News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward H. White, who handled the case, stated that between 2002 through 2010, the defendant conspired with others by purchasing half pound and one pound quantities of marijuana from him. Farrell then redistributed the marijuana in smaller quantities to a number of individuals in Niagara County.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that on Thursday, May 26, 2016 in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced CHRISTOPHER LEE SILVER, 33, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina to 144 months imprisonment for robbery and brandishing a firearm, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO:Ozark National Scenic Riverways will offer several activities on June 4 and 5 in celebration of National Trails Day and the National Park Service Centennial.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Jerry L. Akin, 60, formerly from Belleville, Illinois, entered pleas of guilty to two counts of wire fraud involving a scheme to embezzle funds from a local doctor's office on May 26, 2016, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - A DeSoto, Texas, resident was indicted on 29 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns and three counts of willfully failing to file income tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney John R. Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Eliseo Jimenez-Hernandez to Serve to 10 Months in Federal Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Justin Chamberlain, 28, of Chesterfield, was sentenced yesterday to 181 months in prison for four armed bank robberies. Chamberlain was also ordered to pay $54,308 in restitution to Wells Fargo Bank and $4,650 in restitution to Argent Federal Credit Union.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Robert Wallace Smith, 37, of Lemoore, guilty today of one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The trial was held before U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - David James Lira, 39, of Roseville, pleaded guilty today to robbing five banks in Northern California, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia-Summer is almost here! This is the perfect time to explore parks like New River Gorge National River. Stop by any park visitor center and join in on free guided activities in the park, including Water Safety Weekend.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: New Balclutha Postage Stamp To Launch At Hyde Street Pier.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - The final member of a crew responsible for more than 30 armed robberies throughout Houston is now headed to federal prison for nearly 48 years, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Rodney Ford, 19, of Houston, pleaded guilty Nov. 4, 2015, to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and two counts each of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Medical device manufacturer Paradigm Spine has agreed to pay the United States $585,000 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the company caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal health care programs for spine surgeries by...
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the installation of SatLink2 on
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Randy A. Collins, 44, of Scituate, R.I., was sentenced Thursday to 24 months in federal prison for traveling interstate with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Collins previously admitted to the court that on Sept. 2, 2015, he left his place of employment in Franklin...
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Ijaz Khan, 42, and Vera Lautt, 56, both of Sante Fe, New Mexico, and Ibrar Khan of Pakistan, were indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday for a conspiracy to defraud the United States and naturalizing and procuring U.S. citizenship by fraud. Ijaz Khan faces additional charges, along...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who is suspected of robbing a bank in Daly City, California on May 18, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA -Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Superintendent Philip Hooge announced today that a 13-knot vessel speed restriction will be implemented in a portion of the West Arm due to a high concentration of humpback whales. Numerous humpback whales have been observed widely distributed...
By DOE Newswire | May 27, 2016
News Release: Virginia Tech and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Finish Second and Third.
