News from October 2016
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries are hosting a saddle-trained wild horse adoption event. Fifteen wild horses from herd management areas on BLM-administered public lands in California and Nevada and some born in facilities in Nevada will be available on Saturday, October 15 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) located at 1721 Snyder Avenue, Carson City, Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CARLOS ALBERTO DEOSA-MUNERA, 56, of Colombia, waived indictment and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A West Los Angeles man who was the owner of a medical supply company has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a scheme that fraudulently billed more than $4 million to Medicare.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS ZAYAS, also known as “Guichan," 40, of Waterford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 85 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Justice Department Announces Statewide Investigation into Conditions in Alabama’s Prisons for Men.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Lakenya Anderson, 37 of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Kevin H. Sharpe, to serve 12 months and one day in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Anderson was also ordered to pay restitution of $4,000.00 to the IRS.
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 US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to enhance the professional development of U.S. air carrier pilots to make certain that they adhere to standard procedures and prevent behavior which could lead to pilot errors. The rule would require leadership and command training, and mentoring training for pilots-in-command. It would also require each air carrier to establish a committee to develop, administer, and oversee formal pilot mentoring programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Greensburg, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to produce false identification documents, use of a false U.S. Secret Service badge, and an unauthorized use of the U.S. Secret Service seal on a fake U.S. Secret Service identification card, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Contact With a Minor was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Benjamin Joseph Shook, 43, originally of Hall County, Ga., was sentenced on Oct. 6, 2016 by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve life plus five years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 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, Pontotoc, Lee, Itawamba, Prentiss...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On October 5, 2016, Mo Hailong, also known as Robert Mo, 46, appeared before the Honorable Stephanie M. Rose and was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment for conspiracy to steal trade secrets, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Wesley Keith Smith, 33, of Fairfield, charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man who was charged in a scheme to defraud two international companies out of $3 million by fraudulently billing them for services that were never completed was indicted today on additional tax charges, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
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 DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Took Blank Prescription Pad Belonging to Co-Worker.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States District Judge Virginia Covington today sentenced Ledale Johnson (51, Bradenton) to four years and three months in federal prison on charges relating to tax refund fraud and identity theft. He also was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $57,415 to the Internal Revenue Service.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2016
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -The following events are happening at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Oct. 8 -Nov. 5.
