News from December 2017
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, in accordance with President Donald J. Trump’s April 26, 2017, Executive Order (EO), U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke released the final report outlining recommendations he made to the President on some national monument designations under the Antiquities Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brenda Mansour, 20, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of introducing into interstate commerce a misbranded food before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman was acquitted of Bank Fraud and Forgery as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, on Nov. 30, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A senior member of a large-scale drug trafficking organization was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for distributing heroin in Ocean and Monmouth Counties and elsewhere in New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: HAMMOND -United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that Robert E. Stochel, age 64, of Crown Point, Indiana was sentenced before District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody for mail fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: Grand Jury Indicts Garcia-Zarate for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition and for Being an Illegal Alien In Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Derek Fagan, 33, of Wellsville, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - What’s a cost effective way to control the levels of zinc in stormwater? The answer might be found on a half shell.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced DASHAWN JEWELIN MCCALL, 24, of Sanford to 57 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jason Sebastian Sparks, 29, of Oroville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 14 years in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) end-of-year immigration enforcement numbers...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Bluefield man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Cory Lee Callen, 27, entered his guilt plea to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its end-of-year immigration enforcement numbers, the results of a year-long return to enforcing the law, upholding the integrity of our lawful immigration system, and keeping America safe. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, U.S. Customs...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: Greenville, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Alandis Patterson, a/k/a “Vino," age 33, of Greenville, South Carolina was sentenced in federal court in Greenville for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by means of force and threats of force, in violation of Title...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Emily Oberst, age 25, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for her sexual exploitation of children, announced Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Special Agent in Charge Vadim D. Thomas of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Albany Field Office. Oberst...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
Release: Des Moines, Iowa-The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is implementing new carry-on baggage security procedures at Des Moines International Airport (DSM).
By DOE Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Each year, EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) honors one of its most influential researchers, Dr. Donald A. Orth, by presenting the Donald Orth Lifetime Achievement Award to an employee for technical excellence and leadership.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: NIST published the second draft of the proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. This second draft update aims to clarify, refine, and enhance the Cybersecurity Framework, amplifying its value and making it easier to use. This latest draft reflects comments received to date, including those from a public review process launched in January 2017 and a workshop in May 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Edward Carrillo, also known as “Super Ed," was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan to 10 ½ years’ imprisonment for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in West Virginia. The fentanyl the defendant distributed was...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2017
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine M. Ro (619)546-7937.
