News from November 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Danny C. Williams, Sr. announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Charles M. McLoughlin will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections. AUSA McLoughlin...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney G.F. “Pete" Peterman, III, of the Middle District of Georgia announces that on Oct. 31, 2016, Dante Thomas, 32, of Atlanta, Georgia entered a guilty plea to Conspiracy to Commit Theft from a Federal Firearms Licensee. Co-defendant Jabari Walters, 23, of East Point, Georgia...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: DENVER - David Michael Ansberry, age 64, originally from California, was indicted late yesterday by a federal grand jury in Denver, charging him in a one count indictment with Use and Attempted Use of Weapon of Mass Destruction, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI announced. Ansberry, who was arrested...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: ARPA-E has announced up to $6.5 million in funding for a new program that seeks to greatly improve the performance and reliability of power electronics semiconductor devices by overcoming the limitations of current fabrication methods.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: On Oct. 28, the fourth floor of building 67 was full of Halloween spirit. Spooky decorations were hung in offices and hallways, and employees channeled their inner superhero, athlete, animal, and insect. Other employees chose to hand out candy instead.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Demario James, 34, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years and a $5,000,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, James Burke, the former Chief of Department for the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD), was sentenced to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release by United States District Judge Leonard D. Wexler. Previously, on Feb. 26, 2016, Burke pleaded guilty to a civil rights violation and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 24-year-old Mexican female has been charged with physically assaulting a Border Patrol (BP) agent who was attempting to restrain her, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -- Montana State Highway 284 across Canyon Ferry Dam will be closed to all traffic on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The temporary road closure is due to required maintenance work being conducted to the spillway.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: FBI San Francisco Seeking Information on Headband Bandit Bank Robbery Suspect.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, announced that three former supervisory correctional officers at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, were indicted today...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two active duty Army soldiers have been charged with smuggling two illegal aliens through a Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - As the result of a seven-month investigation by special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and officers with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), federal grand juries have issued nine indictments that charge a total of 13 defendants with firearms and narcotics violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced Wednesday that United States District Court Judge James M. Moody Jr., sentenced Reuben Nims, 52, of Little Rock, to prison for his role in the widespread scheme to steal money intended for feeding children in low income areas.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: Superintendent Scott Tucker is pleased to announce that Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, will be celebrated as a fee-free day for all Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) visitors in honor of U.S. veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Come and experience your park during Veterans Day or any day! The National Lakeshore is open year-round.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Pedro Garcia (34, Manatee County) has pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 26, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: Prosecution Brought Under Project Safe Childhood.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: Due to the extremely dry conditions currently being experienced, park officials have determined that it is necessary to restrict the use of open fires and activities, which unduly increase the fire danger. The term "open fires" refers to any flame source not immediately extinguishable or controllable and applies to any form of wood or charcoal-based fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Greenbrier County man pleaded guilty today to a federal tax crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Brandon J. Black, 32, of Rainelle, entered his guilty plea for failing to pay employment taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic City couple yesterday admitted their respective roles in drug trafficking and money laundering in the Atlantic County area, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
