News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: A former Captain of the Idaho and Washington National Guard was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to three years in prison, three years of supervised release, and $646,300 in restitution for his lengthy scheme to defraud multiple government programs, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of Firearms by a Prohibited Person.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: A former Detroit Public Schools principal was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and was ordered to pay restitution to the Detroit Public Schools in the amount of $45,775, as a result of having been convicted by a federal jury in an illegal bribery and kickback scheme, announced Acting United States Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On the weekend of June 17 & 18, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present living history programs at Snodgrass Hill focusing on the experiences of the 58th North Carolina Infantry, a unit which participated in the attack on Snodgrass Hill. Programs will take place at Snodgrass Hill (Tour Stop 8) and will be marked with special event signs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: (PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Alfred McIntosh, Jr., aka “Bim," 45, of Limington, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 12 years in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for distributing methadone.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Andi Majka, 28, of Rutland Town, and Young Lim, 35, of Shrewsbury, have been sentenced to imprisonment for their respective roles in distributing crack cocaine and heroin in the Rutland area over a few year period. Both had previously pled guilty to distribution of crack cocaine and, according to court records, both also sold heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will again increase flows from Lucky Peak Dam on Friday, June 2, at 8 am. These increases are in addition to those changes completed earlier today and are necessary because of rapidly changing weather and runoff conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Shawn Woods, 25, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, furanyl fentanuyl, and heroin; maintaining a drug involved premises;...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Two elected officials pleaded guilty today on charges of demanding and taking bribes in exchange for their official acts in connection with a municipal contract, Acting United States Attorney Daniel Lemisch announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join a ranger for a leisurely and fun bike ride at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Sunday, June 11, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The ride starts at the national lakeshore’s Paul H. Douglas Center and travels along the Marquette Bike Trail to West Beach and back. The ride takes you through varied habitats including beautiful black oak savanna and wetlands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Charge Arises Out of DEA Seizure of 21.6 Pounds of Methamphetamine at Greyhound Bus Station.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Maryland State Senator Nathaniel Thomas Oaks, age 70, of Baltimore, Maryland, with wire fraud, honest services wire fraud, and violations of the Travel Act for allegedly accepting illegal payments in exchange for using his official position or influence to benefit an individual on business-related matters. The indictment was returned on May 31, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: DAYTON - Deborah Yosick, 61, currently of Davenport, Fla., was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 51 months in prison for embezzling more than $1 million. She pleaded guilty in November to one count each of wire fraud and income tax evasion.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, several federal agencies and their nonprofit partners announced the launch of #FindYourWay to celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the National Trails System and the Wild & Scenic Rivers acts in 2018. Over the next two years, #FindYourWay will invite visitors from all backgrounds...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Houston, Texas, entered pleas of guilty in Pittsburgh to charges of Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer and Wire Fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - A Salem man, who directed his then-girlfriend to sell a machine gun, pled guilty this week in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Roanoke to a federal firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On May 31, 2017, Ryan Babcock, 35, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Ann Aiken to 135 months in federal prison for distribution of child pornography. Upon his release from prison, Babcock will have a lifetime of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Taunton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for heroin distribution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: A resident of Ferndale, Michigan, was convicted by a jury last month on numerous counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and engaging in illegal monetary transactions, Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch announced today.
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
