News from May 2017
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Preliminary results from the necropsy of the Canyon Pack alpha female wolf showed that she suffered from a gunshot wound. Hikers discovered the mortally wounded wolf April 11, 2017, inside Yellowstone National Park near Gardiner, Montana. Park staff responded quickly to the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury today indicted a Sedgwick County man on charges of sexually exploiting a child, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RANDY CROWELL, a/k/a “Roger," was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for fraudulently distributing, through his Utah-based wholesale distribution company, more than $100 million worth of prescription...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sergiy Bezrukov, 33, of Salamanca, NY, pleaded not guilty to a 48-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to defraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that an Independence, Mo., man has been charged in federal court with producing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On May 10, 2017, U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Mario Finesse Wright, a/k/a Super and Finesse, age 29, of Harrison, New Jersey, to 96 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs. The following additional individuals, including three of Wright’s family members were part of the conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: MAY 11 - MIAMI, Fla. - Joshua J. Kelly, aka “Ustous," 32, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., was charged by criminal complaint today with one count of conspiracy to distribute in narcotics, in and one count of conspiracy to launder money. Kelly becomes the fourth defendant in separate but related cases involving individuals selling controlled substances in exchange for virtual currencies on the Dark Web.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Meet Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Wildland Fire Crew and learn about their jobs and equipment at several national lakeshore locations this spring and summer. The program will be held on the following Saturdays at 11:00 am: May 20 at West Beach, June 17 at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, July 15 at the Dunewood Campground, August 19 at the Paul H. Douglas Center, and September 9 at the Dunewood Campground.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On May 10, 2017, U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Adarryl Hayes, a/k/a Prince, a/k/a Crummy, age 23, of Washington D.C., to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of two minors.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - May 11, 2017. Contacts Name: ERIC CAMPBELL (540) 868-0937. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Announces. Special “Battlefield Series" Programs. Middletown, VA ----- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park is pleased to announce a series...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury today indicted a Sedgwick County man on charges of sexually exploiting a child, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on cybersecurity...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, Luciana Mekele Jackson (40) of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for wire fraud and identity theft, announced A. Clark Morris, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Her prison sentence will be followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Scheme Targeted Hundreds of Investors in More Than 30 Countries, Including United States.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida -U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington today sentenced Jacorian Rashawn Brown (24, Brandon) and Jessica Duenas Nicholas (45, Brandon) to federal prison for conspiracy and armed robbery. Brown was sentenced to 12 years and 9 months in federal prison, and Nicholas was sentenced...
By State Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the president’s nomination of Ambassador Mark Green to be USAID administrator...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Concealing a Person from Arrest.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Farmington, 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. It...
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), accompanied by Tax Policy Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL), announced today that the Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on how tax reform will grow our economy and create jobs across America. The hearing will take...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: Co-defendant charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
