News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 44-year-old Nuevo Laredo, Mexico man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking related violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: MOOSE, WY -Grand Teton National Park will host special interpretive astronomy programs this weekend at Colter Bay. From Friday September, 2 through Sunday, September 4, Dark Ranger Telescope Tours and Colter Bay staff will provide visitors numerous opportunities to learn about astronomy and its cultural...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) posted a request for information (RFI) that will inform the design of a study mandated in recently passed legislation to establish a National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. Although the study...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: A Painesville man was indicted on child pornography charges, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Benjamin David Romero, 38, of Las Cruces, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to methamphetamine trafficking charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two California residents involved in an extensive mortgage loan modification scheme were sentenced today in Bridgeport federal court. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill sentenced SERJ GEUTSSOYAN, also known as...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC -Superintendent Patrick M. Kenney announces that permits for temporary duck blinds will be available at the Harkers Island Visitor Center beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., and thereafter Monday through Friday, except holidays.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A former Winnetka resident who operated an illegal gambling enterprise before fleeing to the Middle East was sentenced today to more than four years in federal prison for failing to pay taxes on at least $2.5 million in unlawful earnings.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Fourth grade students in McCreary County are invited to attend the National Park Service Centennial celebration and reveal of the new Big South Fork NRRA film, Generations, at 4:30 p.m. (ET) at McCreary Central High School on Sept. 10, and then receive their Every Kid in a Park Pass. During the night’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Aug. 30, 2016, Donna and Randall Hanson of Solon, Iowa, were sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to four (4) years of probation for false statements made to the Social Security Administration, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Restitution will be determined and ordered at a later date.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: (FORT WORTH, - Texas - Following a one-day trial before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, a federal jury deliberated 90 minutes yesterday to convict Juan Pasillas, 37, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Antonio Ballesteros 26, of Terrell, Texas, for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has charged John S. Mattingly, age 70, of Charlotte Hall, Maryland, today for bank fraud in connection with a scheme to steal funds from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, while he was the pastor. The indictment was returned on Aug. 29, 2016, and unsealed today after Mattingly’s arrest.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Olympic National Park rangers located and secured the body of an unidentified person along a remote section of the park's wilderness coastline yesterday afternoon. The decedent has not been identified; positive identification will be determined through a coroner's examination.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: A Painesville man was indicted on child pornography charges, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A South Florida-based computer programmer made an appearance in the Southern District of Florida today after being arrested Sunday on charges of hacking into computers operated by the Linux Kernel Organization and the Linux Foundation, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A total of five Houston area drug traffickers are in custody on allegations they were involved in the large-scale distribution of methamphetamine in the Tomball and Pinehurst areas, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA -United States Attorney Walt Green announced that on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, LAGUARDIA COSTON, age 29, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge James J. Brady to theft of government funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641. During...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Leo A. Kronert, Jr., aka Lee Kronert, of Frewsburg, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with health care fraud and false statements relating to health care matters. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2016
News Release: The Outer Banks Group, which includes Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial, encourages all fourth graders to visit these national parks this year as part of the Every Kid in a Park program. The program gives fourth grade students...
