News from March 2017
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: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Latronda Brooks with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with income tax fraud. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on the wire fraud...
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 Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) analysis of the American Health Care Act (AHCA)-legislation to repeal Obamacare and lay the foundation for a 21st century health care system...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert Twiss, age 59, of Earlton, New York, pled guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph Killian, 35, of Ranson, West Virginia, was convicted of heroin distribution, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: North Dakota Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Government Property Theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: Denaturalization Lawsuit Filed Against Convicted Al Qaeda Conspirator Residing In Illinois.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: “Today we are here to discuss the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, known as MIECHV, which helps support state and local efforts to provide voluntary, evidence-based, outcome-focused home visiting services to parents and children at risk of adverse experiences. The program’s...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON, PA - As the National Park Service embarks on its second century of service, Steamtown National Historic Site is celebrating the significant accomplishments of its centennial celebration and engagement with the Find Your Park / Encuentra Tu Parque initiative.
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: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a Broussard man pleaded guilty to planning to sell drugs in the Acadiana area.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a project that would add wireless internet infrastructure to developed areas within Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Leo Lopez, 27, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to a methamphetamine trafficking charge. Under the terms of his plea agreement, the government and the defendant agreed to recommend a sentence of 60 months imprisonment followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: MONTE VISTA, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s San Luis Valley Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to build a 3-mile trail on BLM-managed lands east of Crestone.
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 USDA Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new way for farmers in developing areas of the world to determine the moisture content of their stored grain. Such determinations can help prevent losses due to insects, spoilage and mold growth that can render grain unfit for consumption.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On March 17, 2017, Juan Ramon Pimentel, 48, of Rio Rico, Ariz., was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Raner Collins to 160 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. Pimentel had previously pleaded guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute 50 kilograms of cocaine and accepting bribes as a public official.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: The art exhibition titled “Voices of Change: Perspectives on the Transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States" will open for public display at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday March 29th at the park Visitor Center. The community of Sitka is formally invited to join us for an opening reception that evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security today issued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Declined Detainer Outcome Report required by President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, signed on January 25. This report will...
