News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Marty, South Dakota, man convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse was sentenced on Oct. 23, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: DETROIT - This Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time DEA and its local law enforcement, community, and tribal partners will give the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: H.R. 732, the “Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017," would prohibit the federal government from entering into or enforcing any settlement agreement requiring donations to remediate harms that are not “directly and proximately" caused by a wrongdoer’s unlawful conduct.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 33-year-old Mexican National who resided in Laredo has been ordered to federal prison for illegally possessing firearms, announced Acting U.S. Abe Martinez. Gerardo Penalosa-Hernandez pleaded guilty July 29, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of its commitment to improve the visitor experience and ensure America’s national parks are protected in perpetuity, the National Park Service (NPS) is considering increases to fees at highly visited national parks during peak visitor seasons. Proposed peak season entrance fees and...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Raimundo Hogan (41, Jacksonville) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. A federal jury found him guilty on Dec. 15, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly and representatives of federal, state and local law enforcement today announced the formation of the Connecticut Cyber Task Force to investigate complex crimes in cyberspace.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Leavenworth woman who owned businesses in the Kansas City area pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Daniel Jojola, 34, of Roswell, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the federal firearms laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal judge has entered a verdict in favor of the United States and against Dynamic Visions, Inc., and awarded the government $1.98 million in a False Claims Act case, in which the United States demonstrated that employees of the home health care company repeatedly and routinely falsified records to obtain funds from Medicaid.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement today on Committee Democrats’ meeting this afternoon with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Vicente Adolfo Solano, 53, a citizen of Honduras residing in Miami, has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in a planned attack at a shopping mall in Miami.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Neosho, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally receiving federal disability benefits for her son for seven years, while concealing a $4 million settlement that provided them with a home and income.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - Two California men have been sentenced to multi-year federal prison terms after being convicted of federal wire fraud charges for participating in a “high-yield prime bank" scam that stole more than $5 million from victims across the nation who were promised huge returns on investments, purportedly with little or no risk.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Fire protection engineers from across the DOE complex recently gathered at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to share best practices and further improve safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Michigan man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. William Henry Stephens, Jr., 45, of Inkster, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - Local high school students will apply writing, analysis and critical thinking skills to translate a highly technical Paducah Site report for the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Luis Bernardo Gonzalez-Martinez (29, Mexico) to 15 months in federal prison for illegal reentry after deportation, subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 29-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction on two counts of sex trafficking by the use of force, fraud and coercion, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Roger Maldonado pleaded guilty Sept. 13, 2016.
