News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 29-year-old Kilgore, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the DEA and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) today issued a final Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking proposals for the Low-Level Waste/Mixed Low-Level Waste (LLW/MLLW) Disposal procurement. This effort will require contractors to safely dispose of LLW/MLLW; Section 11e.(2) byproduct material; technologically-enhanced, naturally-occurring radioactive material (TENORM); and sealed sources.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: On Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20, at 2:45 p.m. park rangers received an emergency call from climbers on the Petit Grepon in Rocky Mountain National Park. One of the climbers, a 28 year old male from Kennesaw, Georgia, sustained a 15 foot fall onto a ledge while climbing. He was approximately 700 feet up...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. - Ormat Nevada Inc. has completed preparations for a 30-day flow and injection test of two existing geothermal wells near the Town of Mammoth Lakes. The test was approved by the Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office, in coordination with the Inyo National Forest Mammoth Lakes Ranger District, earlier this month. Testing is scheduled to begin on Friday, Aug. 25.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: “We are gratified by the Second Circuit’s affirmation of Mathew Martoma’s conviction. The strength of our securities markets rests on their integrity and fairness. And the successful prosecution of those who cheat by trading on illegally obtained inside information, as Martoma did to the tune of over $275 million, is critical to maintaining that integrity and fairness in our markets.".
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Farrell, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of producing and distributing images of the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Wesley Chalk, of Inwood, West Virginia, pled guilty today to possession of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the arrest late Tuesday of Albert Larry Harris (27, Lake County) on a federal criminal complaint charging him with receipt of a bribe by a public official. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Logan man was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison for a gun crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Bryan Keith Lewis, 25, previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Red Hawk and Cache Creek Among the California Casinos Hit.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - A former Floyd pharmacist, who structured cash deposits to avoid Internal Revenue Reporting Requirements, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
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: Two Cleveland gang members were sentenced to more than 64 and 14 years in prison for their roles in carjackings in the city’s Tremont neighborhood, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman, FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams.
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: NEWARK, N.J. - One of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, who was arrested earlier this month in Virginia, made his initial appearance in federal court in Newark for a gang-related murder, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the indictment of JULIE ANN LEE, 53, former controller of the Town & Country Club in St. Paul, Minn., on four counts of wire fraud and six counts of filing false tax returns. LEE is expected to make her initial appearances in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis later this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jared Andrew Novy, age 37, of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, and Keith Keiser, age 26, of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, were indicted separately on Aug. 22, 2017, by a federal grand jury with multiple child exploitation crimes.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: ELY, Nev.--The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District is asking the public to review and provide comment on parcels of public land nominated for potential oil and gas exploration and development. The public comment period concludes Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. America’s free markets will help determine if energy development on public lands is feasible.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man appeared in federal court today to face charges that he operated a $530,000 check-kiting scheme using stolen Social Security numbers, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
