News from November 2016
By State Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the reported selection by the President-Elect of retired General Michael Flynn as the next National Security Advisor...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Derrick Rondell Battle, age 43, of Bladensburg, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to armed commercial robbery, using and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and being a felon in possession of a firearm, related to three robberies he committed in September 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Cedric Clark to eight years and six months in federal prison for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme in the Tampa Bay area. As part of his sentence, the Court ordered him to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $1,933.862.37. Clark pleaded guilty on June 21, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Timothy Weldon Arthur, age 39, of Columbia, and Danielle Nicole Burroughs, age 35, of Duncan, entered guilty pleas in federal court in Columbia on Wednesday to Conspiracy, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. United...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: TUPELO, MS: The Natchez Trace Parkway 2016 Steve Ritter Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Denise Miller at the Parkway’s annual volunteer banquet. This annual award goes to a Parkway volunteer who has shown exceptional commitment during the year.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: DAYTON - Deborah Yosick, 60, currently of Davenport, Florida, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to embezzling more than $1 million. She pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud and income tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: Contact Person: Winston Holliday (803) 929-3000.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina--------Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake, announced today that Brandon Singleton, age 32, Frank Clemons, age 36, Tyrone Williams, age 57, Naji Osborne, age 27, Mark Delaney, age 28, and Torrion Cooper, age 35 have been indicted for their roles in a drug and gun trafficking...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad announced that Paul Bouraxis (age 67), his wife, Freida Bouraxis (age 61), son, Andreas Bouraxis (age 40), and son-in-law, Reiad “Ray" Awadallah (age 45), were sentenced in federal court today for federal tax offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: COLUMBIA, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that multiple individuals entered guilty pleas this week on federal gun charges while others were sentenced for firearms violations. Guilty pleas and sentencing hearings are bifurcated in the federal system and United States District Court Judge Bruce H. Hendricks presided over all of the hearings this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - The owner of several Chinese restaurants in the Chicago area was sentenced today to a year and a day in federal prison for withholding taxes by underreporting receipts paid in cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Amanda Ouellette, 38, of Mechanics Falls, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 30 days in prison and two years of supervised release for failing to account for and pay over federal employment taxes. She was also ordered to pay $114,488 in restitution. She pleaded guilty on July 12, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management is asking the public for comment on proposed plans for motorized access to public lands in Owyhee County.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tyrone Pennick, 40, of Amherst, NY, and Geneva Smith, 30, of Buffalo, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of 40 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - The president of a Florida-based financial firm has pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in connection with the sale of $179 million in sham loans to a Milwaukee investment company.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: In A Separate Hearing, Donnie Marks Pleads Guilty to Same Charges, Both Agree Repay Victims at Least $1.2 Million to.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: In support of the Obama Administration’s ongoing commitment to strengthening partnerships with tribal nations and advancing tribal energy and economic development, the Energy Department today announced up to $6 million to deploy energy efficiency and clean energy on Indian land.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: Pipestone, MN: All national parks, including Pipestone National Monument, will waive entrance fees on 10 special days in 2017. The 10 entrance fee-free days for 2017 will be.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced today that former Cheyenne resident Scott Leslie Glover has been convicted in federal court. A jury found Glover guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine after a three-day jury trial in the United States District Court in Cheyenne. Glover is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 31, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2016
News Release: (GREENVILLE, Tenn. - George Mooneyham, 57, of Cosby, Tennessee was sentenced on Nov. 16, 2016, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 120 months in federal prison.
