News from November 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: Twenty from Virginia and New York Charged in Racketeering Gang Case, Three Former Virginia Department of Corrections Officers Charged.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: A federal jury convicted a Miami resident yesterday of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, after he shot a stolen gun multiple times at a Florida City Police Department officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Jay Gaccione, 39, of Westerly, today was ordered detained in federal custody on a criminal complaint charging him with production and possession of child pornography. He was arrested earlier today by agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and members of the Rhode Island State...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Marvin J. Lipfird, the former Sheriff of Harlan County, has been indicted for the theft of public funds and property.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Air Industries Corporation (AIC), a Garden Grove-based aerospace parts company, has paid the United States $2.7 million to resolve allegations that it falsely certified it had performed required inspections on aerospace parts used in military aircraft, spacecraft and missiles used by the Department of Defense.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: Reward Offered in Brazen Brinks Armed Truck Armed Robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Joseph Felix Strevell, age 55, of Castleton, New York, pled guilty today to repeatedly lying under oath at a December 2014 deposition where he was questioned about his ability and efforts to pay court-ordered restitution to New York State.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - George L. Wilson, 54, of Providence, was sentenced today to 8 months in federal prison to be followed by 3 years supervised release for making false statements on a passport application and making false statements to a government agent. Wilson previously admitted to the court that...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., man has been sentenced to life plus 30 years in federal prison for coordinating drug shipments for a trafficking organization that distributed more than $39 million worth of methamphetamine and marijuana in the metro area, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Candia V. Williams (49, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to nine counts of aiding in the preparation and filing of false tax returns. She faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) today released the following statements regarding the Chairman’s appointment of Patricia King to the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC). Chairman Brady appointed Ms. King to serve on the TTAC at the recommendation of Rep. Nunes, who sponsored the bill creating the TTAC.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced real estate consultant Alexander Sivels, II, age 32, of Baltimore, and real estate agent Christopher A. Kwegan, age 59, of Randallstown, Maryland, each to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for related...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: WALNUT GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Sunday, Nov. 6, at approximately 9 a.m. The closure is due to the National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion criteria on the Knight's Landing Catch Index. 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 4, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that REHER MORRIS, age 28, of Houma, pled guilty yesterday to crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: ROANOKE- Twenty members and associates of the Mad Stone Bloods (MSB) street and prison gang were charged in an indictment and other court documents unsealed today following the arrest of the majority of the defendants, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. of the Western District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - William R. Stanley Jr., 31, of Sacramento, was sentenced on Thursday by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to four years and three months in prison for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Oct. 31, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that an Anchorage woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason for her role in a narcotics trafficking organization.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s October 2016 jobs report...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2016
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - On Wednesday, November 9, Grand Canyon National Park will host a Native American Indian Heritage Celebration with special presentations and demonstrations. Grand Canyon visitors and residents are invited to participate in this special day to recognize and celebrate the many accomplishments, contributions, and sacrifices made by First Americans.
