News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys Charlene R. Day, Ronald M. Huber and Jennie L. M. Waering will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TERRENCE JOHNSON, 23, of Sullivan County, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel to 262 months in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl; distributing cocaine; selling heroin, fentanyl...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: An Akron man was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison threatening a man with death unless he was given money or introduced to a source with drugs, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A New York City drug dealer was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for a methamphetamine crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Jamel Proctor, 31, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman is reminding voters that the U.S. Attorney’s Office will receive and respond to reports of election irregularities, voter intimidation or any other activities that would interfere with a citizen’s right to vote on Nov. 8, 2016. The Election Day Hotline - (888) 636-6596 - will be active Nov. 7, 2016 through Nov. 9, 2016, and will be staffed live on Election day in English and in Spanish.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that LATISHA DAWN ARNOLD, age 37, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, pled guilty to DRUG CONSPIRACY, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), punishable by not less than 10 years or more than Life imprisonment, up to a $10,000,000.00 fine or both.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: SILT, Colo. - Law enforcement officers investigating the placement of nail boards on a trail in Eagle County have identified a suspect and believe the case to be isolated to a specific one-mile trail that is not part of an authorized trail system.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Scranton, Pa. - Steamtown National Historic Site plans to honor our military veterans and their families with an Entrance Fee-Free Day for everyone on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11. The entrance fee-free weekend at Steamtown NHS includes complimentary admission to the Park grounds, museum complex exhibits, and scheduled walking tours, but will not include train rides and amenity fees charged by the Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: ATLANTA - U.S. Attorney John Horn announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) William Toliver will lead the efforts of the Northern District of Georgia Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation signed a Record of Decision Oct. 31, 2016, for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program’s Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B Improvements Project located in Madera and Fresno counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - - Belarmino Amaya, 58, of Hesperia, California, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Michael A. Toto in Middlesex County. Amaya pleaded guilty to first-degree charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and money laundering. The 12-year sentence...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: OCT 31 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Daniel Lyons, 42, and Laura Lyons, 31, of Bangor were sentenced in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - This morning a U.S. Magistrate Judge sitting in Las Cruces, N.M., found probable cause to support a criminal complaint charging Timothy Wayne McGahee, 21, of Flowery Branch, Ga., with a methamphetamine trafficking offense. McGahee was released pending trial under pretrial supervision and other conditions of release.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: MILES CITY, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing the start of a 30-day public scoping period regarding an application to add 160 acres of federal coal to an existing Western Energy Company lease at the Rosebud Mine. The scoping period ends on Nov. 30, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: FBI Miami Hosts Tri-County Students for Teen Night.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: (MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police (“NYPD"), and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (“DEA"), announced that New...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - National parks near coastal areas of the Northeast have long since recovered from Hurricane Sandy and are in better shape for the next tropical storm. “We learned a lot after Sandy," said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “It’s a case study in how we look at protecting vulnerable coastal resources and infrastructure from avoidable impacts.".
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys Charlene R. Day, Ronald M. Huber and Jennie L. M. Waering will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming...
