News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A federal grand jury has indicted a San Jacinto man on charges of producing child pornography for allegedly making videos while he sexually molested a 5-year-old boy.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Beginning at approximately 11 p.m. EDT last night, some people were not able to access certain NOAA websites. Weather.gov was not impacted, but noaa.gov and nhc.noaa.gov (hurricanes.gov) were. The problem was immediately reported, and technicians began working to resolve the issue. Access to all NOAA websites was fully restored at 2 a.m. EDT.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CHERRISE WATSON-JACKSON, a/k/a “Reesie," a former supervisor with the New York City Human Resources Administration (“HRA"), was sentenced in Manhattan federal court today to 23 months in prison for defrauding...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: TULSA, Okla.-Ryan Patrick Wise, of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Jasmine Lynch, of Jacksonville, Florida, were sentenced to 210 months and 120 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in sex trafficking a 14-year-old girl, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. of the Northern District of Oklahoma. United States District Court Judge John E. Dowdell presided over both cases.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: TUPELO, MS -Due to elevated forest fire danger, the Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway) has placed burn restrictions on all open fires effective immediately. The restrictions correspond with the fire restrictions requested by the County Board of Supervisors (Clay, Chickasaw, Chocktaw, Hinds, Lee, Itawamba...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A 45-year old Spring man has been ordered to federal prison for his conviction of possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: In San Antonio, 32-year-old Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization (OMO) National Sergeant at Arms Justin Cole Forster faces up to life in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal racketeering, drug trafficking and extortion charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Western...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: This week, the U.S. Census Bureau joins a group of public and private organizations in celebrating the importance of the manufacturing sector of the nation’s economy. This marks the fifth annual organized observance of Manufacturing Day. The Census Bureau releases manufacturing statistics that inform businesses and policymakers. Collectively, they paint a picture of the state of this important economic sector.
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: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that David Arriaga, age 23 of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 7, 2016, by the Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon. After a trial in July, Judge Bataillon found Arriaga guilty of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Arriaga was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment to be followed by two years of supervised release when his incarceration ends, if he isn’t deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: OCT 07 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Michael Bermudez, a/k/a Michael J. Morales, 34, of Cranston, was ordered detained in federal custody following an initial appearance in federal court in Providence today before U.S. District Court Magistrate Lincoln D. Almond on a criminal complaint charging him with possession of heroin with the intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Gulfport, Miss -Milad Kalantari, 31, an Iranian citizen, pleaded guilty on October 6, 2016 before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to conspiracy to commit identity theft and access device fraud, as well as substantive access device fraud, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis of the Southern District of Mississippi and Raymond R. Parmer, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned indictments this week charging two men from the Eastern Panhandle with distributing various controlled substances, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - With cooler fall temperatures, the Bureau of Land Management will lift fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Redding, Eagle Lake and Applegate field offices effective Friday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Cranston Police, DEA seize 6,600 packets of heroin, 153 grams of cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A Houston doctor has been ordered to federal prison for engaging in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of more than $6.6 million, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Dr. Leonard Kibert, 65, and his medical clinic administrator, Tsolak Gevorgyan, 30, of all 41 and 44 counts as charged, respectively, following a three-week trial in February 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: Defendants worked at Traverse City Postal Facility.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that the last of five Calcasieu Parish residents was sentenced Thursday to 24 months in prison for conspiring to steal yard equipment worth more than $190,000 from owners living in south central and southwest Louisiana.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 195,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2016
News Release: At Sentencing, Shane Roach Faces Statutory Mandatory Minimum of 15 Years to Maximum of Life in Prison.
