News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge James M. Munley sentenced James Carson, age 31, to 41 months of imprisonment for assaulting a fellow inmate while incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary Canaan (USP Canaan) in Waymart, Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: In Midland today, a federal jury convicted a former bookkeeper on federal charges in connection with a scheme to steal over $2 Million from a local businessman announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie, Jr., El Paso Division; and, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge William Cotter.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: Rigoberto Roque-Vazquez, of Norristown, PA, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about July 13, 2017, Roque-Vazquez, an alien, and native and citizen of Guatemala, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about June 11, 2013, March 21, 2014, and Oct. 2, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 45-year-old Corpus Man has been found guilty for trafficking more than a kilogram of cocaine as well as being a felon in possession of both a firearm and ammunition, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. The federal jury deliberated for approximately 40 minutes following a one-day trial before convicting Elias Gonzalez Alvarez on all counts as charged.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that an Adrian, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of McKees Rocks, PA, has been sentenced in federal court on his conviction of harboring illegal aliens, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today. The court imposed a term of imprisonment of one day, a term of supervised release of three years, with 24 weeks of...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: Defendant Charged as a Result of OCDETF Operation, Led by HSI and HIDTA Region II Narcotics Task Force, Targeted Methamphetamine Traffickers in Northwestern New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: Joseph Dubois Ordered to Pay $410,520 in Restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), concluded a wild burro bait and water trap gather on the Marietta Wild Burro Range (MWBR) in Mineral County, Nevada on Friday, August 4. The BLM gathered 129 wild burros within and outside the MWBR.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Zheng Geng, a/k/a “Jason Geng", age 59, of Vienna, Virginia, on charges related to a scheme to defraud the United States. The indictment was returned on August 9, 2017, and unsealed today upon the arrest of Geng. Geng is the Chief Executive Officer of Xigen LLC (Xigen), which has offices in Maryland and Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Moundsville, West Virginia man was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug distribution charges, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: EMINENCE, MO: Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host a solar eclipse viewing event at Alley Spring on August 21 beginning at 11:30 a.m. and ending at 2:45 p.m. A partial solar eclipse will be visible during the entire event, with the peak eclipse occurring at approximately 1:00 p.m. Park Rangers will...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: FBI Seeks Assistance in Identifying Miami Bank Robber.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 45-year-old Corpus Man has been found guilty for trafficking more than a kilogram of cocaine as well as being a felon in possession of both a firearm and ammunition, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. The federal jury deliberated for approximately 40 minutes following a one-day trial before convicting Elias Gonzalez Alvarez on all counts as charged.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Twelve people have been charged for their involvement in a drug trafficking ring that operated in Schenectady and Albany.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: GADSDEN - Three Gadsden men were arrested today on federal charges of distributing heroin or fentanyl, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: On August 9, 2017, Christopher E. Creek, 56, of Champaign, IL, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison on his federal bank fraud conviction, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. Creek’s conviction resulted from his participation as a developer for the construction of an apartment complex in Carbondale, IL, known as the Pointe at SIU.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park has released the results of two separate studies completed in 2016 that provide current information about traffic and parking, as well as visitor demographics, values, experiences, and expectations.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - James D. Falkowski, a/k/a “Jamie Falkowski," 42, of Buffalo, New York, was charged by indictment1, unsealed today, with eleven counts of wire fraud, eleven counts of mail fraud, and one count of conspiracy, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park will offer a free ranger-led tour of the seldom-seen Arrowhead Pueblo on Sunday, August 27th. This one mile roundtrip visit to the 14th century pueblo will explore the historical, archaeological, and cultural significance of this 100+ room ruin. Visitors interested in the tour are advised to reserve a spot, as space is limited. Attendees will meet at the Visitor Center at 1:00 p.m. and caravan to the trailhead with the ranger.
