News from July 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Curtis Nalls, 38, John Banks, 34, and Cassondra McDougald, 32, all of Niagara Falls, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to smuggle over 100 kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Canada. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $4,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Cameron Cleveland, 39, of Ravenna, with armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during the robbery, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Watrous, NM: Fort Union National Monument announces that its annual Candlelight Tours event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. During this evening event, visitors will be guided through the fort and through a series of skits performed by costumed interpreters. The tours and skits will be illuminated by lantern light. This is a free event, but reservations are required.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: For those who are disappointed that Cape Cod is not in the path of the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, fear not; the Cape has its own celestial celebration in August-the Perseid meteor shower. On Saturday, August 12 from 9:00 to 10:30 pm at Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, national seashore rangers will host a Perseid Star Party to observe the night sky.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Rodrigo Hernandez-Garcia, age 32, an illegal alien from Mexico who was living in Bay St. Louis, pled guilty on July 26, 2017, before Chief District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, announced Acting U. S. Attorney Harold Brittain.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Earlier today, a two-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Victor Agosto, also known as “Bebo," Perfecto Deleon, also known as “Fec," Luis Lopez, also known as “Lou," Andres Reyes, also known as “Dre," Nestor Rivera, also known as “Tito" and “Tito Bird," and Peter...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Interim Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent Kathy Tevyaw announces that the work to remove broken asphalt from the beach along the Herring Cove north parking lot at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown has been awarded to Henry General Construction, Inc. The area was damaged extensively this past winter, leaving huge sections of asphalt strewn along the beach. The work is anticipated to begin next week and take several weeks to complete.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Artist-in-Residence Kit Frost will be teaching smartphone photography techniques at Capitol Reef National Park on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. This workshop will be conducted from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Picnic Area, One mile south on the Scenic Drive. Kit will demonstrate simple techniques to take quality still shots, videos, panoramics and time-lapse photographs using a variety of smartphone apps.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: TUPELO, MS - Children and their families are encouraged to come enjoy the Read with a Ranger program at 10:00 am on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at the Parkway Visitor Center in Tupelo, MS. This month’s featured story is “Stellaluna," a book about a bat that lives with a family of birds. Participants will hear how the animals accept each other’s differences, and participate in a fun activity to explore each other’s differences and similarities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. has sentenced Cordera Hill (27, Tampa) to 24 months in federal prison for conspiracy and offering to pay and paying illegal kickbacks in connection with a federal health care benefit program. The Court also ordered Hill to forfeit more than $43,830.70, the proceeds traceable to his criminal conduct.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Defendant defrauded victims of more than $6 million by lying about the existence of a sick heiress in need of medical care.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley today announced that Vincent Torraco, 26, of Athol, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to three bank robberies, including one in Rindge, New Hampshire.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA -Olu Kanni Sanyaolu, a/k/a Kunle Sanya Olukanni, has been convicted by a jury for naturalization fraud. The jury found that Sanyaolu, a naturalized citizen, fraudulently concealed when he applied for U.S. citizenship that an immigration judge had previously ordered him deported from the United States, which is a fact that made him ineligible to apply for citizenship. Because of this conviction, Sanyaolu will automatically lose his citizenship status.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that GRADY W. CLARK, III, age 38, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Defendant believed to be target of initial drive-by shooting and involved in subsequent retaliation shooting in which a 4-year-old boy was killed.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Weymouth man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for possessing assault-style weapons and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: Thomas Carrano charged with conspiring to raise, train, and sell roosters for cockfighting.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip, New York, charging Suffolk County Police Department Officer Christopher McCoy with depriving an arrestee of the right to bodily integrity by forcing her to perform a sexual act in the precinct. McCoy was arrested this morning, and his initial appearance is scheduled for this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Anne Y. Shields.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District is asking the public to review and provide comment on the Egan and Johnson Basin Restoration Project Preliminary Environmental Assessment. The 30-day public comment period concludes Monday, Aug. 28, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Amado Colon, age 21, of Albany, New York, pled guilty today to distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography.
