News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Kedwin Vargas, 26, of Roxbury, MA, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence, RI, to 60 months in federal prison for trafficking a female from Massachusetts to Rhode Island for the purpose of prostitution.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: CRAIG, Colo. - Fire officials with the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit are urging the public to be cautious this weekend as conditions continue to dry in northwestern Colorado.
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: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Edward Garcia, 36, of Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing fentanyl at the Rockingham Mall in June and July 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Renwick Haddow Misappropriated Investor Funds And Made False And Misleading Representations To Investors In Bitcoin Store, Inc., Bar Works Inc., And Related Entities He Controlled.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury late Thursday indicted an Athens, Ala., man for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A citizen of Mexico has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal immigration laws, 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 Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY - Grand Teton National Park and the Grand Teton Association have selected Danielle Fagre for the 2016 Boyd Evison Graduate Fellowship. Her project focuses on the abundance of multiple grassland songbird species in relation to bison grazing intensity in Yellowstone National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Channin Renee Dickens, 30, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to possessing stolen mail, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a new request to Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) that the committee hold public hearings on the Republican Trumpcare bill. This new request comes after this week’s decision by Leader McConnell to delay a vote on...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Millvale, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of transporting a minor in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct, as well as producing and distributing images and videos of such sexual conduct, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that Dr. Rassan M. Tarabein, 58, a neurologist residing in Fairhope, Alabama, was arrested by law enforcement officials on federal and state criminal charges relating...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Stored firearms and cash in Indianapolis storage facilities.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: RIDGELAND, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites visitors to enjoy the talents and sounds of local musicians at the Parkway Information Cabin on Saturday, July 15, 2017, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. The Natchez Trace String Band, a small group of local acoustic musicians, will fill the cabin with the sounds of traditional folk, country, and bluegrass music. Visitors are welcome to stop by for a few minutes, or bring a chair and stay awhile.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park will offer a free ranger-led tour of the seldom-seen Arrowhead Pueblo on Sunday, July 30th. This one mile round-trip visit to the 14th century pueblo will explore the historical, archaeological, and cultural significance of this 100+ room ruin. Visitors interested in the tour are advised to reserve a spot, as space is limited. Attendees will meet at the Visitor Center at 1:00 p.m. and caravan to the trailhead with the ranger.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRENDEL DEEMER, 48, of New Orleans, a Certified Public Account (CPA), was charged today with willfully filing a false tax return for herself. DEEMER was charged with filing a false 2010 individual income tax return that excluded income and inflated expenses for businesses under her control.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man appeared in federal court today to face charges that he received images of child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
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 Homeland Newswire | Jun 30, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned two Royal Seals from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to the Republic of Korea. Each seal is valued at approximately $750,000.
