News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Watertown, New York food and restaurant entrepreneur and franchisor pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian for the Northern District of New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: A man who stole the identity of another person was sentenced last Friday to more than two years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: Day Long Summit Addresses Epidemic of Heroin & Opioid Addiction In Indian Country & Surrounding Areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: A woman who stole the identity of a United States citizen was sentenced Friday to more than two years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG-United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, 75, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, has submitted his resignation and announced his retirement, effective Oct. 1, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Matthew Yazzie, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on assault charges.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: All fourth graders are invited to visit Grand Teton National Park for free this year as part of the national Every Kid in a Park program. The program gives fourth grade students, and those accompanying them, free access to public lands and waters nationwide for a year, including sites of the National Park Service.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected eight projects to develop enabling technologies for advanced combustion systems, including oxy-combustion and chemical looping-based power systems. The total estimated federal investment in the eight projects exceeds $10 million. Funding amounts may vary as negotiations progress.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Fern Dowling, 40, of Old Town, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 5½ years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.".
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: Last month when there were nearly 30 overdoses in Huntington in just four hours, West Virginia was once again in the headlines because of a drug-related issue. But this story was different, in part because the drugs involved were much more powerful than what we’re used to seeing. What is this latest threat, what’s being done about it, and what can you do?
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man who helped lead a multistate drug ring pleaded guilty today to a federal crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Corey Bruce Toney, 27, entered his guilty plea to distribution of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: DETROIT - The U.S. Department of Justice has designated the week of Sept. 19, 2016, as National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week. During this week, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) offices and U.S. Attorney’s Offices across the country will be participating in programs to increase public awareness of the growing epidemic of heroin and opiate abuse in our country.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA -United States Attorney Walt Green announced that MITCHELL STERLING HOLMES, age 43, of Port Allen, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick to making false statements to a Federal agency, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001. The sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: Events to be held in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Pierre.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Attorney General Loretta Lynch has designated the week of Sept. 19, 2016, as National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week. Accordingly, a large number of U.S. Attorney’s offices, including the Eastern District of Tennessee, are joining with federal law enforcement, engaging local community partners, and collaborating with medical professionals and public health officials, to help combat this growing epidemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: Prosecuted Under “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Greenfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to entice two teenage victims to engage in illicit sexual activity.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: You own one-third of the land in America - public land where one can hike, bike, climb, hunt, swim, explore, picnic, or just simply relax. National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24, 2016, is an opportunity to enjoy, and give something back to those places we love. In recognition of this special day, Sleeping...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) will join leaders from federal, state and local law enforcement and public health agencies in “Taking Stock," a roundtable discussion examining Oregon’s prescription opioid and heroin epidemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Jersey City, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for supplying heroin and cocaine to a large-scale drug trafficking organization that operated in Ocean and Monmouth Counties and elsewhere in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
