News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of firearms, was sentenced on April 25, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: “Helping Birds Along the Way" is the theme for this year’s International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD), the only international education program that celebrates the migration of nearly 350 bird species. John Muir National Historic Site will be celebrating IMBD with fun, family-friendly activities such as a Beginning Birding workshop, junior birding activities, crafts, and other educational materials to learn about birds and their native habitat.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Andriana Vamvakas, District Director of the Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor (“OLMS"), announced today the arrest of VICTOR DAVILA, the former president of the Hunts Point Police Benevolent...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter of the Western District of Louisiana yesterday issued prison sentences for three former officials of the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office (IPSO), including a former Lieutenant Colonel, for abuses of inmates, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: U.S. District Court Judge Marcia G. Cooke sentenced former Miami-Dade Police Detective William Kostopoulos, 49, today to 36 months in prison. Kostopoulos was convicted in February 2017 for using his law enforcement authority to violate the civil rights of two motorists as well as obstructing justice.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Wilmington, Delaware, man was sentenced to 156 months in prison today for distributing child pornography, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss of the District of Delaware.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: ROME, Ga. - Brian Hernandez Acosta and his brother, Nilageo Alvarez Acosta, have been arraigned on charges of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking of a minor, and transportation of a minor for prostitution. A third man, Jaime Adam Riano, was arraigned on the same charges on April 13, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today on additional charges related to the armed robbery of a Jimmy John’s restaurant and a carjacking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Martinsburg, West Virginia woman pled guilty today to distributing crack cocaine, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On May 3, 2017, Angelo Goldston, 37, of Cleveland, Tennessee, was sentenced to serve 240 months in prison by the Honorable Harry S. Mattice, Jr., U.S. District Judge. Upon his release from prison, Goldston will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for five years.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Darnell Robinson, a/k/a “Butta," age 30, of Auburn, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to eight years in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing heroin. He pled guilty on Jan. 12, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore will once again offer its Junior Lifeguard Program for boys and girls ages 13 to 17 this summer. The purpose of the program is to promote water safety and provide job-specific training on Cape Cod by reaching out to area youth. Past junior lifeguards currently work as ocean lifeguards for the seashore and several towns on Cape Cod.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: A federal jury convicted two Cleveland men of participating in a carjacking in the city’s Tremont neighborhood, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja, FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: FBI, Police Still Seeking Albuquerque Bank Robber Two Years Later.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan, Chairman Hatch, Chairman Johnson, Chairman Brady, and Chairman Chaffetz...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that the independent federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling on July 5, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, found insufficient evidence to support federal criminal charges against Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) Officers Blane...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: Report shows visitor spending supports 13 jobs in local economy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office recently reached an agreement with the Clarke County Commission to ensure that polling precincts throughout the county are in compliance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former resident of Aliso Viejo has been found guilty of 15 counts of health care fraud for submitting bills to insurance companies that sought millions of dollars in reimbursement for tests and services that were never performed.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2017
News Release: The Pueblo of Zia will conduct drainage repair and road realignment at mile marker 2 on Cabezon Road, necessitating closure of the Road on May 3-4 and May 10-11. This means that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) White Mesa Bike Trail System will be inaccessible. The project is necessary to mitigate continual flooding in the area. For more information about other biking opportunities in the area, please contact BLM Outdoor Recreation Planner Jamie Garcia at 505-761-8787.
