News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment today against Basil Hantash, 44, of Hughson, charging him with health care fraud, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Glenvert Green, age 25, of Washington D.C., was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann, for indecent exposure at the United States Penitentiary Allenwood where he was incarcerated in 2016.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Albuquerque, N.M. -- Calling all fourth graders to America’s public lands! Last year, to help engage and create the next generation of public land visitors, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) participated in the Every Kid in a Park program in partnership with other federal land management agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R - On May 9, 2017, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a 49-count superseding indictment charging 22 individuals with conspiracy to commit identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and counterfeit access device, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The United States Secret Service (USSS) and the U.S. Postal Inspectors are conducting the investigation.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - A Fugitive Operations Team assigned to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Atlanta working as part of a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force arrested an illegally present Mexican national May 4 who is presently wanted for aggravated sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PRENTISS MARTIN, age 51, of Marrero, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to theft of government funds.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - The former owner of the Chicago Rush football franchise was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison for concealing debts in his personal bankruptcy case and overstating his net worth when acquiring the football team.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 19, 2017, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging ROBERT ABEL, 54, of St. Augustine, Florida, with one count of bank robbery.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering five outdoor events in May that will take advantage of southern New Mexico’s weather and natural resources. The BLM events are geared to individuals, family, friends, and civic organizations from all age groups. The BLM encourages the public to take time from their busy schedules to enjoy the outdoors and the wonderful resources virtually in their backyards.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 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 that WALTER C. LITTLE, a/k/a “Chet," a former partner at an international...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, KY - A convicted felon living in Logan County, Kentucky, was charged by grand jury indictment this week with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s April 2017 jobs report...
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park and the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day Saturday, May 13, with free public programs and a field trip.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 22-year-old Zwolle, LA man has been sentenced to federal prison for his part in a kidnapping conspiracy scheme targeting individuals in the Eastern District of Texas and surrounding area, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Mnuchin: I write today to express my strong concern over the Trump administration’s pursuit of policies that will enrich wealthy investors with tax giveaways, at the expense of direct investments that would drive our economy forward, improve productivity, and create middle class jobs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Two defendants sentenced for their participation in the scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: DENVER - John Catilino Maez, age 35, of Pueblo, Colorado, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson to serve 151 months (over 12 years) in federal prison for gun and drug charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Denver ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Maine man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with enticing minors to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - Former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown was convicted by a federal jury in Jacksonville, Florida, today for her role in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent scholarship charity.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Sidney Davis, age 46, of Denmark, South Carolina was sentenced today in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and possession...
