News from February 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Lawrence County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 48 months imprisonment, followed by 12 years of supervised release, on his conviction of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing and distributing child pornography over the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge late Tuesday sentenced a former accountant with a Huntsville non-profit corporation that contracted with the government to place people with disabilities into government jobs to two and a half years in prison for defrauding the organization and the Internal Revenue Service, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Veronica Hyman-Pillot and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that ISAIAH HART, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: Jeremy Michael Kieffer, 36, from Dubuque, Iowa, has been charged with one count of possessing a firearm while a marijuana user. The charge is contained in an Indictment filed last month in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment today charging TONEY KELSEY, also known as “Blaze," 25, of Hartford, with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor and three counts of sex trafficking of minors.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man who carried a pistol into Truman Medical Center was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: CONTACT: Barbara Burns. PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 10-count indictment charging John Nelson, 41, and Lawrence Russell, 39, both of Buffalo, NY, with conspiracy, possession...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: Contact: Bill_Justice@nps.gov. Vicksburg, MS. - Vicksburg National Military Park Superintendent Bill Justice recently welcomed three new division chiefs to the park’s management team. Scott Babinowich, Vicksburg’s new Chief of Interpretation, has been a park ranger for over 10 years. In his new role...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Thomas Hammerstone, 34, of McMechen, West Virginia, was sentenced in federal court to six months incarceration for failing to register as a sex offender, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - On March 1, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin a project to repave the parking lot and realign the Mount Vernon Trail at Theodore Roosevelt Island. To ensure visitor safety, the parking lot will be closed until the project’s completion, expected to be late spring. Pedestrians will have access to the island throughout the project, and cyclists can bypass construction via a short detour on the Mount Vernon Trail.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: Today, a federal judge sentenced Albert Fisher, 78 of Quakertown to 36 Months in prison for his role in conspiring to defraud fraternities, sororities and fraternity alumni associations at Lehigh University, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis L. Lappen. In addition, the Honorable Joseph F.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Alan Summers, 78, of Ambler, PA, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him in a scheme to sell commonly abused prescription drugs in exchange for cash payments. Dr. Summers pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, distribution of controlled substances, health...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: Former Correctional Officer in West Virginia Charged with Using Force to Punish Detainees and Submitting a False Incident Report.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: Hameen Irvin and Kelly Combs Will Both Serve Time in Federal Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina - United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that 21 individuals have been arrested on state and federal charges for drug and firearms violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - The U.S. Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged a Vestavia Hills man with making false statements to the FBI in relation to payments from a contractor providing inmate health care at the Jefferson County Jail, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: FEB 22 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Brandon Lancaster, 21, of Norridgewock, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to distributing oxycodone.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: POCATELLO, ID - If you're an outdoor enthusiast looking for some adventure this summer, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) might have just what you're looking for. The BLM Pocatello Field Office is looking for three volunteer campground hosts for the Blackfoot Reservoir Campground (near Soda Springs), Maple Grove Campground and Redpoint Campground (both near the Oneida Reservoir near Preston, Idaho).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2017
News Release: Samuel Dewayne Monroe, 39, of Houston, Texas, pled guilty on Feb. 22, 2017, in United States District Court to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today.
