News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EMETH SOLOMAN, 43, of New Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Ft. Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for violating the civil rights of others by leading a conspiracy to deface The Islamic Center of Springfield with graffiti and burn two copies of the Qur’an.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE, La. - Western District of Louisiana U.S. Attorney’s Office staff members, local law enforcement and community leaders met in neighborhoods throughout Caddo, Bossier and Lafayette parishes Tuesday in conjunction with Community Policing Week and National Night Out.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Special Agent in Charge Diane Upchurch, of the Little Rock Field Office for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and Tracey D. Montaño, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Ervin Morrison III, 24, of Winslow, Maine, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 14 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud. He was also ordered to pay $26,900 in restitution. The defendant pled guilty to the charges on June 16, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Given the current predictions for the track of Hurricane Matthew, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and much of Cape Hatteras National Seashore will remain open today. Due to the continued Hyde County mandatory visitor evacuation of Ocracoke Island, National Park Service (NPS) visitor services on Ocracoke will remain closed today.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Given the current predictions for the track of Hurricane Matthew, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and much of Cape Hatteras National Seashore will remain open today. Due to the continued Hyde County mandatory visitor evacuation of Ocracoke Island, National Park Service (NPS) visitor services on Ocracoke will remain closed today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Brent Derouen, 37, of Webster, NY, who was convicted of two misdemeanor counts of failing to file federal income tax returns, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, six months of weekend confinement in jail and 400 hours of community service by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan W. Feldman. The defendant was also ordered to pay $460,707.47 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO -Former Pine Lawn Lieutenant Steven Blakeney was sentenced to 51 months in prison on criminal civil rights charges arising from his arrest in 2013 of a candidate for the office of Mayor of the City of Pine Lawn.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: MONTE VISTA, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management San Luis Valley Field Office is temporarily closing the campground at Penitente Canyon Oct. 6-9 for the upcoming 12 Hours of Penitence mountain bike endurance race. The race is permitted through the BLM San Luis Valley Field Office. Alternate locations...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Paul J. Monteiro, a/k/a “Peezy," 31, of Providence, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to sex trafficking of a minor, admitting to the court that he transported a 14-year-old girl from Rhode Island to New Jersey for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Defendant and Five Co-Defendants Prosecuted under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Shreveport man pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally possessing two pistols after being convicted of a felony.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Indictment Alleges Some Restricted Equipment Sold to Customers in Foreign Nations.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced that a Springfield, Mo., man who operated four Family Medical Center clinics in southern Missouri was sentenced in federal court today for health care fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph J. Weidman, 49, of Wheeling, 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 DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that over $6.8 million in federal grant funds have been awarded to a variety of Arizona-based Indian tribes and associatedagencies. The federal grant awards, which are individually summarized below, are intended to combat crime, assist victims of crime, and promote public and officer safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
