News from June 2017
By USDA Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Contact: USDA Press (202) 720-4623. Beijing, China, June 30, 2017 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today joined with U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad to slice a Nebraska prime rib in a Beijing ceremony, formally marking the return of U.S. beef to the Chinese market after a 13-year...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama-Yesterday, a federal jury found Tariq Khalil Jones, 35, of Tuskegee, Alabama, guilty of 23 separate charges stemming from numerous armed robberies in Alabama and Georgia while brandishing and discharging a firearm, and an attempted carjacking, announced A. Clark Morris, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. During his crime spree, Jones robbed various convenience stores and other cash-heavy businesses, including.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Ryan Smith, age 23, formerly of Charleston, South Carolina, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Columbia, to possessing child pornography containing images of children under the age of 12 that had traveled in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Diane Cleversley, 68, of Williamsville, NY, pleaded guilty to theft of social security retirement benefits, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 49-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison for more than 21 years as a result of his convictions for two counts of bank robbery, one count of attempted bank robbery and one count of escape, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. In May 2016, a federal jury sitting in Houston convicted Henry Lee London Jr. following a three-day trial and approximately five hours of deliberation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: On June 28 a small area on land was closed in Kane Creek Canyon of Padre Bay at Lake Powell. It was deemed unsafe for recreational activities due to potential exposure to human feces. Witnesses reported that a houseboat with more than 20 occupants did not comply with laws and regulations about the proper disposal of human waste. Cleanup of the area will be a significant challenge and the health hazard may persist for weeks or months. The incident is under investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Eleven Alleged Members of Gangster Disciples Indicted in Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury late Thursday indicted an Odenville man for possessing a pipe bomb, 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: 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: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A North Carolina man who conspired with others to gain unauthorized access to government computer systems and online accounts belonging to several United States government officials was sentenced today to 2 years in prison.
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: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Springfield, Mo., man and a Nixa, Mo., man have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Angela Huskey, 51, De Soto, MO, pled guilty today to one charge of mail fraud in connection with her embezzlement of approximately $1.6 million from the Grandview R-2 School District. Huskey appeared today before United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel. Sentencing is set for Oct. 13, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD - Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be offering a variety of interpretive programs this summer. Thirty tours a day will be offered through the world’s sixth-longest cave each day beginning at 8:40 a.m. with the last tour entering the cave at 6 p.m. In addition, there will be tours of the Sanson Buffalo Jump and bird walks.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Mill Fire, located 30 miles south of Battle Mountain, started on June 28 and has burned 479 acres. The fire is currently 60 percent contained and full containment is expected today. The fire was human caused and started at the Mill Creek Campground. One structure within the campground was destroyed and roughly 90 percent was affected by the fire. No one has been injured and no evacuations have taken place.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H.: Brian Powell, 34, of Salem, New Hampshire, was sentenced to spend 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today requested a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of the scale of recent threats against and attacks on federal land management agency officials and property. The request comes shortly ahead of the July 10 retrial date for four alleged perpetrators of the 2014 armed standoff near Bunkerville, Nev.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Washington, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on June 28, 2017 to an additional 24 months of federal incarceration after violating his federal supervision, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - Late today, FBI agents arrested a Champaign, Ill., man, Brendt Christensen, 27, on a criminal complaint that charges Christensen with kidnapping visiting Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang on June 9, 2017. Christensen will remain in law enforcement custody pending his initial federal court appearance in Urbana scheduled on Monday, July 3, at 10:00 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Byron Chase Williams Champion, 24, of Pine Hill, was sentenced today in federal court on charges involving his theft of weapons and being a prohibited person in possession of firearms. Court documents show that ...
