News from November 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: Thank you, Chairman Brady. I believe the bill before us today is a bad deal for millions of Americans, particularly those in the Middle Class. The legislation, which was crafted solely by the majority party behind closed doors and which was not made public until late last week, puts the wealthy and...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Five men have been arrested and charged in federal court with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT BOWENS, 34, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: MARTISNBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Amos Crites, of Bloomery, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 78 months incarceration for distributing heroin, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.
By State Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: We write out of grave concern regarding the attacks on American diplomats and their family members in Havana, Cuba. As you know, the victims of these attacks have suffered serious health issues, including hearing loss, dizziness, nausea, cognitive difficulties, and trouble sleeping.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey D. Hill (619) 546-7924.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, GA-David J. LeValley, special agent in charge (SAC), FBI Atlanta Field Office, in conjunction with Chief Michael J. Persley, Albany Police Department, request the public’s help in identifying a male and female who threatened employees and customers during a bank robbery on November 6, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the unsealing of an Indictment regarding the Dec. 18, 2013 murder of Loomis Armored US Guard Hector Trochez as he made a cash delivery to the Chase Bank at Carrollton and Claiborne Avenues in New Orleans.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: On Saturday, Nov. 25, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, in partnership with the Chattanooga National Cemetery, will present a special 1-hour program focusing on Civil War related stories about soldiers involved in the 1863 Campaign for Chattanooga. This is a free program and will take place in The Chattanooga National Cemetery at the Andrews Raiders Monument in Section H. The cemetery is located at 1200 Baily Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - As part of an ongoing effort to upgrade roads and parking areas in the national seashore, the driveway and parking lot at Province Lands Visitor Center in Provincetown will be closed periodically over the next week for paving.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: A 51 year-old Seattle-area man was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of 17 federal felonies for his scheme to recruit young women and girls, and force them to engage in prostitution, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes, Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and Special Agent in Charge Jay S. Tabb, Jr. of the FBI’s Seattle Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Phillip Mound, age 26, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, was found guilty of Simple Assault and Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding, as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: Two Cartel Members Sentenced to Life Prison Terms in Slaying of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata and Attempted Murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: Five Other Defendants to be Sentenced Tomorrow.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, was sentenced today to 27 ½ years in prison for one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support or resources to terrorists and one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Amanda Gifford, 26, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in an oxycodone distribution operation, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: A durable medical equipment store owner who provided false documents to the United States Attorney’s Office during a civil False Claims Act investigation was sentenced on Friday to more than three years in federal prison. James O’Connor, from West Des Moines, Iowa, received the prison term after a June 19, 2017, guilty plea to one count of Making and Using False Documents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(3).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: Law Enforcement Needs Public’s Help in Identifying Dreadlock Wig Bank Robber.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Charles Town, West Virginia man was sentenced today to 120 months incarceration for distributing cocaine, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2017
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY-The Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office and Fillmore Field Office will begin selling non-commercial Christmas tree cutting permits for pinyon pines and juniper trees this November. Permits can be obtained Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on federal holidays.
