News from March 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Pilchak (619) 546-9709.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A grand jury returned an indictment today that charges Kevin Brooks, 34, of Kankakee, Ill., with possession of heroin with intent to distribute. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 7, 2017, Brooks possessed approximately one kilogram or more of heroin with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the arrests and return of an indictment charging Yolanda Camara (47) and Justin Oliveria (26), both of Brandon, Florida, with one count of conspiracy and five counts of distributing controlled substances outside the usual course of...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sent a letter to the White House and 55 federal agencies requesting information on how each entity is complying with the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Federal Records Act (FRA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Liban Mumin Afrah, 42, of Ontario, Canada, who was convicted of possessing a visa secured by fraud, was sentenced to time served and a fine of $2,000 by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Anthony Thompson, a/k/a Fresh Tone, 36, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of sex trafficking of a minor, was sentenced to 188 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant was also ordered to pay $399,000 in restitution to the victims in this case.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - Two Topeka men were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of robbing a convenience store, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ). Subcommittee on Aviation. Hearing on “Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Air Transportation in the United States in the 21st Century". March 8, 2017. (Remarks as Prepared). Today the Aviation Subcommittee is holding the third hearing in preparation for the...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Kevin Harris, 32, of Philadelphia, was charged today by indictment[1] with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. According to the indictment, on January 7, 2017, Harris was in possession of a 9mm semiautomatic pistol, loaded with 15 live rounds of hollow-point ammunition.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As residents recover from the damage caused by the recent tornadoes and severe storms in Missouri and Kansas, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges recovery workers, employers and the public to use caution during cleanup and recovery efforts. The agency urges all to be aware of hazards they may encounter, and steps needed to stay safe and healthy.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: A Miami-Dade County resident pled guilty, on Feb. 28, 2017, to committing six armed commercial robberies throughout Pinecrest, South Miami, and Coral Gables.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Thousand Oaks, Calif -- Over 50 veterans are headed to the Santa Monica Mountains this weekend to become wildland firefighters. The group of students will be members of Team Rubicon, an L.A.-based nonprofit organization that unites the skills of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: LUBBOCK - Six defendants have been charged in a federal indictment, unsealed this week, with felony offenses stemming from their role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Winchester, Ky., man, who previously admitted to hacking and taking control of a high school sports website, to gain publicity for his online identity and harass and intimidate the website owner and others, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Timothy J. Plancon and U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn Jr. announced today that a Louisville man has been charged by grand jury indictment with intentionally distributing heroin to a person whose death and serious bodily injury resulted from the use of that substance.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Using recent temperature data, the current progression of the blooming phases, and the weather forecast for the next seven days, the National Park Service is forecasting that March 19-22 will be the start of the peak bloom period for the cherry blossoms. Last week, the National Park Service projected the peak bloom would start between March 14 and 17; the colder than originally forecast temperatures predicted for this weekend have prompted the date change.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
Release: OMAHA, Neb. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm in a carry-on bag at Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA) this morning at the security screening checkpoint.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared snowmelt runoff forecasts for the North Platte River Basin. "The March 1 forecast indicates the spring snowmelt runoff for the North Platte Basin will be above average," said Wyoming Area Manager, Carlie Ronca.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - March 8, 2017 - Michael M. Thompson a/k/a Monkey Man, 35, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court, to conspiracy and attempted robbery, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Thompson also pleaded guilty to brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Trenton, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to sell more than 1.5 kilograms of cocaine and more than 87 grams of cocaine base in the Trenton area.
