News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: CINCINNATI - Malik D.M. Bell, 24, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 210 months in prison for sex trafficking of children and production of child pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: S&T leads a host of active research and development (R&D) projects across a range of areas critical to the security of the nation. Informing our stakeholders within the department, other federal government agencies, critical infrastructure sectors, and the public of our work is key to successfully transitioning products to operational and commercial use.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Used Phony Documents and Hidden Bank Accounts to Commit Wire Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Fistfight Occurred After Traffic Dispute. WASHINGTON - Paul Hagans Jr., 37, of Waldorf, Maryland, pled guilty today to a charge stemming from his role in the killing of a man during an altercation earlier this year in Northeast Washington, D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips. Hagans pled...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the fiscal year 2018 tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for raw cane and refined sugars.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Mineral, CA - During the month of July, Lassen Volcanic National Park is looking for public comment on a proposal to bring the rates for fees in alignment with the standard pricing model of similar national park areas. The current park entrance fees were partially raised in 2015 from the rates that were in place at Lassen Volcanic since 1998. The proposed entrance fees are as follows.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A grand jury sitting in the Middle District of North Carolina returned an indictment charging a Greensboro, North Carolina resident with corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), preparing and filing fraudulent tax returns, bankruptcy fraud and making...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Montrose, Colo. - On Saturday, July 1, the Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office will implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on BLM-administered public lands in Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray, Delta and Gunnison counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Conprehensive investigation leads to the indictment of nearly two dozen defendants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Bath County, Ky., man, who was found guilty by a jury earlier this year of several federal charges, including manufacturing misbranding products, conspiring to impede an investigation and tampering with a witness, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Howard Dillon, age 55, of Myrtle Beach was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for Conspiracy to Manufacture and Pass Counterfeit Securities, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: A former Davie resident has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for intentionally damaging a protected computer belonging to his former employer and making unauthorized purchases with credit card numbers belonging to others.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury late Thursday indicted two men, both with multiple prior felony convictions, for illegally possessing firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Gerido.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: TUSCALOOSA - A Hoover man pleaded guilty to fraud charges today in federal court for stealing money from two former employers and a non-profit organization that supported the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge David W. Archey.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Thomas E. Matassa, 24, of Gulf Breeze, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release as a sex offender for receipt of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two Texas men have been ordered to prison following their convictions for conspiring to fraudulently claim federal income tax refunds using stolen identity information, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez and Special Agent in Charge Rick Goss of IRS-Criminal Investigation. Sunday Quincy Usoh, 47, of Dallas, and Jeffery Wahab Jubril, 43, of Killeen, pleaded guilty May 17, 2016.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Four U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducting routine target surveillance in Chelsea, Massachusetts, had a surprise opportunity to protect the streets of the Boston suburb with professional law enforcement skills.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Acosta: As you know, the Department of Labor (DOL) previously published two important guidance documents that provided clarity to employers and workers about their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Alexander Antonio Rojas, 58, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to 20 years in prison for distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ A former Border Patrol (BP) agent has been convicted of making a false statement regarding a narcotics seizure, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Eduardo Bazan, 49, Edinburg, Texas, pleaded guilty today.
