News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Kathleen Gramlich, 65, of Valley Grove, West Virginia, pled guilty in federal court today to embezzlement, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Stephen Warner will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Sara Monroe, 30, of Holden, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to 32 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute heroin. Monroe pleaded guilty on May 17, 2016.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Aaron Craddock, age 30 of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today by the Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, to three years, one month imprisonment following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Craddock had previously pleaded guilty to the charge. Upon completion of his imprisonment, he will be on three years of supervised release.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS - Patrick Miles, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, named a federal prosecutor with over 30 years’ experience as the District’s Election Officer. Miles says Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald Daniels will handle claims of voter discrimination, intimidation, and fraud on November 8, 2016. Mr. Daniels can be reached until the polls close on election day at: (616) 808-2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Dunbar drug dealer was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison for a heroin crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Jamario Dobbs, 36, previously pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that last week the Grand Jury in Rutland returned a Second Superseding Indictment adding a charge of conspiracy against Marco Antonio Lam Peralta and Diego Walther Anibal Mejia Paredes. The Second Superseding Indictment re-alleged...

By DOL Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and 21 of their fellow Senators including Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mazie K.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Mario Lee, a/k/a “Moe", 33, of Bangor, and formerly of the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: DENVER - On Oct. 20, three Meeker-based employees received the Director’s Award for Superior Service. Wildlife Biologist Edward Hollowed, Planning and Environmental Coordinator Heather Sauls and Mining Engineer Paul Daggett were members of the interdisciplinary team that developed the White River Field Office Oil and Gas Development RMP Amendment, which was approved in 2015.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Benjamin Shiosee, 38, a member and resident of Laguna Pueblo, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 36 months in prison followed by 25 years of supervised release. Shiosee will also be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla- The world famous Anhinga Trail, located at the Royal Palm Visitor Center in Everglades National Park, is now open for public use after undergoing a complete renovation. After months of work and several lengthy closures, the trail is now open 24 hours a day, offering visitors an opportunity...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: BISMARCK - US Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on Oct. 31, 2016, Calvin Bernhardt, 54, Tuttle ND, was found guilty following nearly four days of trial on charges of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Attempted Receipt of Materials Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Counterfeit Currency, Tampering with Witness or Evidence, and Attempted Travel with Intent to Engage in Sexual Acts with a Minor.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders today sent a letter to full Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) requesting a hearing on the recent cyberattack that caused prolonged outages on popular websites in the U.S., including Twitter and Netflix.

By EPA Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Two major patient advocacy and medical research organizations are calling on bipartisan congressional leaders for a swift vote on 21st Century Cures legislation when Congress reconvenes in November. Research!America and United for Medical Research both sent House and Senate leaders letters...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders today sent a letter to full Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) requesting a hearing on the recent cyberattack that caused prolonged outages on popular websites in the U.S., including Twitter and Netflix.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders today sent a letter to full Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) requesting a hearing on the recent cyberattack that caused prolonged outages on popular websites in the U.S., including Twitter and Netflix.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Stephen Warner will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Adrian Spence, a/k/a “AJ," and “SP," age 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin. Judge Bennett also entered an order requiring Spence to forfeit $26,320 seized from his residence during the execution of a search warrant.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Colin Lovette Bosby, 49, of Bakersfield, was arraigned today on a three-count indictment charging him with receipt and distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.