News from November 2017

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: Honduran Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in MS-13 Gang Initiatiation Murder in Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Floyd Barber, 22, Jherrica Dixon, 23, and Kurt Wallace, 25, each of Saint Louis, were indicted in a ten-count federal indictment this afternoon.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - The Congressional Task Force on Election Security, chaired by Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Robert Brady (D-PA) released its preliminary findings and recommendations marking one year since the...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Are you thankful for the wonders of your own backyard? We are too! Join BLM Campbell Creek Science Center naturalists on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 for a free one hour-long interpretive walk on the Campbell Tract Trails. We’ll explore ecosystems of Southcentral Alaska and share our experiences with nature, community, and public lands during our walk.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: A Lima man was indicted on child pornography charges, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ronald Lockwood, 44, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute a controlled substance before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: Michael Glenn Barnes, 36 years old, of Gun Barrel City, Texas, was charged by an indictment unsealed today with aggravated identity theft, wire fraud and mail fraud charges, announced United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that, from May 2015 through September 2017, Barnes sought...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Roberta Czap, age 67, formerly of Newark, was sentenced on Nov. 13, 2017, by Chief U. S. District Court Judge Leonard P. Stark to 48 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release. In addition, Defendant will be required to forfeit more than $1 million in assets that represent the proceeds of her crimes.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: A new weather station has been installed at Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area and data is now available online.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Hector Martinez, a former compliance officer with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), was sentenced today to 52 months in prison on federal charges stemming from a scheme in which he stole more than $400,000 from the agency.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Pittsburgh police sergeant was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $900.23 in restitution, for deprivation of rights under color of law, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: Owner and Manager of New York Medical Equipment Provider Charged for Their Roles in Alleged $3.5 Million Scheme to Defraud Government-Funded Health Plans.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to stealing the identity of a U.S. citizen from Puerto Rico.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of Kentucky. Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Photo taken by U.S. Attorney's Office - EDKY. Local law enforcement partners that participated in the criminal prosecution. to share forfeited funds with local Children’s Advocacy Center. LEXINGTON...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Julian Rubio-Estrada, 35, pled guilty to illegal reentry after deportation by a felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities this morning arrested a South Los Angeles man who allegedly made a series of online threats to kill law enforcement personnel and others at the Los Angeles Superior Court’s Inglewood Courthouse, a nearby school and a private business.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jawayne Watkins, 29, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Eleodoro Sanchez, 62, of Canutillo, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 36 months in prison for his conviction on heroin trafficking charges resulting from a DEA-led investigation targeting a heroin trafficking ring operating out of Sunland Park, N.M. Sanchez will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging nine people with participating in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy.

By Interior Newswire | Nov 15, 2017
News Release: Page, AZ - The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public input on an Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA) in Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GCNRA) below the Glen Canyon Dam. Public scoping will be held for a 30-day period from November 15 to December 14.