News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL KELLEY, 36, formerly of Plainville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that John C. Ryall, age 38, of Simpson, Pennsylvania, was indicted on November 7, 2017, by a federal grand jury and charged with armed bank robbery.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation and American Membrane Technology Association are seeking nominees for graduate student fellowships to utilize innovative membrane technology research to study water treatment and desalination systems. These fellowships will consist of competed awards given to graduate...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - bold legislation to overhaul America’s tax code for the first time in 31 years. With this bill, a typical middle-income family of four, earning $59,000 (the median household income), will receive a $1,182 tax cut.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Arizona resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on charges of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, and receipt and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Okreek, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on November 6, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Indian national admitted that he assaulted a girl on a flight from Seattle, Washington, to Newark Liberty International Airport, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: HELENA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that 67-year-old William Kent Ross of Whitehall was sentenced to 15 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell presided over the hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: In Midland, a jury yesterday afternoon convicted Andrews County electrician Randall Varian Hanks on federal charges in connection with a false billing scheme and failing to file tax returns that resulted in excess of $1.5 million loss to local businesses announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Alabama Resident Convicted in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Schemes That Sought $26 Million.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Keisha Richards, age 24, of Fair Haven, Vermont, was sentenced today to 8 months in jail for escaping from a federal halfway house.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Three Austinites face federal prison terms and millions in restitution after pleading guilty to defrauding Dell, Inc. and the Internal Revenue Service announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio, and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge William Cotter, San Antonio.
By State Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today delivered a statement at a Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing entitled “Resolving the Political Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.".
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Harm was sentenced on November 6, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Ayman Barghouty, 55, of Maryland Heights, was sentenced to 13 months in prison on charges of conspiracy to commit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud. SNAP was formerly known as the food stamp program.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Defendant used High-Tech Hard Drive Scrubbing Software to try to Avoid Detection.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: The former CEO of garbage hauler Rizzo Environmental Services (RES), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bribery and wire fraud, in connection with millions of dollars of municipal garbage contracts in Macomb County and with the embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars from RES, Acting United States Attorney Daniel L. Lemisch announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Oak Creek, Wisconsin was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy, use of a false name and address to conduct an unlawful business by means of the Postal Service, and two charges of introduction into interstate commerce, with the intent to defraud, misbranded drugs, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) provides much needed open space and easy access to nature for close to 20 million visitors a year, it also serves as a refuge and resource for military Veterans and active military. Throughout the year, GGNRA partners with the Golden...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2017
News Release: Richard B. Morgan Admits to Downloading Images and Videos of Child Pornography.
