concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) near Rock Valley.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Members of the Committee from both sides of the aisle raised numerous concerns about the President’s 2017 fiscal year budget proposal for the Department of the Interior (DOI) during an oversight hearing with DOI Secretary Sally Jewell.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man who sold stolen guns to undercover federal agents was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. After serving his sentence, the defendant will spend three years on supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment charging Jonathan L. Chain, 35, of Cleveland, with using a cellular telephone to send threats and stalking at least three victims, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Cleveland office.
