News from March 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE -Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Felix Portes, age 57, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced to serve 57 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CALIF.-Park rangers recently discovered that fossil footprints were removed from Death Valley National Park. Trackways of mammals and birds were formed about 3 to 5 million years ago, when the animals left footprints in a muddy lakeshore area. Scientists visit the area regularly, photographing and recording the exact location of each footprint. They discovered the fossils were missing during a recent visit and reported it to park rangers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that NAAMAN JOE MCCOY, age 27, of Pocasset, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment and 2 years of supervised release for THEFT IN INDIAN COUNTRY, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 661 and 1152.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Larry Carlton Jenkins, age 60, of Stringer, Mississippi, was sentenced on March 23, 2017 by U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to 37 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for making a false statement relating to a health care matter, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Harold Brittain and Special Agent in Charge Derrick Jackson of the Health and Human Services Administration - Office of Inspector General.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -Erin Mal Killey, age 30, of Union City, Michigan, was sentenced today to thirty years in federal prison for producing child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge. "It is crucial that we protect society’s most vulnerable members from sexual exploitation and ensure swift and certain punishment for those predators who would exploit children," Birge commented.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: “Thank you Chairman Thompson and Ranking Member McGovern for holding today’s hearing. And welcome, today’s witnesses, to the Agriculture Committee. I’m looking forward to hearing your testimony.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Carrollton, Mo., woman was convicted in federal court today of a $185,000 bank fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a second Kansas City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges related to the kidnapping and murder of another man.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today held a full committee oversight hearing to examine the United States’ increasing dependence on foreign sources of minerals and the opportunities we have to rebuild and improve the domestic supply chain. The hearing touched on numerous issues, including permitting delays, which create a significant obstacle to economically viable domestic mineral production.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Annual Health Insurance Estimates Available for All U.S. Counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: MAR 28 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Paul Mignani, 51, of Bethel, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin and cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida- U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Anthony Michael Harris (26, Tampa) to six years in federal prison for conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. He pleaded guilty on Nov. 29, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two Iraqi refugees living in Northern Virginia were arrested this morning and charged along with another individual with immigration fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: RED BLUFF, Calif. - The Shasta Trinity Unit of the Backcountry Horsemen and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Redding Field Office will co-sponsor a Leave No Trace horse camping clinic at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 1, next to the Bass Pond Trailhead in the Sacramento River Bend Area north of Red Bluff.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Woodbury, 27, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Overt Acts Include Delivering $6,100 Ccash To Intermediary For Payment To Witness.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment charging six men in connection with a conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as the La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13. The indictment was returned on March 27, 2017 and charges the following defendants.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two Iraqi refugees living in Northern Virginia were arrested this morning and charged along with another individual with immigration fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Man Wearing Colorful Hooded Sweatshirt Robs Santa Fe Bank.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Russian citizen pleaded guilty today for his participation in a criminal enterprise that installed and exploited malicious computer software (malware) on tens of thousands of computer servers throughout the world to generate millions of dollars in fraudulent payments.
