News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - United States Attorney John S. Leonardo announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Todd M. Allison will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 8, 2016, general elections. AUSA Allison...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: “NOAA has sharpened its focus on speeding up this important transition of technology to National Weather Service day-to-day operations," said John Cortinas, director of NOAA Research’s Office of Weather and Air Quality, which manages the Joint Technology Transfer Initiative in close coordination with...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Santa Barbara-based criminal defense attorney has pled guilty to three counts of willfully failing to file tax returns and has also admitted, in his plea agreement, to willfully failing to pay his taxes for those three years as well as several additional years, costing the IRS $679,958.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced Oct. 24, 2016, to 10 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Larceny.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Raymond Whelan, 47, of Cheektowaga, NY and David Nichols, 66, an American citizen living in China, were charged by criminal complaint with entry of goods by means of false statement, trafficking in counterfeit goods, and conspiracy to traffick in counterfeit goods. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $2,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Josue Ortiz, 35, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to time served and three years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Boone County man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Robert Donavan Buzzard, 42, of Bloomingrose, entered his guilty plea to distribution of heroin.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration will hold public information briefings this week and next week on upcoming airspace changes in Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Ripley Rand announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Robert M. Hamilton will lead the efforts of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: DENVER - Roger Wade Anderson was sentenced last week by U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello to serve 240 months (20 years) in federal prison, followed by 5 years on supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession of just under 10 pounds of 100 percent pure ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: Dozens of KC-Area Women Duped into Rehearsing for Fake Pornography Movies.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Michael Eugene Williams (59, Jacksonville) with publishing a notice seeking child pornography, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography. If convicted on all counts, Williams faces a minimum mandatory term of 20 years, up to 60 years, in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Two individuals from Cumberland County, New Jersey, were each sentenced today for planning to destroy a historic diner that they owned in Bridgeton, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2016
News Release: Kings Canyon National Park & Sequoia National Forest, Calif. Oct. 23, 2016 - After further evaluation, both the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service have decided to postpone the 264-acre Sequoia Creek Prescribed Burn out of an abundance of caution.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2016
News Release: Public is Invited to a Trick-or-Treat Event on October 21 st. at Lincoln Home National Historic Site Springfield, Illinois. In cooperation with its Springfield partners, the Lincoln Home Employee Association will host a free “Trick-or-Treat" event for children 12 years old and under, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m, on Friday, October 21 st.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 It's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity has been one of our Department's most important missions, and hiring top cyber talent is crucial to our success in that mission. I am pleased to report our significant progress in that regard.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, along with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, participated in the 2016 G6 Meeting of Interior Ministers in Rome, Italy from October 20-21, 2016. The ministerial included Interior ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $17.6 million for research and outreach activities to support the organic agriculture sector. The grants are funded through NIFA's Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: The alleged architect of a $30 million mortgage relief fraud scheme and four other former employees of a purported mortgage relief company were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in a conspiracy to defraud banks and homeowners. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. ...
