News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A former Brownsville man, now living in Waco, has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of selling membership in a non-recognized Indian tribe, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Humberto Reveles, 61, pleaded guilty in March 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - An indictment was returned today charging David T. Shulick, 46, of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, with embezzling funds from the School District of Philadelphia. Shulick was also charged in a scheme to defraud PNC Bank, and with filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: Plea Agreement Requires Imposition of 15 Year Prison Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: Marshall W. Duty, 58, of Jonesboro, was indicted on October 4, 2016, in a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Gregory George Branch age 42, of Essex, Maryland, today to 130 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for three armed commercial robberies and three bank robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON ‐ A 31-year-old Pakistani national has been charged with multiple counts of mail and bank fraud for defrauding FedEx for shipping fees he incurred as part of his cell phone and electronics export business, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: Law enforcement seized over 270 grams of 97% pure methamphetamine during investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Gregory George Branch age 42, of Essex, Maryland, today to 130 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for three armed commercial robberies and three bank robberies.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: ALTURAS, Calif. -- Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management will conduct several prescribed burning projects in Lassen and Modoc counties, Calif., and in Washoe County, Nev., during fall and early winter. Pile burning could start as early as the week of Oct. 10.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Aristedes Duartez III, age 37, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his violent, armed robbery of a Guilderland, New York, jewelry store.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced awards to establish and enhance law enforcement body-worn camera programs across the United States. Four Oregon law enforcement agencies are among 106 state, city, tribal, and municipal law enforcement organizations to receive funding from the grant program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 11, 2016 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joins youth, parents, schools, communities, and partners across the country in honoring National School Lunch Week 2016, as proclaimed by President Obama, a time to reflect on the positive steps our nation has taken to make...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: Harkers Island, NC- Cape Lookout National Seashore is continuing to conducted assessments of the park and making repairs following Hurricane Matthew. On Oct. 11, 2016 portions of the park were reopened. The following provides an update.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Robert Meader, age 31, of Liverpool, New York, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani in Scranton on October 7, 2016 to 51 months’ imprisonment for robbing two banks.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Greg Miera, 50, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty this morning in federal court to an armed bank robbery charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Victor Hugo Soriano-Villafan, 26, of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in a scheme to defraud insurance companies, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Saul Hicks Williams, 36, of Inwood, West Virginia pled guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in federal court today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced the availability of an environmental assessment for the Eagle Crest Energy Gen-Tie and Water Pipeline Right-of-Way Project in Riverside County, Calif. In addition to the right-of-way, the EA also examines a related amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area resource management plan. Release of the EA begins a 30-day public comment period.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Fernando A. Lugo, age 55, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to serve 33 months in prison for stealing another person’s identity and using it to apply for a U.S. passport and government-administered benefits.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $78,000 civil penalty against Amazon.com, Inc., for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations.
