News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Calera man to 15 years and eight months in prison as an armed career criminal, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Hyche.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two members of a scheme that used secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras on PNC and Bank of America ATMs to steal at least $428,581 pleaded guilty today in Newark federal court, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
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: PEORIA, Ill. - A jury deliberated for approximately one hour yesterday, before returning a verdict of guilty against Scott Books, 34, of McLean, Ill., for the July 2016 robbery of the Land of Lincoln Credit Union in Normal, Ill.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Calera man to 15 years and eight months in prison as an armed career criminal, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Hyche.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: TUPELO, MS: On Aug. 3, 2017, two sport bike motorcyclists, who appeared in Federal Court in Columbia, Tennessee, were found guilty of reckless driving and fleeing from a law enforcement officer on the Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway). After a year-long cooperative investigation with the U.S. Marshals Service, Parkway rangers filed charges against these offenders. Each offender must complete community service before the final sentencing hearing scheduled forSeptember 5, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin D. Waczkowski, 32, of Elma, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a violation of the federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: On July 21, Paige Byrd concluded her Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) experience at Obed Wild and Scenic River. An English as Second Language teacher at Oakdale Elementary School in Wartburg, Tennessee, Paige worked as Obed’s TRT where her main focus was to create new educational resources that highlighted...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management Spokane District posted the environmental assessment for the proposed Lane Mountain South mine expansion, which supports working landscapes across America. The environmental assessment is now available for a 30-day public review and comment period.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Mexican men, a Nicaraguan man, and a man from El Salvador have been indicted by a federal grand jury on reentry of a removed alien charges, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: HEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Steubenville, Ohio men pled guilty today in federal court for their roles in manipulating business development programs facilitated by the United States Small Business Administration and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to derive unlawful profits of approximately twenty-four million dollars, Criminal Chief Assistant United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders today sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting additional information on the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, CDC’s role in the Flint water crisis response, and federal investment in lead poisoning prevention...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a draft Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed introduction and conveyance of up to 5,000 acre-feet per year of Kern River water in the Friant-Kern Canal for use within Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District over a five-year period.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - An associate of the Wildboys gang was sentenced today in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder for his role in a gang-related shooting.
By State Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, this evening made the following statement regarding President Trump thanking Vladimir Putin for expelling American embassy staff because “we’re trying to cut down our payroll"...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged William E. Young, 54, of Columbus, with one count of cyberstalking in an indictment returned here today.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders today sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting additional information on the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, CDC’s role in the Flint water crisis response, and federal investment in lead poisoning prevention...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: Estuardo Felix, a/k/a “Estuardo Lopez-Felix," of Chester, 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 12, 2017, Felix, 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 21, 2012 and March 18, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin D. Waczkowski, 32, of Elma, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
