News from November 2017
By Interior Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia - The rich heritage of southern West Virginia is celebrated through the winning photographs in the 2017 Hidden History Photo Contest exhibit. These history-based photographs taken by West Virginia photographers are currently on display at the Bramwell Train Depot in Brawell...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to distribute child pornography over the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 72-year-old resident of Laredo has appeared in court on allegations he possessed more than 100 firearms, even though he was a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that two Eagle Butte, South Dakota, individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and distribution of a controlled substance (methamphetamine).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Eight members and one associate of the Cowboys gang, a violent street gang that originated in “Eastside" area of Walterboro, South Carolina, were sentenced this week in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: A man who possessed with the intent to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced on Nov. 28, 2017, to more than 14 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Four Florida residents were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 42 months imprisonment to 84 months imprisonment for participating in a sweepstakes mail fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that $525,569 in grant funding through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services through its Anti-Heroin Task Force Program (AHTF) was made to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. This grant is part of the new tools to address the opioid crisis announced today by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: In San Antonio today, United States District Judge Xavier Rodriguez sentenced former Texas Mexican Mafia (TMM) Sergeant Jerry Idrogo to 20 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his role in the murder of Balcones Heights Police Officer Julian Pesina in 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb spoke with members of the media today about Monday’s launch of a state-wide opioid abuse prevention campaign. The initiative, which is co-sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division, seeks to inform the public...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of receipt of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Arrests resulted from Louisville Metro Intelligence Joint Task Force.
By State Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement after Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) was appointed to the committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal grand jury sitting in Albuquerque, N.M., returned an indictment yesterday charging four men with exploiting the now defunct Big Crow Program Office at Kirtland Air Force Base to perpetuate a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud the United States. The 46-count indictment charges...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Logan County man who possessed a sawed-off shotgun in October 2016 was sentenced today to two years and three months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Brian Kevin Sigmon, II, 34, of Henlawson, previously pled guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Winter is a great time to visit and explore Gettysburg National Military Park. On January 6, the park’s winter programs begin. This year Gettysburg National Military Park is offering the popular reading adventures program for children ages 4 to 10 and their families, lectures, and a book series. These free programs run January through March 2018 at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: Across the country, real Americans recognize what they stand to benefit from the Senate plan to overhaul the federal tax code. Take a look at what local leaders are saying about the plan...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 69-year-old Liberty, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to a federal tax violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: In San Antonio today, 67-year-old Opal Jewel Charles, of Cibolo, TX, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for stealing money collected for wounded warriors and their families announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Resident Agent in Charge Ray A. Rayos, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former Salvadoran government official was extradited to Spain Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the 1989 murder of eight people, which stemmed from a notorious incident that occurred in El Salvador during that country’s civil war.
