News from October 2016
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today awarded nearly $1 million in grants through the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP) to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On October 5, 2016, a Federal grand jury returned a nineteen count indictment against five individuals for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, unlawful transfer, possession, and use of means of identification during and in relation to an enumerated felony, and access device fraud, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The investigation was led by the United States Secret Service.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a free, one hour program exploring the struggle between David Crockett and fellow Tennessean, President Andrew Jackson over Indian Removal on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2 pm, at Moccasin Bend National...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Nicholas Mussolini, 30, Williamsville, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to 27 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Musssolini was also ordered to pay $ 1,028,782 in restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Las Vegas - Crews will begin construction on Phase 2 of improvements to the 13-mile scenic loop in Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area on October 12. The construction, which is scheduled to proceed into summer, will improve three parking lots and rehabilitate pavement on the entire loop road.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Randall J. Frisque (age: 58) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was sentenced to federal prison by Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach. Frisque had previously entered a guilty plea to a charge of theft of government property in violation of Title 18, United States Code Section 641.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Richard D’Arcy, Jr., 37, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with theft of mail. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee, which will meet Oct. 25 to Oct. 26, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va. The committee meets Oct. 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET and Oct. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Florence, South Carolina----On Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, the South Carolina U.S. Attorney’s office joined with S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce, S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation, S.C. Probation, Pardon and Parole and the U.S. Probation office, as well as other state and federal partners...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Shawn Russell Sorensen, age 54, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was found guilty of drugs and weapons charges as a result of a federal jury trial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Central California Area Office announces fall 2016 park events in the Lake Berryessa region of Napa and Solano counties. All
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Ernest Xavier Taylor, Jr., 31, and Tracie Laverne Mixon, 34, both of Hammond, Louisiana, were sentenced today to 51 and 45 months in prison, respectively, for charges relating to stealing the identities of four people to fraudulently obtain federal student loans from Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) and other schools.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - The National Center for Disaster Fraud (“NCDF") announced today its efforts to combat disaster fraud related to the historic flooding event in the Baton Rouge region in August 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Dams Office is issuing an emergency closure notice for portions of the Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail due to safety concerns related to construction work in the area. The portion of the trail that will be closed to the public lies within the Hoover Dam Security Zone and includes portions of the Trail immediately adjacent to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that EARL BROWN, age 31, of New Orleans, pled guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Robert Acker, 34, of Cheektowaga, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography depicting minors less than 12 years of age. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A federal judge has scheduled sentencing for two cheese companies and a cheese company executive who pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges relating to their introduction of adulterated and misbranded cheese products into interstate commerce.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Today, after a 25-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Pedro A. Delgado-Hernández, three women and one man were found guilty of wire fraud, bribery and extortion charges, announced U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The four defendants...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Worcester on child pornography charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that as part of “National Community Policing Week" a “neighborhood walk" in the Midtown area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, took place last night. One of the top priorities of the Department of Justice is...
