News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - An East Chicago, Indiana man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison on a firearms charge related to the activity of a street gang known as the Two Six Nation. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Federal and state authorities arrested six members and associates of the “Cruces Boys" gang this morning on federal drug trafficking charges and seized 25 firearms announced Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s El Paso Division Will Glaspy; United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albuquerque Division; and, Las Cruces Police Chief Jaime Montoya.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Thank you Chairman Brady. Secretary Price, I guess this is a bit of a homecoming for you. I am glad you are able to join us today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that three Canadian men pleaded guilty in federal court today to their roles in a $17 million scheme to transport hundreds of thousands of cartons of contraband cigarettes from the Kansas City, Mo., area to the state of New York, where they were sold primarily on Indian reservations.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: “Good afternoon and welcome to today’s hearing on the federal government’s use of Social Security numbers. Unfortunately, Chairman Johnson was unable to be here today to discuss one of his favorite topics - ending the unnecessary use of Social Security numbers. I would like to welcome Chairman Hurd of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s IT Subcommittee, and all of the IT Subcommittee members for joining us in the Ways and Means Committee hearing room today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 6, 2017, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against a man allegedly involved in a sexual assault on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The indictment named Justin A. Schneider (age: 18) of...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - Volunteers are welcome to help the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) improve single-track trails in the Bald Mountain Trail Network east of Susanville, in a project day set for Saturday, June 24.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce will be hosting “Natural Synergy," a photography exhibition focusing on some of Manhattan Project’s most prominent scientists who left their homeland to be become naturalized United States citizens. The month-long exhibit will open on Thursday, June 15, with a reception starting at 4:30 p.m. (ET). The photo exhibit is sponsored by the National Park Service, Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, and Explore Oak Ridge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Vineland, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud a bank and for filing a fraudulent tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: In order to complete needed repairs on the trail to the base of Rainbow Falls and address winter storm damage, the monument campground will be closed in 2017. There are five U.S. Forest Service campgrounds in the immediate area that can accommodate several hundred campers a night.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Thirty-three individuals have been charged in a 129-count federal indictment as a result of an investigation spanning two states and four North Central West Virginia counties, according to Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: A Toledo man was indicted for distributing six kilograms of heroin, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and DEA Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Plancon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Dana Boente, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Contact: Public Information Officer. (215) 852-8740. PHILADELPHIA - Gary Tuggle, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA Philadelphia Field Division announced that 4,642 drug-related overdose deaths were reported by coroners and medical examiners in Pennsylvania for 2016. This number represents...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Miguel Domingo Barbosa, of Philadelphia, PA was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about May 2, 2017, Barbosa, an alien, and native and citizen of Brazil, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about March 31, 2008, June 14, 2009, Oct. 21, 2009, and April 7, 2011.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy, today introduced the Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act (H.R. 2823). The legislation would protect access to affordable retirement advice by overturning the Obama Administration’s flawed fiduciary rule while ensuring retirement advisors serve the best interests of their clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Bellevue, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Rafael P. Leal, 39, of Boston, Mass., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., today to charges that he traveled to Rhode Island to entice a minor child to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Kevin David McGovern was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment, $880,000 in restitution (joint and several with his companies), $800,000 in fines, $500 in special assessments, and 2,000 hours of community service. CMG Construction, Inc....
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Lamonday Britt (45, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the firearm and ammunition seized as part of the offense.
