News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: Jackson, TN - On Nov. 20, 2017, a federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment charging five defendants with federal Hobbs Act Robbery in West Tennessee. D. Michael Dunavant,U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the indictment today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman today announced the ten-year sentence followed by a 20-year term of Supervised Release, of a Jefferson County, Kentucky resident, by Senior Judge Charles R. Simpson, III, in United States District Court, for the attempted online enticement of a minor. There is no parole in the federal system.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments from the public on its environmental assessment of a proposed 364-mile off-highway vehicle trail system primarily in Rio Blanco County.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: FBI Tech Tuesday-Building a Digital Defense Against Holiday Scams (Part 1).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - BIRDIE JO HOAKS, 47, and BECKY JO HOAKS, 47, both of Choctaw, Oklahoma, were sentenced today to 60 and 48 months respectively in federal prison for conspiring to steal U.S. postage stamps, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: It’s crunch time for government contractors. They only have until Dec. 31, 2017, to demonstrate they are providing appropriate cybersecurity for a class of sensitive data called Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Otherwise, they risk losing their contracts. For organizations that may be struggling to meet the deadline, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a new publication intended to help.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: The Finance Committee tax plan will unleash economic growth. By lowering the corporate tax rate, shifting to a territorial tax system, and allowing immediate expensing, the plan encourages more investment here at home and helps keep jobs from going overseas.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas-The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented new carry-on baggage security procedures at Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP).
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: A research team from the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) today released a report that concludes that drones that collide with large manned aircraft can cause more structural damage than birds of the same weight for a given impact speed.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: Martin D. Weaver, M.D, 63, of Sickerville, New Jersey, and Erica LaBoy, 31, of Philadelphia, were charged today by Indictment, unsealed today, with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice; and Weaver was also charged with 29 counts of distributing controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Yesterday, Donnie Ray Jose, 46, of Chui Chu, Ariz., a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to 108 months in prison. Jose was convicted after a jury trial of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CLARENCE BELL, also known as “Solo," 22, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to time served and three years of supervised release for illegally distributing Xanax that contributed to an overdose death last year. Judge Underhill ordered BELL to serve the first year of supervised release in home confinement with electronic monitoring.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: James Gonzalo Medina was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for attempting to attack an Aventura, Florida synagogue, and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - A federal jury today delivered its verdicts against two executives of the Bank of Oswego formerly headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Dan Heine and Diana Yates were charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and falsifying bank entries, reports, and transactions in a five-year scheme beginning in September 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: James Gonzalo Medina was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for attempting to attack an Aventura, Florida synagogue, and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Marshall, Minnesota, woman was sentenced to 35 months of imprisonment following her convictions for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: Ahmed Abu Khatallah Found Guilty of Terrorism Charges in September 2012 Attack in Benghazi, Libya.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: Release Date: 28 November 2017. Contacts: Charles Barr, charles_barr@nps.gov, 229 924-0343, ext. 112. NR17-09. Wreaths Across America at Andersonville National Cemetery. Annual ceremony to occur on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - Andersonville National Historic Site invites you...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Yesterday, Donnie Ray Jose, 46, of Chui Chu, Ariz., a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to 108 months in prison. Jose was convicted after a jury trial of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 28, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Martinsburg, West Virginia man has admitted to distributing cocaine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.