News from March 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A group of bipartisan Ways and Means Committee Members today introduced two pieces of legislation to help prevent identity theft by better protecting Social Security numbers (SSNs).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Miami County man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing a bank in Overland Park, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Jefferson County Schools’ human resources director and former Hueytown Middle School principal pleaded guilty today to federal charges of enticing a minor and receiving and possessing child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey, FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger Stanton, Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steven D. Anderson and Hueytown Police Chief Chuck Hagler.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - A Casey County, Kentucky, man pled guilty today in United States District Court before District Judge Greg N. Stivers for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Farm Credit Administration by concealing the sale of grain to unauthorized purchasers, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: The man who attacked a National Park Service employee in Chiricahua National Monument has been found guilty. Gil Gaxiola, age 33, was recently convicted of Attempted First Degree Murder, Armed Robbery, three counts of Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping, and motor vehicle theft.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to South Korea during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: A Berea man was sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison for selling heroin that resulted in a fatal overdose last year, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Texas resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer and Wire Fraud, United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: BOISE - Steven W. Clyne, 70, of Meridian, Idaho, was convicted on Friday evening by a federal jury of dealing firearms without a license and making false statements when purchasing firearms, Acting United States Attorney Rafael Gonzalez, announced. Clyne was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 11, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Paul Scovronski, age 28, of Wintersville, Ohio, today to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for armed bank robbery and for brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, in connection with two Maryland bank robberies. Judge Garbis also ordered Scovronski to pay restitution of $12,174.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK -Harpushpinder Singh, age 46, of Richmond Hill, New York, was sentenced Friday to time served (9 months in jail) as a result of his trial conviction for transporting aliens unlawfully present in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of criminal charges against RODINY CALYPSO, a New York...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Justice Department Seeks To Shut Down Kansas City Tax Return Preparer And Business.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration . U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration . Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.-Heart of America Chapter . Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.-Heart of America Chapter...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Darren Small and Jayna Small, husband and wife of Kinloch, MO, have been charged by complaint with conspiracy, access device fraud and wire fraud in connection with their alleged theft of funds from the Kinloch Fire Protection District. Darren Small is the Chief of the Fire Protection District, and Jayna Small is the President of the Board of Directors for the District.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Aryca Danieyelle Williams, 38, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to two counts of extortion under color of official right, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office has closed BLM’s Chapel Canyon Road where it meets Reardon Draw Road (Sublette County Road 139), approximately 7 miles off Highway 189, due to flooding. Additionally, to the southwest, Chapel Canyon Road is closed at the junction with Yellow Point Road. Out of safety concerns, the BLM respectfully asks the public to honor the closure. Chapel Canyon Road has collapsed in multiple sections.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ELBERT LLORENS, 24, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five of supervised release, for committing multiple carjackings and armed robberies in January 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Kimberly, Oregon - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument will sponsor an 8-week long Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program this summer. Youths 15 to 18 are encouraged to apply, provided that they do not reach their 19th birthday before August 4, 2017. YCC team members will work June 12 through August...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. March 20, 2017 - The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a plan to improve the visitor services in the Crystal Cave area of Sequoia National Park. National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Laura Joss approved the project by signing a finding of no significant impact statement (FONSI) in February. The public was provided a chance to review the proposed plan in late 2015.
