News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Joseph Rodriguez Fraguada (25, Jacksonville) to 11 years and 8 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography. He pleaded guilty on Aug. 25, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a LaPlante, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: FARMINGTON - The National Park Service will honor our past soldiers this Veterans Day Weekend by hosting a “Living Military Timeline" at Fort Necessity National Battlefield.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Three people have pled guilty for their involvement in a steroid and counterfeit prescription drug lab in Northwest Florida, announced Louis V. Franklin, Sr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on: “Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act: Achieving Promise of Health IT."
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Portsmouth woman who faked her own death in connection with an elaborate bank fraud scheme pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and fraud charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - On Oct. 30, 2017, Edward Susanyatame, 39, of Peach Springs, Ariz., and a member of the Hualapai Indian Tribe, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 54 months’ imprisonment, followed by a term of three years of supervised release. Susanyatame had previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in New York removed a Dominican citizen Monday who was wanted in his home country after escaping from the La Victoria National Penitentiary in Santo Domingo, in June, 2002.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court yesterday, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan, sentenced ELTON WAYNE WALSTON, age 66, of Wilson, to 324 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: Lone Tree Bank Robbery. The Lone Tree Police Department and FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force are investigating the following bank robbery: US Bank. 9229 East Lincoln Avenue. Lone Tree, Colorado. Oct. 31, 2017, 6:10 p.m. The suspect is described as a white female, approximately 20-25 years...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney SHAWN N. ANDERSON, for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) together with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Resident Agent in Charge Edward Talbot, would like to thank everyone who participated in the 14th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day which was held this past Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. Guam collected 452 lbs. of prescription medication and the CNMI collected 44 lbs.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: Dear President Trump: In light of the concerning trend of extreme, ideological policymaking at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the serious ethical concerns resulting in former Secretary Price’s resignation, we write to outline priorities by which to evaluate any nominee for Secretary...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Beginning on Nov. 1, information and orientation to Acadia National Park will be available at the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center during the winter and spring season. Visitors will be able to talk with park rangers about Acadia National Park and talk with chamber...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield landlord was found liable by a federal jury on Friday, Oct. 24, 2017, of discriminating against a family in violation of the Fair Housing Act (“Act").
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Renee Rodriguez, 33, of Roswell, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 63 months in prison for her conviction on methamphetamine trafficking and firearms charges. Rodriguez will be on supervised release for three years after completing her prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - The U.S. Attorney’s Office today charged two Shelby County residents with conspiring to operate a large-scale pawnshop fencing ring, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Florida man pleaded guilty today to participating in a fraudulent credit card chargeback scheme that primarily targeted internet services businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Broussard man was sentenced Monday to 150 months in prison for receiving child pornography using his computer.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: FORT COLLINS, CO - New research shows that elk herds infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD) for decades are genetically different than herds that haven’t been exposed to the fatal disease. It all comes down to a specific gene and a relatively rare variant of a protein. Elk herds with a long history of CWD have the rare version of the protein at twice the frequency when compared to herds that do not have CWD.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Virginia man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for robbing four banks - two in New Jersey and two in Baltimore, Maryland - during a spree in December 2016, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
