News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating the federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Justice Department Secures the Denaturalization of Individual Convicted of Impersonating An Immigration Officer to Defraud Other Immigrants Residing Unlawfully in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 40-year-old Mexican national has been convicted of illegally re-entering the country after removal or deportation, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. A federal jury sitting in McAllen deliberated for approximately 30 minutes before finding Rogelio Rodriguez guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - The New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force announced today that Rebecca Ayling has been selected as its new Project Director.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A Birmingham man pled guilty today in federal court to selling heroin last year that caused the death of one person and seriously injured another, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New York man was sentenced today to 39 months in prison for his role in the robbery of a North Jersey bar, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: This morning, Aug. 23, park rangers were notified via cell phone that a 73 year old male had taken a tumbling fall while descending Mount Lady Washington in Rocky Mountain National Park above Chasm Lake. Bystanders who witnessed the fall aided the man by performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Rangers were nearby in the Chasm Shelter area and reached the man in 15 minutes. Rangers also performed CPR. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Marie E. Sherrill, 56, of Porterville, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud and one count of aiding the preparation of a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man was indicted Wednesday on charges of brandishing a firearm when he robbed a McDonald’s restaurant, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites local eighth grade classes to participate in a unique, rotating educational program commemorating the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga. The program, which last 90 minutes, will be offered...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: DOUGLAS, Wyo. - After a competition among 34 contestants and their horses, and an adoption that found homes for eight gentled wild horses and two gentled burros, the Bureau of Land Management annual Mustang Days, held last weekend at the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas, was considered a huge success by participants and spectators alike.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Wheeling, West Virginia man pled guilty today to cocaine distribution, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Jeffrey Swimm, 38, of Bangor, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that AARON EMIL WEEDEN, age 37, of Wagoner, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment, and 3 years supervised release for FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative Which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Tennessee Sheriff Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Federal Corruption and Civil Rights Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Twenty people from the Youngstown area were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to launder $16 million obtained through computer hacking and other fraud, law enforcement officials said.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: The National Park Service is seeking public comment on several changes to entrance and campground fees under consideration for Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments in 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested a dozen individuals without incident, including San Antonio Eastside-based ringleader Donavin Sanchez, on federal drug charges stemming from a heroin and methamphetamine trafficking investigation announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Skagway - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park invites you to celebrate 101 years of the National Park Service by earning a junior ranger badge with a new and accessible junior ranger booklet. The first 101 individuals to complete the booklet and mail it in will receive a special 2017 commemorative junior ranger badge.
