News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - George William Schantz, 42, of Lynn Township, PA, was charged today by Indictment with the enticement of a minor, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on May 9, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: A former youth pastor was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for the production and distribution of child pornography by U.S. District Court Judge Jose E. Martinez in Ft. Pierce, Florida.
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Dear Commissioner Koskinen: We write today to request information regarding excise taxes on sales of structured settlements, also known as "factoring" transactions, as administered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Victims who have suffered severe physical injuries are often compensated for their...
By State Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following remarks at a full Committee hearing on the risks of economic engagement with Iran, and its involvement with terrorism, missiles, and corruption...
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: New River Gorge National River and Friends of New River Gorge National River will host a grand opening celebration of the new Camp Brookside Environmental Education Center (EEC) in Brooks, West Virginia, on Saturday, May 21, 2016. The event is free and open to the public. The ceremony begins at 2:00...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that PAMELA MALLORY, 42, of Enfield, waived her right to indictment and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to embezzling more than $840,000 from her employer, 360 Federal Credit Union.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: HAMMOND - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Mark D. Speer, 45, of Lafayette, Indiana, was sentenced before District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen for possession of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT -Montana students, ages 15-17, are encouraged to apply for the Glacier Youth Corps program volunteering in Glacier National Park this summer. The program provides a hands-on conservation opportunity with duties such as fencing, trail maintenance, habitat restoration and revegetation, while living and learning in the park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney, Emily Gray Rice announced today that United States District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe sentenced Hector Bienvenido Mateo-Beltre to serve 51 months in federal prison. Mateo-Beltre previously had pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: A convicted felon and admitted user of a controlled substance who possessed a stolen weapon with an obliterated serial number was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Five men appeared in federal court today to face charges for their roles in a heroin distribution conspiracy that reached from Bronx, New York, to Paterson and suburban communities in New York and New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: HAMMOND - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Mark D. Speer, 45, of Lafayette, Indiana, was sentenced before District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen for possession of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: Next Saturday, May 21, 2016 will be an exciting day at Homestead National Monument of America and parks across the country. Why? Because a Centennial Bioblitz is happening! To celebrate 100 years of stewardship, the National Park Service is planning a shared nation-wide quest to discover and document...
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida woman was sentenced today in connection with an advance fee scheme involving 100 victims throughout the United States, including many in Massachusetts.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on May 9, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on four bills: H.R. 3565 (Rep. Lois Capps), H.R. 3839 (Rep. Kristi Noem), H.R. 4233 (Rep. Dana Rohrabacher), and H.R. 5132 (Rep. Greg Walden).
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On May 9, 2016, Russell Edwin Wagler, 52, of Wayland, Iowa, waived his right to be indicted by the federal grand jury and entered pleas of guilty to an Information charging him with one count of misapplication and embezzlement of bank funds by a bank officer in violation of 18 U.S.C.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JORGE EDUARDO VALLEJO, age 37, a citizen of Honduras, was charged today in a one-count Indictment for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Jonathan Ortiz, 23, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
