News from November 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: A California man was indicted for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin, U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon said.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation released two WaterSMART Grants funding opportunities including the water and energy efficiency grants funding opportunity and the new small-scale water efficiency projects funding opportunity. These two funding opportunities will help move the West towards resilience in the face of drought and ongoing imbalances between water supply and demand.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON- The Lumineers, Garth Brooks, and Trisha Yearwood have been added to the lineup for the 94th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. They will join James Taylor, Chance the Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, and Yolanda Adams in performing a collection of holiday favorites. Learn more at www.thenationaltree.org.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: DENVER - Jung Yoon Choi, age 56, formerly of Aurora, Colorado was recently sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 19 months in federal prison followed by one year of supervised release for obstructing and impairing the laws of the Internal Revenue Service, announced Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Steven Osborne.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - A Dallas-area man who admitted to his role in transporting a substance that was represented to be cocaine on flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) was sentenced today to a lengthy federal prison sentence, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: St. Croix, USVI B On Nov. 15, 2016, after a five-day trial, a federal jury on St. Croix convicted Daniel Carino, 34, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, of possession of a firearm during a violent crime, attempted murder and assault third degree, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Carlos Tafoya, Jr., 35, of Socorro, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to methamphetamine trafficking charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Tafoya will be sentenced within the range of 12 to 13 years in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: RED BLUFF, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, along with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), NOAA Fisheries, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announce the issuance of the final Coleman National Fish Hatchery (CNFH) Adaptive Management Plan (AMP).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Kerry Edward Tropasso, age 35, of Lebanon County, was indicted on Nov. 16, 2016, by a federal grand jury on charges relating to the sexual abuse of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - Meisum Bakery, Inc. and its owner, Xi Xian Lei, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a $740,000 food stamp fraud scheme that Lei and his employees operated out of a Chinatown bakery.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: Terry McBurney, 47, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and a Major with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday, on charges of unlawful procurement of naturalization; making false statements under oath in matters relating to his application for U.S. citizenship and naturalization status; and wire fraud, announced Jack Smith, Acting U.S. Attorney for the administration of this case.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev.-A former Las Vegas illusionist pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro to possession, receipt, and distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: Upcoming Webinars. November 17: Live Webinar on Current Practices in Efficiency Financing. Webinar Sponsor: Weatherization and Intergovernmental Affairs. The Energy Department will present a live webinar today titled "Current Practices in Efficiency Financing: An Overview for State and Local Governments"...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that Johannes Hiram, 50, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 188 months in prison and lifetime supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that David Harper, age 50 of Henderson, Nevada, was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison followed by five (5) years of supervised release on one count of Knowingly Crossing State Lines...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York that criminal charges have been filed against former Valeant Executive Gary Tanner and former Philidor CEO Andrew Davenport...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Satish Kartan, 43, and his wife, Sharmistha Barai, 38, of Stockton, charging them with conspiracy to commit forced labor and the commission of forced labor. In addition, Kartan was charged with fraud in foreign labor contracting, and Barai was charged with benefiting from forced labor.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that JOANNA MARY HARJO, age 63, of Konawa, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 5 years of probation, to be supervised by the United States Probation Office, and ordered to pay restitution to the United States Social Security Administration in the amount of $45,736.08 for THEFT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMON GOMEZ, also known as “B.I.," 40, of Uncasville, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to sex trafficking of a minor and heroin distribution offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today named four organizations as the 2016 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for sustainable excellence through visionary leadership, organizational alignment, systemic improvement and innovation.
