News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal criminal complaint was filed on June 1, 2017 charging three defendants with intent to distribute narcotics and conspiracy to distribute narcotics.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Scott Ristine, age 40, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been charged with distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography. The charges are contained in an Indictment unsealed on May 30, 2017 in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Disappearing Act," a Junior Ranger program to be held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at 10:00 am. Join a park ranger for this 45-minute program and learn about camouflage. Every animal has at least...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - A south Texas man was convicted Friday after he pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: MONROE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a West Monroe man pleaded guilty Thursday to receiving child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ The owner of a Rio Grande Valley area durable medical equipment (DME) company has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction in a scheme to defraud Texas Medicaid through fraudulent billings, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Elva Acevedo Santos, 37, of McAllen, pleaded guilty April 8, 2016, admitting she submitted false and fraudulent claims to Texas Medicaid for DME that was not authorized and/or not provided.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Three people from Lima were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in a sex trafficking conspiracy involving a 14-year-old girl, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja, FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony and Lima Police Chief Kevin Martin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Fairview, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 48 months in jail, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, and was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $2,500 on his conviction of possession of child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Belle Fourche, South Dakota, woman was charged in federal district court with Bank Robbery.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today announced a business meeting and four hearings for the coming weeks. The business meeting will focus on the pending nominations for the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Deputy Secretary of Energy, and members of the Federal Energy Regulatory ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: BOISE - A federal jury found father, Sergio Chavez-Verduzco, 42, and son, Sergio Chavez-Macias, 20, of Burley, Idaho, guilty yesterday evening of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez, Jr. announced. Chavez-Verduzco was also convicted of participating in a continuing...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that yesterday the Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Viatcheslav Kim, of Montreal, with one count of transporting aliens in furtherance of their illegal presence in the United States. Court records show that agents of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Six Children Victimized by Pornography, Obscenity.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join the Chicago Field Museum’s Jim Louderman on Saturday, June 10, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Paul H. Douglas Center as he shares his knowledge of insects and spiders. After checking out Jim’s display of live and preserved specimens inside the center, head outside for a guided hike to look for insects in Miller Woods.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment on June 1, 2017, charging two additional defendants with conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as Murdaland Mafia Piru (MMP) and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The indictment also ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: EL PASO - An El Paso man was sentenced to 293 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute thousands of kilograms of marijuana announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, El Paso Division.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Massena’s Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), in collaboration with the New York Attorney General’s Office and the St. Lawrence County Drug Task Force, helped bring an end to drug trafficking organizations operating in St. Lawrence County and the surrounding counties in the Northern District of New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: On June 2, 2017 at approximately 6:00 am the National Park Service Dispatch received a report of two deceased subjects near the Wahweap Swim Beach parking area of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Deputies from the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Kane County Sheriff’s Office, and National Park...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Mark F. Speakman, 60, of Grove City, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 60 months in prison for an investment fraud scheme that defrauded his clients out of more than $1.1 million.
