News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Virginia man was sentenced today to a year and two months in federal prison for defrauding The Greenbrier, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Carmelo “Carmine" Carrozza, 57, of Charlottesville, previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Carrozza was also ordered to pay $48,355.73 in restitution to The Greenbrier.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Michael Wilson, also known as “Moon Lake Mike," guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Wilson faces a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years in federal prison, and a maximum penalty of life in prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 12, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Ryan Myrtle, 32, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOHN WAYNE THOMAS, age 36, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information for possession of stolen mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 65 months in prison for distributing large quantities of heroin and oxycodone in and around downtown Newark, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Tonya Dailey, 44, of Franklin, New Hampshire, was sentenced to one year of probation. Dailey pleaded guilty to one count of Social Security Fraud on June 24, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - The owner of a New Bedford gym pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a wide-ranging conspiracy that distributed heroin throughout Bristol County, Mass. and Providence, RI.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: 18 Correctional Officers Charged for Taking Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into State Prison; 35 Inmates and 27 Facilitators Also Indicted in Investigation Supported by State Officials; Two Officers Face Civil Rights Charges.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two projects to advance key technologies that will enable development of next-generation advanced energy systems. The projects will receive $6 million of Phase 2 research funding from DOE with a performance period of approximately 3 years. The projects were selected from among five DOE-funded Phase 1 projects, recently completed by private partners.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that MICHAEL RICHO, 34, of Wallingford, was arrested today on a criminal complaint charging him with access device fraud, computer fraud, wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering offenses in connection with a scheme to steal bitcoins in an online phishing scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: The Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve which includes Fort Caroline National Memorial and Kingsley Plantation will be closed as of 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2016, due to the approach of Hurricane Matthew.The visitor center and grounds at Fort Caroline National Memorial and Kingsley Plantation...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Stacy Duane Wilfong, 40, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 220 months in prison for his role in organizing and directing a drug conspiracy involving ten other individuals in the Treasure Valley, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Wilfong was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 8, 2015 and entered his guilty plea on June 2, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ramiro Trevizo-Granillo, 34, of Deming, N.M., was sentenced on Oct. 3, 2016, in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 156 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for trafficking in methamphetamine and conspiring to tamper with a witness.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: Skagway - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park hosted bear safety training with members of the Skagway Police Department (SPD) on Friday, September 30. Five park staff along with three SPD police officers and a biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game participated in the eight hour training session last week. The training included a combination of classroom presentations and field activities focusing on working safely in bear country.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC -The National Park Service (NPS) and The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) will launch a new online What's Out There Cultural Landscapes Guide to New York City on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, during a reception at the Center for Architecture, 6:00-8:00 PM (the event if free, but registration...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Michael Wilson (43, New Port Richey), also known as “Moon Lake Mike," guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Wilson faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 12, 2017. Wilson was indicted on July 26, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA -United States Attorney Walt Green announced that DEONTEZ K, MAYFIELD, age 27, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles to possessing a firearm while a convicted felon. His sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury sitting in St. Louis, Missouri, found the local owner of tax return preparation businesses guilty of two counts of tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, NY-William J. Hochul, Jr., announced today that he will leave his position as United States Attorney, and retire from public service after nearly 30 years in the Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney Hochul will leave his position October 28.
