News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine in Sioux City was sentenced April 13, 2017, to more than 10 years in federal prison.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: April 19, 2017 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Administrator Chris Beyerhelm, today announced that under the December Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), USDA has received grant applications totaling...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: In El Paso this morning, 44-year-old Dalia Valencia was sentenced to federal prison announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: BOISE, ID - The Bureau of Land Management invites the public to a wild horse adoption event this weekend at the Idaho Horse Expo. Since February, eight 4-H Clubs from around the Treasure Valley --Lonestar Riders, Desperados, Idaho Youth Ranch, Showtime, Ribbons and Wranglers, Saddle Tramps, Snake River...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former business owner pleaded guilty in federal court today to providing false information in order to receive a $1.45 million loan, and to failing to pay employment taxes for the now-defunct business.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: APR 19 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Daniel Guillen, 28, of Wallingford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Louis Tobin, 30, formerly of Rutland and Bennington, Vermont, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford on Tobin’s previously entered guilty plea to conspiring to distribute heroin to 48 months imprisonment...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: A South Florida resident was sentenced to life in prison after having been convicted at trial of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, an explosive device, and attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: On April 19, 2017, Misty D. Calvert, 28, of Marissa, Illinois, was sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine offenses, Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Jason David Grisham, 39, of Tonelea, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to four years imprisonment. Grisham had previously pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Pictured L to R: William Frazier (LM), David Shafer (LM), Padraic Benson (LM), Jon Horn (Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Inc.), Dr. April Gil (LM), Jon Maraschin (Riverview Technology Corporation); and Sam Marutzky (LM support contractor). (Photo courtesy of History Colorado.).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that a federal jury today found Cordera Hill (27, Tampa) guilty of one count of conspiracy and two counts of offering to pay and paying illegal kickbacks in connection with a federal health care benefit program. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Cody Tyler Layman of Terra Alta, West Virginia, pled guilty to providing an inmate with marijuana, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Terrence J. McNeil, 24, of Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty to five counts of solicitation to commit a crime of violence and five counts of making threatening interstate communications involving his soliciting the murder of members of the U.S. military.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 34-year-old Dallas man has pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with a Denton County highway expansion project in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Cruise Line Ordered to Pay $40 Million for Illegal Dumping of Oil Contaminated Waste and Falsifying Records.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Lamar Young, 30, formerly of Lewiston, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to nine years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, commonly known as “crack." He pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of an indictment charging Peter Nees (49, Ponte Vedra Beach) with making false statements to federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigators during the course of an official investigation. If convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Davisville, West Virginia woman was convicted today of bank robberies spanning three states, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
