News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Gestring, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, a thirteen year-old child complained to a school guidance counselor that Mason, her mother’s boyfriend, asked her to send him nude photos of herself. The Rochester Police Department was notified who in turn contacted the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force for assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: Concord, N.H.- Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Matthew Bergeron, formerly of Fitchburg, Massachusetts was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in the straw purchase of three firearms in New Hampshire.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, G. F. Peterman, III, announced that an indictment charging Isaac J. Culver, III, age 47, Lizella, Georgia, Dave Carty, age 48, Macon, Georgia, and their business, Progressive Consulting Technologies, Inc., with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, ten (10) counts of wire fraud, one (1) count of mail fraud, and conspiracy to launder the proceeds of unlawful activity was unsealed today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ronald T. Showers, age 42, of Albany, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possessing and intending to distribute heroin that caused the death of a 19-year-old woman.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb made the announcement today that four Dominican nationals, formerly residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts were charged in a superseding indictment for their roles in a fentanyl, heroin and cocaine distribution ring disrupted by a federal drug sweep in Lawrence last month.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: BOISE - Nickolas James Parnell, 27, formerly of Boise, and currently residing in Medford, Oregon, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court to possession of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: LOPEZ ISLAND, Wash. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Spokane District announced today that the proposed Central Washington University Field School on Iceberg Point has been postponed. The proposal is currently being reviewed under a Categorical Exclusion (CX) as part of the National Environmental...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Scott Meherg, 36, Chicago, IL, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,161.00 on charges involving his possession and use of counterfeit checks.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: Katmai National Park & Preserve, King Salmon, AK - The use of tripods and rail-mounted fixtures will be prohibited on the Brooks Falls Platform from June 15 through August 15. The decision is a result of increased visitation and demand for viewing space, combined with the park’s responsibility to ensure equal access to facilities for all visitors.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - A 21-year-old man, Gervais Dylan Gatete from Raleigh, North Carolina, sustained severe burns after falling into a hot spring late on Tuesday, June 13. The incident occurred in the Lower Geyser Basin off of Fountain Flat Drive just north of the Old Faithful area. Mr. Gatete, currently an employee with Xanterra Parks and Resorts, was with seven other people when he fell.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: Nevada Business Owner Convicted of Evading Payment of Employment Taxes and Penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Christopher J. Turner, aka Tank, age 41, of Camden, was sentenced yesterday to 210 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on two counts of Distribution of Crack Cocaine. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in El Dorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: A Joint Press Conference concerning the search for fugitives Donnie Russell Rowe and Ricky Dubose, escapees from the Georgia Department of Corrections, will be held tomorrow, Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 12:00 noon at the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, Madison, Georgia.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A federal jury on Wednesday returned guilty verdicts against a 55-year-old Mexican man for methamphetamine trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis today sentenced Douglas Thompson (52, Jacksonville) to 27 months in federal prison for wire fraud and theft of government property. The Court also ordered him to pay $149,218.26 in restitution to the victims of his crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 70-year-old resident of South Padre Island has been sentenced to federal prison for possession of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Howard William Halverson pleaded guilty Nov. 29, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI- Walid John, 37, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today to 10 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a crime of domestic violence, Acting United States Attorney, Joycelyn Hewlett announced. District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez also sentenced John to serve three years of supervised release, pay a $100 special assessment, and perform 400 hours of community service.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a legislative hearing today on proposals to restore balance to federal labor policies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: SHAWN N. ANDERSON, Acting United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant JOSEPH WENDELL MONTON DEVELLES, age 24, was sentenced in District Court on June 13, 2017, to a 21-month term of imprisonment for Possession of Firearms by a Prohibited...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Greg Walden (R-OR), announced that the following committee activity has been postponed for today, Wednesday, June 14...
