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: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Brandon Lancaster, 21, of Norridgewock, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to four years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for distributing oxycodone. Lancaster pleaded guilty on Feb. 22, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: On June 6, 2017, a federal grand jury indicted a Randolph County man for a methamphetamine offense. The indictment was announced today by Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - An Everett man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for dealing firearms without a license.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Filipino national was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for running an international cashing operation that monetized stolen credit and debit card information obtained through computer hacking and ATM skimming operations, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park will offer a free ranger-led tour of the seldom-seen Arrowhead Pueblo on Saturday, June 24th. This one mile round trip visit to the 14th century pueblo will explore the historical, archeological, and cultural significance of this 100+ room ruin. Visitors interested in the tour are advised to reserve a spot, as space is limited. Attendees will meet at the Visitor Center at 1:00 p.m. and caravan to the trailhead with the ranger.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: Yesterday, Rietta M. Miller, 52, of Harrisburg, IL, was sentenced in federal court in Benton, Illinois, on her federal bankruptcy fraud conviction, United States Attorney Donald S. Boyce announced. The court ordered Miller to serve three years of probation, with the first six months of that time being...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A man who picked up a 13-year old girl at her school bus stop to have sex with her was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: 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: TUCSON, Ariz. - On June 7, 2017, Marvin Richie Lewis, Jr., 34, of Sells, Ariz., a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frank R. Zapata to 37 months in prison. Lewis had previously pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a minor, who is also a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation. Lewis will be placed on lifetime federal supervision and be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man today admitted distributing heroin in Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced today that the Committee will hold a hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposals for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday, June 8, at 1:00 PM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing to examine how litigation and increasingly excessive environmental analysis facing the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has exacerbated the ongoing forest health crisis.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: We apologize for the inaccurate information in our previous press release concerning sturgeon fishing at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Due to size restrictions on allowable sturgeon, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) requires anglers to bring retained sturgeon to shore whole. Both WDFW and the National Park Service encourage anglers to clean sturgeon at home.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Ranson, West Virginia man was convicted today of illegal possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today denied a request to rehear its April 14, 2017, decision affirming the criminal fraud and related convictions of William B. Aossey, Jr.; Jalel Aossey; and Midamar Corporation, all of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A U.S. Army Contracting Officer Representative pleaded guilty today to federal bribery charges stemming from his approval of fraudulent invoices issued by South Korean contractors in return for payments totaling at least $170,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On June 7, 2017, Jacinto Loza Gil a/k/a Sergio Alfaro Rojas, 46, of Urbandale, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 242 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and 50 months in prison for illegal reentry into the United States, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. A total sentence of 292 months in prison was ordered.
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following a series of recent terror attacks on several continents claimed by ISIS, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing today examining the global reach of ISIS. Terrorism experts Dr. Lorenzo Vidino ...
