News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: HAMMOND-Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced today that Eric M. Dillon, 28, of Gary, Indiana entered a plea of guilty to one count of Hobbs Act Robbery, and one count of causing death during a crime of violence before District Court Judge Philip P. Simon. This plea was accepted by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault of a Dating Partner by Strangulation and Suffocation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Abudullah Almashwali, 31, a Yemeni national formerly residing in Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty today to distribution of heroin and cocaine, and conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A California woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison today for distributing multiple pounds of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Defendant Tried to Get Victim to Lie After Attack.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor was sentenced on April 10, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - On June 8, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office will hold its quarterly oil and gas lease sale using the internet-based auction system EnergyNet. Each parcel will have its own unique open bidding period beginning at 9 a.m. MST, with the complete bidding process expected to last a total of three hours.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) issued the following statements after President Trump signed H. J. Res 67 into law. The resolution closes one of two regulatory loopholes that would allow states and localities to force private-sector workers into government-run IRAs without consumer protections provided by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Winnemucca, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Winnemucca District Office (WDO) is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) that will analyze the potential impacts of riparian protection and enhancement projects. A public comment period will be open for the next 30 days. We must receive your comments by Monday, May 15, 2017 to ensure consideration.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 14 - The leaders of the Senate and House health committees today released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration user fee agreements.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - In response to an increase in perceived hate-related activity across the Portland Metro Area, the United States Attorney’s Office, along with law enforcement partners from across the state, encourage anyone with information about hate-related activity to contact their local law enforcement agency and the FBI.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ernest Schaeffer, age 41, of Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to conspiring with others to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northern California District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 26, at the BLM Northern California District Office, 6640 Lockheed Dr., Redding, to discuss land use planning. The meeting is open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Garland E Burrell Jr. sentenced Robert Patton McGee, 53, of Vallejo, today to seven years in prison for distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: A former office manager of a small dental practice in Mason City, Iowa, who stole nearly $500,000 from her employer over the course of almost a decade, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will hold a public meeting on the status of the ongoing Cost Allocation Study for the Central Valley Project (CVP). The meeting will cover four topics: (1) background and purpose of the study, (2) current activities, (3) study assumptions, and (4) schedule. The meeting will be held...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Promoted and Sold Software to Restaurants Resulting in More Than $3.4 Million Tax Loss.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced a federal indictment charging SCOTT FRANCIS FORTIER, 38, with production and possession of child pornography. FORTIER was indicted on April 12, 2017, and will make his initial appearance in United States District Court later this week.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: Luray, Virginia: The Shenandoah National Park Association is sponsoring the 2017 Resource Seminars in Shenandoah National Park. These seminars provide participants with the opportunity to get to know their national park a little more personally through in-depth, hands-on experiences. This year there are seven seminars that feature Shenandoah National Park as a place for inspiration, recreation, and renewal.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Larry Pyos, Jr., 35, of Burke, was sentenced today to 115 years and 10 months in prison for charges related to multiple armed robberies of businesses in Fairfax County and Falls Church.
