News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: DALLAS -U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas hosted a bi-annual meeting of the U.S. Attorney’s Community Council in Dallas last week. A group of community leaders which include law enforcement, civil rights, faith-based groups, and other organizations throughout north Texas convened to foster understanding and communication among people with varied perspectives, but with common interests.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: Mexican Citizen Sentenced For Illegal Entry into United States.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a marriage fraud conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - Four Richmond County defendants pleaded guilty today to methamphetamine-related offenses, announced Sandra J. Hairston, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that in federal court on April 26, 2017, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced MARTIN ACOSTA, from Sampson County, North Carolina, to 420 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release...
By State Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 28, 2017, GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ, 29, of Hartford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and committing violent robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: Defendant One of 104 Individuals Federally Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: MDOC Inmate Timothy Lofton, Jr., executed a tax fraud scheme while incarcerated.
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - Representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Monday distributed more than $690,000 in asset-sharing funds to the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO). These funds had been seized during an extensive international synthetic marijuana investigation conducted jointly by the HSI Tulsa Office, TCSO and Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Tulsa Office.
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: FY2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act appropriates $1.070 trillion in base discretionary budget authority, pursuant to the two-year budget agreement enacted in November 2015, including: * $551 billion in base defense spending; and. * $518.5 billion in base...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On May 1, 2017, Daniel James Lusk, age 26, from Batavia, Iowa, pleaded guilty to a charge of felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. This charge carries a maximum penalty of not more than ten years in prison, up to a $250,000 fine, a term...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Nicholas Wosinski, 28, Whitewater, Wis., was sentenced Friday, April 28, by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 42 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a Jefferson, Wis. business.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park invites the public to participate in a special presentation titled “Archeology and the US Armory Grounds" on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 2:00 PM. This 60 minute program will provide visitors with an overview of the archeological excavations that have been conducted...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: A pavement preservation project will be taking place at Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well and Tuzigoot over the next several weeks. For the most part, construction will reduce traffic to one lane with a pilot car controlling traffic.
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2017
Release: PITTSBURGH - The Transportation Security Administration will be conducting several training exercises at Pittsburgh International Airport May 2 - 3 in conjunction with several local law enforcement and emergency responder agencies. Residents should not be alarmed if they see emergency vehicles or hear some noises associated with the exercise during this timeframe.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Warrensburg, Mo., man who amassed a large collection of child pornography was sentenced in federal court today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that an indictment has been unsealed charging Anthony Todd Weverka, age 54 of Arapahoe, Nebraska, with Misprision of Felony. The charge alleges Weverka knew of the existence of felony offenses, specifically Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: George Ronzell Fyke, 40, of Woodbury, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to aggravated identity theft and theft of government funds, announced Jack Smith, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
