News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: On April 6, 2017, Leon S. Johnson, 41, of Herrin, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today.
By State Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in response to U.S. missile strikes in Syria.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: A Toledo man was indicted for allegedly stealing $182,000, said David A. Sierleja, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 99.7 - “Special Security Instructions" - to address national security concerns about unauthorized drone operations over 133 military facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, AL-Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Roger C. Stanton announced that Don Lupo is the Birmingham Division recipient of the 2016 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA). SAC Stanton presented a certificate to Mr. Lupo at a press conference, April 6, 2017, at the FBI’s Birmingham headquarters.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA), formerly headquartered in Columbia, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for transferring nearly $1.4 million to Iraq in violation of federal sanctions.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Gettysburg, Pa. (April 6, 2017) - Conditions are right for the National Park Service to conduct a prescribed fire on the west slope (52 acres) of Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park on Monday, April 10, 2017. Please note: the prescribed fire is estimated to begin around noon but this is only an estimate. The start of the prescribed fire is entirely weather dependent.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Walter Botelho, 52, of Brewer, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 2½ years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of firearms. Botelho pleaded guilty on Sept. 2, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Christopher Butler, 30, of Twinsburg, Ohio, was sentenced today to 110 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced. District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez also ordered Butler to pay a $100 special assessment and perform 400 hours of community service.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A Massachusetts man who formerly resided in McAllen has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of one count of access with intent to view child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. James Patrick Burke, 39, was a former special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and pleaded guilty June 2, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas -A federal grand jury returned multiple indictments this week charging individuals with separate federal crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Major Milestone in Reform Process is Credit to Work of SPD Officers.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Join park staff and scientists at Tumacácori National Historical Park for National Bat Appreciation Day, April 17, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Spring is the season bats return from their annual migration south or begin to emerge from hibernation. This unofficial holiday is a great time to explore the role bats play in nature and how scientists are working to learn about and conserve bat populations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. sentenced Trevor Kintaro Lichnock-Gembe, 29, of Fair Oaks, today to four years and 10 months in prison for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unlawful possession of identification documents of others, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Earlier today, Hani Kabbara pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The plea was entered before United States Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on April 5, 2017, United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Christina Woodring, age 35, of Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, to two years of probation, including an eight-month term of home confinement, for conspiring to manufacture and distribute explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: BOISE - Terry Dudley, 45, of Weiser, Idaho and Jacque Sue Garner, 56, of Nampa, Idaho were sentenced yesterday for distributing methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Both Dudley and Garner pleaded guilty to one count of distributing methamphetamine. Dudley was sentenced to...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: Ricky Parnell admitted to receiving kickbacks totaling at least $175,000 from contractors.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2017
News Release: U.S. Attorney Phillips Praises Courage and Resilience of Those Who Come Forward.
