News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 23-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for importing and possessing with the intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Manual Alfredo Mancillas, of Seattle, Washington, pleaded guilty April 4, 2017, to conspiracy to import, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute and importing methamphetamine.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: Nobel laureate David Wineland announced today that he plans to leave the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) this fall and has accepted a position at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Wineland is relocating for family reasons.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: JULY 21, 2017 - There will be a lapse in wire service through PR Newswire beginning Aug. 1, 2017. Daily Profile America audio features can still be found online. For those not currently subscribed to receive our latest news and updates via email or SMS from the U.S. Census Bureau, click here to sign up.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Nevada physician practicing as a specialist in pain management was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for distribution of large quantities of highly addictive prescription opioids, including oxycodone, and other controlled substances without a medical purpose, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson ordered a fine in the amount of $2.5 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka tax preparer pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing false tax returns, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - A former Phoenix tax preparer was sentenced Tuesday to 36 months in prison for her role in an identity theft and money laundering scheme uncovered during a probe spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: Western WY - Teton Interagency fire managers announce that the fire danger rating is high for the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, National Elk Refuge, and Teton Interagency Dispatch Area. The potential for fire activity has increased due to normal summer curing of vegetation combined with hot temperatures, and dry, windy afternoons.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Murietta man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to enticing a girl who lived in the Seattle area to engage in sexually explicit activity that resulted in the production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: A Highland Heights man pleaded guilty to selling furanyl fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of a Cleveland teen, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Murrieta man identified during a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to enticing a Seattle girl to engage in sexually explicit activity that resulted in the production of child pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) deportation officers apprehended 650 individuals during a four-day operation last week, Operation Border Guardian/Border Resolve, which targeted individuals who entered the country as unaccompanied alien children (UACs) and family units.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The chief executive officer of an Orange County check-cashing business was arrested this morning on federal charges that accuse him of procuring and illegally exporting rifle scopes, laser boresighters and other tactical equipment from the United States to Syria in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: PUT-IN-BAY, OHIO - Visitors will enjoy an old fashioned summer tradition on Friday, Aug. 11, at Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial when harmony is key at the 70th annual Barbershop Singers Concert at 7 pm on the back porch of the Visitor Center. “We look forward to this event every summer," said Superintendent Barbara Fearon, “and we’re proud to be part of the history of the barbershop singers.".
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Donald Burton, 51, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty today for his part in a bribery scheme involving city contracts, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A United States citizen who had been residing in Mexico has been ordered to prison for importing methamphetamine into the country from Mexico, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Dina Maria Palacios, 37, pleaded guilty April 4, 2017.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $7.8 million in support of eleven projects to unlock private-sector resources for energy innovation. The projects, part of DOE's Innovative Pathways program, are designed to address the systemic barriers currently preventing the ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service (NPS) will reopen Precipice, Valley Cove, and Jordan cliffs and associated trails in Acadia National Park to public entry on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. The NPS closed these areas on March 17, 2017, to protect the peregrine falcons from inadvertent disturbance or harassment during the nesting period.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: At the outset of this morning’s hearing, I want to begin by thanking Chairman Hatch and Senator Cantwell. They are leading the charge when it comes to affordable housing, particularly through smart tax policies the committee will discuss today, and I’m looking forward to working more with them on these issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Sioux Falls, SD, man pleaded guilty in federal court to Kidnapping.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2017
News Release: WILKES-BARRE- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Joseph Marcoux, age 25, of Bushkill, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on July 31, 2017, by United States Magistrate Court Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. to a three-month prison term, followed by three...
