News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today as an armed career criminal who illegally possessed firearms and ammunition.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, during a hearing Tuesday questioned FBI Director James Comey and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson over the growth of ISIS and its spread around the world, including to the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that over $9 million in federal grant funds have been awarded to a variety of Arizona-based state, local, and non-profit organizations. The federal grant awards, which are individually summarized below, are intended to combat crime, assist victims of crime, and promote public and officer safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jacob P. Wheeler, 25, of Santa Fe, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 46 months in prison for his armed bank robbery conviction. Wheeler will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: Honolulu - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) will conduct operations with activities on September 28th and September 30th that will impact visitation to the USS Arizona Memorial at World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - The Justice Department has announced that the independent federal review into the fatal shooting of Darrius Stewart on July 17, 2015, in Memphis, Tennessee, found insufficient evidence to support federal criminal civil rights charges against Memphis Police Department (MPD) Officer Connor Schilling.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jacob P. Wheeler, 25, of Santa Fe, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 46 months in prison for his armed bank robbery conviction. Wheeler will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: Shortly before midnight, federal and state authorities arrested 26-year-old Marcellus Antoine Burgin of Cypress, TX, without incident in New Orleans, LA. Burgin, 28-year-old Chimene Hamilton Onyeri of Houston, and 24-year-old Rasul Kareem Scott of Marrera, LA, are all charged in a federal grand jury...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: Marijuana Distributed in Utica, New York Came from Northern California.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: Charges Include Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: SEP 27 - PORTLAND, 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 Shannon Bragdon, 32, of Portland, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to attempting to acquire oxycodone by deception and health care fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: Effective immediately, campfires are allowed in established fire rings in campgrounds and day-use areas and on lake shores below the high water mark throughout Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Charcoal grills are also allowed at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today as an armed career criminal who illegally possessed firearms and ammunition.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: Employer name: Viscofan USA Inc. Danville, Illinois. Citations issued: Sept. 21, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Peoria Area Office has cited Viscofan USA for one repeated and one serious safety violations. Investigating reports...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mark G. Peters, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI"), announced today the filing of criminal charges against six defendants for participating in long-running schemes to hide substantial...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Latricia Newell was sentenced to 48 months in prison involving her use of counterfeit credit cards to purchase gift cards in the St. Louis area.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing on bioresearch labs and the inactivation of dangerous pathogens. Taking center stage at the hearing was a new report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO), which...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development will host the International Food Assistance and Food Security Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, October 10-11. The conference, to be held in conjunction with World Food Prize events, will bring together public- and private-sector partners to discuss issues and challenges related to delivering programs to alleviate hunger and promote long-term food security throughout the world.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: A Miami resident pled guilty for his involvement in an identity theft tax fraud scheme involving the sale of a tax refund check.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Eric D. Chavis, 24, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 15 years in prison for directing and distributing music videos depicting child pornography.
