News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On May 4, 2016, Joshua Michael Sizemore, 26, of Morristown, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, Senior U.S. District Judge, to serve 36 months in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter for killing Ashley Marie Trent. Upon his release from prison, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years.
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: ARCADIA, Wis. - Federal safety investigators have determined the amputation of a 23-year-old worker's three fingertips was preventable if an Arcadia corrugated cardboard manufacturer had trained workers in proper safety procedures to prevent the chopping blade from operating while clearing a jam.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal jury found William Louis Filter, 46, of Live Oak, guilty on Tuesday of unlawful baiting and unlawful taking of a migratory game bird by aid of bait, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Isaias Villa, a/k/a “Fish" (44, Duluth, GA) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty in February 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Louisiana third party commercial driver’s license skills examiner pleaded guilty to falsifying test results by indicating a passing grade for driving skills tests that never took place.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: The Friends of Minute Man National Park and the Lincoln Minute Men, organizations dedicated to advancing and preserving our historic heritage, will sponsor two Scholar in the Park positions this summer to research and write about the following.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On May 2, 2016, Kyle Wesley Street, 29, of Sells, Ariz., a member of the Tohono O’odham Indian Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 27 months of imprisonment, consecutive to a tribal sentence of 12 months’ incarceration. Street had previously pleaded guilty to assault of an intimate partner by attempted strangulation.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: We are immersed in a cyber-physical world. Information technology is deeply embedded in traditionally non-IT systems, including automobiles, the electric grid and emergency response. But in many of these systems, security is largely incorporated as a last step, like a suit of armor over a vulnerable body.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - Two Peabody men were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for trafficking in counterfeit iPhone components at Accessory Depot, a store in Square One Mall in Saugus.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: FORT COLLINS, COLO. - Visitors come from around the globe to view the bison ranging freely in Yellowstone National Park. However, when people get too close to bison, problems can arise. In 2015, five people were injured while approaching bison in the park. This follows two years of no reported injuries...
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -The National Park Service (NPS) has reopened Cave of the Domes in Grand Canyon National Park. Cave of the Domes, the only cave open to the public within Grand Canyon National Park, has been closed since March 23 to investigate the area as a possible source for a hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) exposure. The NPS Office of Public Health has determined the cave was not the source and it can reopen.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Prosecution Brought under Project Safe Childhood.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA -United States Attorney Walt Green announced that Michel Keith Lands, age 42, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been sentenced to a total of 125 months in federal prison as a result of possessing a firearm while a convicted felon and violating the terms of his supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Nevada man was arrested today and charged with defrauding investors out of more than $5 million dollars, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By USDA Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) molecular biologist James J. Giovannoni is among the newest members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). One of the highest honors in the science community, NAS election recognizes significant achievements in original research.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - Federal agents have arrested multiple members and associates of the national gang The Gangster Disciples on RICO charges stemming from an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on April 27, 2016. Agents also arrested Gangster Disciples members on a separate indictment handed down in Memphis, Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: FBI Requests Public’s Help to Find Three Fugitives.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Nevada man was arrested today and charged with defrauding investors out of more than $5 million dollars, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: Eight western governors, including Idaho's Governor C.L. “Butch" Otter, have proclaimed May "Wildfire Awareness Month". Throughout the month, residents are encouraged to learn how to better protect their homes and communities from wildfire, and how they can help firefighters reduce the number of human-caused...
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2016
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - United States Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose announced that eight individuals are facing multiple federal drug charges for their involvement in a drug conspiracy operating in Rutherford and Cleveland Counties. A criminal indictment was returned on April 21, 2016, and was unsealed today...
