News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Benny T. Martinez, 37, of San Angelo, Texas, made his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge E. Scott Frost on a complaint, unsealed today, charging possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: The former owner of Zombies, a head shop in Iowa City, pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: Sharif Gray, 25 of Easton, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and one count of convicted felon in possession of a firearm, in violation, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger and Northampton County District Attorney John M. Morganelli.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The last of nine people who conspired to use stolen credit card numbers to commit $3,179,329.06 in fraud was sentenced in U.S. District Court today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: Contact Person: Beth Drake (803) 929-3000.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that a federal grand jury in Scranton returned an indictment on Oct. 25, 2016, charging a Scranton man with sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, drug trafficking, and attempting to tamper with a witness.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: Earlier today, A&L Cesspool Service Corporation (A&L Cesspool), a Queens-based cesspool services company, pled guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to violating the Clean Water Act by dumping waste removed from blocked sewer lines into manholes that flowed directly into the Gowanus...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Wilkinsburg, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 96 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Dario Renteria-Garcia (41, Colombia, South America) has pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - After conviction at trial, a former resident of Allegheny County has been sentenced to 151 months imprisonment, followed by 10 years supervised release, on his convictions of Distribution and Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: Allegedly Sold Victim Businesses Non-Existent Insurance and Used the Premiums Collected for His Personal Benefit.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: DENVER - Acting United States Attorney Bob Troyer announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Jason St. Julien will lead the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the final environmental documents for the Merced Irrigation District Water Conservation, Energy Efficiency, and. Solar Power Project. The documents detail Reclamation’s proposed grant of $297,977 to the District through WaterSMART: Drought Resiliency...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that four Quebec men were arrested on Oct. 24, 2016 in connection with an investigation into their involvement in a fraud scheme in which the men received cash advances on access devices using compromised account information.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: A University Heights man was indicted in federal court after investigators found him with more than four pounds of heroin, approximately 11 pounds of cocaine and 10 firearms, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Democrats on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure released a new report that details the dichotomy of the Republican majority’s “A Better Way" budget framework and the need to connect low income people to jobs with affordable, reliable public transit.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today on felony computer hacking charges related to his illegal access of over 100 Apple and Google e-mail accounts, including those belonging to members of the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: Pleads Guilty to Six-Count Information Alleging Unlawful Dumping of Pumped Sewer Waste.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Dario Renteria-Garcia (41, Colombia, South America) has pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 26, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An inspector at the Union City Community Development Agency (UCCDA) was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for conspiring with contractors to rig the selection process for home improvement, sidewalk replacement and other projects, causing losses of at least $307,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
