News from November 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SCOTT A. BEATTY pled guilty in Manhattan federal court today to commodities fraud in connection with his scheme to defraud at least 49 investors of more than $825,000 through a scheme in which BEATTY solicited...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jolisha McDonald, 31, of Columbus, Ohio pled guilty to transporting stolen goods across state lines, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Afterwards, Volunteers and FWPD Neighborhood Police Officers to Distribute Door Hangers in Two Fort Worth Neighborhoods.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: As Board Chair, Cornell Bozier Allegedly Orchestrated a Scheme That Stole Over $500,000 in Federal Funds Set Aside for Low-Income Housing.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man was sentenced today to a year and nine months in federal prison for a gun crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Ronald Sayles, 39, previously pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Charges Unsealed Today Against Four Defendants Who Allegedly Used the U.S. Banking System to Conduct International Financial Transactions for Iranian Entities.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch recognized 376 department employees for their distinguished public service today at the 64th Annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony. Forty-seven other individuals outside of the department were also honored for their work. This annual ceremony recognizes individuals for their outstanding service and dedication to carrying out the missions of the Department of Justice.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway often ask when the Parkway closes for the winter. Even as many park facilities close seasonally, the Parkway motor road remains open. Temporary weather or maintenance related closures though, often impact Parkway travel during the winter months.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment alleging that Aaron Travis Daniels, 20, aka Harun Muhammad, aka Abu Yusef of Columbus provided and attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Restitution made for illegal timber harvest in Ozark National Scenic Riverways.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: A Jupiter trust and estate attorney, who filed false personal income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), was ordered to pay $923,695 in restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Skagway - The project to improve the Dyea Flats road continues daily from 6:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. The road will remain open while the project contractor, Hunz & Hunz Enterprises, works. There may be cumulative delays of up to 15 minutes.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: WALNUT GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Saturday, Nov. 12 at approximately 9 a.m. The closure is due to the National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion. The gates will remain closed until further notice. Please be advised that the decision to open or close the gates can be made on short notice based on requirements.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that David Anthony Moody (28, Fernandina Beach) has pleaded guilty to making hoax bomb threats. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. Moody was arraigned on Feb. 16, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Alysia N. Algere a/k/a “Coco" (29, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for sex trafficking three minors. She pleaded guilty on Feb. 3, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Jim Modzelewski and Saint Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell today announced a federal indictment charging five members of a criminal street gang known as the Hit Squad for conspiring to illegally possess firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Isela Garza, 30, of Nampa, Idaho was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in the Treasure Valley, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge ordered that Garza serve four years of supervised release following her release from prison. Garza was indicted on December 8, 2015, in a superseding indictment and entered her guilty plea on Aug. 17, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Yesterday evening, after a 17-day trial, a jury found three members of the violent drug trafficking organization known as La Rompe ONU guilty of drug trafficking and murder charges. Namely, the jury found defendants Rubén Cotto-Andino, a.k.a. “Rubén El Negro", José D. Resto-Figueroa...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today recognized a team from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for its exceptional work against child exploitation and human trafficking in the Washington, D.C. area.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 10, 2016
News Release: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today outlined the agency’s Caribbean Initiative with media and international stakeholders.
