News from July 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former official of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was sentenced today to three years’ probation for using the authority’s resources to facilitate and conceal the cause of traffic problems in Fort Lee, New Jersey, to punish that borough’s mayor for not endorsing Gov. Chris Christie’s re-election.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DUSAN MLADEN, also known as David Mladen, 62, of Hartford, was arrested yesterday and charged by federal criminal complaint with threatening a federal official.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Watrous, NM: African Americans have served with distinction in every war and conflict of the United States since the American Revolution. However, it wasn’t until after the Civil War when more than 200,000 African American soldiers would fight to end the war and cement themselves as effective soldiers...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. - Michael Farah, 70, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Byerly Birge announced today. U.S.District Judge Paul A. Maloney imposed the sentence. In addition to the prison term, Farah was also ordered to serve a year of supervised release, pay a fine of $5,000, and pay restitution of $221,730.25.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Memphis, TN - A woman who made false statements during the purchase of a firearm has been sentenced to six months in federal prison. Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Taxes play an integral role in a nation's ability to compete, especially in a global economy. In fact, most industrialized countries around the globe recognize that tax rates can determine whether or not businesses succeed or fail.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Quincy man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for robbing multiple banks throughout the Boston area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Danny R. Q. Wong was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage today to serve a term of 15 months in prison for distributing opium. Wong, 58, of Anchorage, was indicted last year for conspiring with three other persons to distribute...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: G. F. “Pete" Peterman, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces Clinton Scott Bass, age 34, of Hahira, Georgia, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Court Judge Hugh Lawson in Valdosta. Mr. Bass was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment, the maximum sentence under the statute and guidelines, for attempting to receive and transport explosive materials with intent to kill, injure or intimidate.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: In order to meet requirements set by legislation passed by Congress in December 2016, the price of the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass will increase from $10 to $80. The change will take effect Aug. 28, 2017. Pass holders are given lifetime access to more than 2,000 sites and parks. The fee increase will support critical investments in maintenance projects at national parks and federal recreational lands nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Fairhaven man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 21-year-old Pharr man has been sentenced to life in federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy to commit hostage taking and conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. A federal jury sitting in McAllen convicted Luis Gerardo...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Ronald Boersma, 38, of Brewer, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 69 months in prison to be followed by 15 years of supervised release for possessing child pornography. Boersma pleaded guilty on Nov. 18, 2016.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) reiterated the momentum behind reforming our nation’s tax code and said lowering the U.S. corporate tax rate from one of the highest in the world to one of the lowest is a top priority in current tax reform efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Robert Richey Golden, 63, of Chunchula, was sentenced today in federal court on charges involving his possession of two short-barrel firearms. Golden, a former Prichard police officer was implicated in state...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Female Bank Robber Hits Again. FBI, Atlanta Area Law Enforcement Continues Efforts to ID and Apprehend. David J. LeValley, special Agent in Charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office, continues to request the public’s assistance in its efforts to identify and apprehend the individual responsible for a series of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Seeking Information Regarding Laser Strikes. Stephen D. Anthony, special agent in charge of the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for the Northern District of Ohio, and Calvin Williams, chief of Cleveland Division of Police, are seeking information regarding two recent...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Are you interested in taking a kayak tour following the same route as the US soldiers who opened the famous “Cracker Line" during the Civil War? The park would like to invite the public to participate in a FREE, 4 hour, kayak tour with a ranger on Friday, July 28, at 9 am. The Friends...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 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 | Jul 12, 2017
News Release: HONOLULU - Maulia LaBarre, age 35, of Honolulu, Hawaii, pled guilty yesterday in federal court to one count of honest services wire fraud. LaBarre was formerly employed as a police officer with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD).
