News from January 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Stevenson, Alabama, Police Chief Sentenced for Assaulting and Failing to Protect Arrestee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - Syed Raheel Farook, the brother of deceased San Bernardino attacker Syed Rizwan Farook, pleaded guilty today in federal court in an immigration fraud case stemming from the investigation of the Dec. 2, 2015 attack in San Bernardino in which 14 people died and 22 were wounded.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY - Grand Teton National Park temporarily closed U.S. Highway 89/26/191 today due to limited and no visibility, and significant drifting on various locations along the road. At approximately 8:30 a.m. the highway was closed between Moose and Moran Junction. The closure was then extended to the south from Moose to the Jackson Hole Airport junction at approximately 1 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Stoystown, Pa. was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of possession of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing to consider General John Kelly to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Below is Chairman Johnson’s opening statement as submitted for the record...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Aaron Broussard, age 26, of Hopkins, Minnesota, appeared today before United States Magistrate Judge Karoline Mehalchick in Scranton to face charges that he distributed fentanyl, a Schedule I controlled substance, resulting in the death of another.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A doctor practicing in Passaic County, New Jersey, was charged today with accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running and elaborate scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Abel Arturo Valdez-Parra, 35, of Mexico, was charged with illegal re-entry into the United States, said U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Kevin Graham Conlon, age 30, of Cockeysville, Maryland, is facing federal charges for production of child pornography; and for receipt and distribution of child pornography, conspiracy to receive and distribute, and attempting to receive and distribute child pornography. The court...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Release Date: Jan. 10, 2017. Contact: Theo K. Chargualaf, Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist. Phone: (671) 477-7278, ext. 1005. 2017 Youth Conservation Corps Internships Available. This summer, War in the Pacific National Historical Park will once again host the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)...
By State Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: “We believe that Serbia's abuse of the Interpol Red Notice system leading to the detention of Ramush Haradinaj is outrageous. We urge France to expeditiously process the case and return him to his home in Kosovo as soon as possible.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Zia Zafar, 31, of Chino Hills, California, made his initial appearance here today after being charged with the attempted murder of a diplomat stationed at the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Antonio Cuevas-Baltazar, 21, of Massillon with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, said U.S. Attorney Carole S. Rendon.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: SHASTA LAKE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation is scheduled to incrementally increase releases below Keswick Dam from 14,000 cubic feet per second to 19,000 cfs by Jan. 11, with releases increasing up to 36,000 cfs by Jan. 12. The increased releases are necessary to meet flood space regulatory requirements within Shasta Reservoir. If inflows continue to increase or start to decrease, operational adjustments will be made as necessary and may occur on short notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hung C. Nguyen, 40, of Moorpark, pleaded guilty today to manufacturing marijuana as part of a larger conspiracy to distribute marijuana throughout California, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) yesterday sent a “Dear Colleague" letter to the entire House Democratic Caucus urging a united front against House Republican leaders’ plan to eliminate two environmental standards - the Stream Protection Rule and the Methane Waste Prevention...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: JAN 10 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Jose Ignacio Goris, 42, of Providence, convicted at trial for trafficking cocaine, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison. A federal court jury in Providence convicted Jose Ignacio Goris on Jan. 14, 2016, of attempting to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
By State Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) sent a letter today to President Obama after new reports from the Intelligence Community indicate that detainees recently freed from the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay are attempting to return to terrorism.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: U.S. National Charged with Attempted Murder of U.S. Consulate Official in Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A former general manager and partial owner of a Florida-based energy company and an owner of multiple Texas-based energy companies each pleaded guilty today to foreign bribery charges for their role in a scheme to corruptly secure contracts from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA).
