News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Two individuals were sentenced today for their participation in a methamphetamine distribution operation that spanned two states and three North West Virginia counties, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Gary Drago, 56, of Amherst, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with intimidation of a witness, and making a threatening communication to extort money. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Raheem J. Brennerman Charged with Operating Wide-Ranging Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bank Financing.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Gary Lee Romero, 32, of Santa Clara, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 63 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Pierce County Transportation Benefit Area Corporation of Pierce County, Washington. The settlement resolves allegations that Pierce Transit violated the employment rights of Washington Army National Guard Member...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, reacted to President Trump's decision to abandon the Paris Climate Accord, a pledge signed by nearly 200 nations to limit greenhouse gas emissions and combat global warming.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Richard Herman Roach, III, age 28, of Camden, plead guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Senior United...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute PCP.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: JEMEZ SPRINGS, N.M. - Among the newest additions to the National Park System, the 88,900-acre Valles Caldera National Preserve is a surprising gem at the top of the Jemez Mountains in north-central New Mexico that helps earn the state its motto-“The Land of Enchantment." Its distinct topographic mosaic...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today urging him to schedule a series of hearings with federal agency officials under the Committee’s jurisdiction to discuss President Trump’s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget. Historically, agency officials are invited to provide testimony and input following the release of a President’s proposed budget.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - At approximately 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 31, 2017, an abandoned vehicle was reported to Park Law Enforcement. The vehicle was parked in the vicinity of the Canyon Overlook Trail, which prompted a search of the area by Park Rangers. Later that evening, a body was discovered at the base of the Great Arch.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Kevin Simons, 28, of Bedford, with one count of bank robbery, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Mnuchin: The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has conducted extensive oversight on the damage caused by our unsecure borders. Thankfully, we now have an Administration committed to securing our borders. Under the Obama Administration, however, the Internal Revenue...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sharon Thompson, 25, of Lackawanna, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, crack cocaine within 1000 feet of a public housing property, and conspiracy to retaliate against an informant, before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $2,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A Houston woman and a California man have been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to defraud Medicare through so-called diagnostic testing labs in the Houston area, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Zaven “George" Sarkisian, 55, of Fresno, California, and Konna Hanks, 48, of Houston, pleaded guilty Dec. 9 and 2, 2015, respectively.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Benjamin Guerrero-Lantz, 21, of Destin, was sentenced yesterday to 65 months in prison. In March, he pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering. Co-defendant...
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 to explore America’s trails and rivers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Gary Drago, 56, of Amherst, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with intimidation of a witness, and making a threatening communication to extort money. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Benjamin Guerrero-Lantz, 21, of Destin, was sentenced yesterday to 65 months in prison. In March, he pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering. Co-defendant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute PCP.
