News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: A North St. Louis man will serve 30 years in federal prison for robbing two convenience stores and shooting a store clerk in 2010. Leslie Woods, 23, was sentenced yesterday in the U.S. District Court to 30 years in prison for his role in the June 17, 2010 armed robbery and shooting that that occurred...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Carson Sibley, age 26, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child, enticement of a minor, travel for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct, and the commission of these offenses while being required to register as a sex offender. The charges are contained in an Indictment filed on July 19, 2017 in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Big Thicket National Preserve Superintendent Wayne Prokopetz announced today that the preserve will start issuing this season's free hunting permits on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. Available 2017/2018 permits will be issued until Feb. 28, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - Seven residents of Lea County, New Mexico, including four Mexican nationals, and a resident of Yuma, Arizona, are facing federal narcotics trafficking and money laundering charges alleging that they imported methamphetamine and cocaine into Lea County from Mexico through Arizona. The charges are the result of a multi-agency investigation led by the DEA into a significant drug trafficking organization based in Hobbs, New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Gulfport, Mississippi, tax return preparer was sentenced to 48 months in prison for obstructing the internal revenue laws and aiding in the preparation of a false tax return, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Harold Brittain for the Southern District of Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Markus Davis, 39, entered his guilty plea to a single-count indictment charging him with illegally possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Four RMV clerks arrested for issuing licenses and ID cards to illegal aliens for cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: DAYTON - Connie Apostelos, also known as Connie Coleman, 51, formerly of Springboro, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 30 months in prison for charges related to a $70 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly 500 victims.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project - What Happened and What's Next." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Casper, Wyo - Fill your weekend with knowledge at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6, during three free programs.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), secured a commitment from the leadership of the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to return to Congress within 120 days with a plan for the FBI headquarters. Barrasso was speaking at a full committee hearing on “FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project - What Happened and What's Next."
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee unanimously voted to favorably report the following nominees to serve as Commissioners at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Rostin Behnam, Brian D. Quintenz, and Dawn DeBerry Stump. The nominees may now be considered by the full U.S. Senate for confirmation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announces that Japheth Sims, age 29, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Theresa Springmann on his plea of guilty to the crime of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Jared Mitchell, an investor relations professional, was sentenced earlier today to 36 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, after having pleaded guilty to securities fraud for his role in the fraudulent market manipulation of ForceField Energy Inc. (ForceField), a publicly traded company previously listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “FNRG.".
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Luis Diaz, 51, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to obtaining controlled substances through fraud, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former staffer for a member of the United States Congress was arrested today on federal extortion and bribery charges after allegedly taking $5,000 with promises of helping to prevent the closure of a Compton marijuana shop.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A man was sentenced on Tuesday to 102 months in prison for armed robbery of a jewelry store located in the Summit Sierra mall, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) called for Congress to take action to strengthen cosmetic product regulation today after releasing a letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) providing a troubling overview of the sharp increase in the number of imported cosmetic...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it will award a fourth project-up to $1.8 million-under the MEGA-BIO: Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels Funding Opportunity. In August 2016, DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) selected three projects for an initial round of funding. The total funding for the four MEGA-BIO awards is $13.1 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A career criminal was sentenced on Tuesday to 188 months in prison for robbing a bank with a knife, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.
