News from November 2016

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: A Youngstown man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, said U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon and ATF Special Agent in Charge Trevor Velinor.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: A Mansfield man was indicted in federal court on child pornography charges, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: Fort Collins, CO-A new, first-of-its-kind study shows the National Park Service (NPS) is home to a whopping 53 unique species of bats, which is good news at a time when bats face tremendous threats. For the past decade, park staff and researchers have witnessed unprecedented declines in bat populations...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: Alleged to have viewed pornography then tried to destroy evidence as FBI agents investigated.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Yonkers, New York, to Enhance Police Department Policies and Procedures.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Defrauded Hewlett-Packard Company in the Acquisition of Autonomy for $11 Billion.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Two men who were convicted after an eight-day trial in June 2016 on the felony offense of interference with a flight crew and aiding and abetting were sentenced today, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A drug dealer who sold crack cocaine and heroin on Chicago’s West Side and western suburbs was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for trying to murder a federal informant who was assisting law enforcement.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on the Army Corps of Engineers’ new announcement that it will continue consultations with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe before making a final decision on the fate of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: Danny Kennedy Named Special Agent in Charge of the Administrative Branch for the Los Angeles Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA- On November 9, 2016, Brandy Kay Reschly, age 35, of Washington, Iowa, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 50 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Reschly was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following her term of imprisonment and to pay $100 to the Crime Victims Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A local minister and head of several area non-profit organizations has been ordered to federal prison for fraud in connection with a natural disaster, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Jesse Dunn, 58, of Houston, pleaded guilty March 17, 2016.

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to request that the Oversight Committee immediately begin conducting a review of President-elect Donald Trump’s financial arrangements to ensure that he does not have any actual or perceived conflicts of interest and that he and his advisors comply with all legal and...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: In Del Rio this morning, 44-year-old Luis Gonzalez of Gary, IN, was sentenced to four years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for the robbery of Capital Bank of Texas in Carrizo Springs, TX, in October of last year, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Compton man who admitted to sex trafficking a 15-year-old girl, subjecting her to a month of sexual abuse, and advertising the victim as a prostitute was sentenced today to 160 months in federal prison.

By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: Employer name: A&W Roofing LLC. A&W Roofing LLC. 8071 Parkman Mespo Road. 8071 Parkman Mespo Road. Middlefield, Ohio. Middlefield, Ohio. Inspection site: 156 La Belle Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Citations issued: On Nov. 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury has found Brandon Williams (31, Bradenton) guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Kansas City, Mo., postal carrier pleaded guilty in federal court today for her role in a conspiracy to distribute multi-kilogram quantities of PCP through the mail.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to using a two-year-old victim to produce child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Shawn L. Hicks, 20, of North Royalton, with receiving, distributing, and accessing with intent to view visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.