News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted for selling furanyl fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of a Cleveland man last year, law enforcement officials said.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, demanded answers from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman in a hearing today on what he is doing to reform the Lifeline program, which provides low-income households with discounts on telephone and broadband service, and hold companies accountable for years of documented waste, fraud, and abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Chi Meng Yang, 31, of Montague, and his sister Gaosheng Laitinen, 36, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, charging them with conspiring to commit bribery, bribery of a public official, conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, and manufacturing marijuana, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Salvadoran member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, wanted for aggravated homicide, was deported Thursday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Joshua Mellor (619) 546-9733 and Francis A. DiGiacco (619) 546-6771.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DWIGHT JARVIS, 28, of Monroe, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeuane Harvey, 30, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon-in-possession of a firearm and ammunition, before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.
By State Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) issued the below statement after introducing H.R. 3776, a bipartisan bill to help keep the internet open, reliable and secure...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeuane Harvey, 30, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon-in-possession of a firearm and ammunition, before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - Cape Cod’s beauty and history have long inspired the literary arts. In honor of this legacy, Cape Cod National Seashore will convene six notable Cape Cod authors for a free public program on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham. During the...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kirbyville, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: WALNUT GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin weekday closures at its Delta Cross Channel gates Monday. The weekday closures, expected to last at least into mid-October, are in coordination with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. They are intended to help reduce fall-run Chinook salmon straying from the Sacramento River. The gates will reopen Fridays to minimize impacts to weekend recreation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: A Van Wert man was indicted for crimes involving child pornography, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: BISMARCK - United States Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on Sept. 14, 2017, following a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Lonnie Dale Spotted Bear, 73, of Twin Buttes, ND, on two Counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, one Count of Attempted Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, and one Count of Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH -A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: Three Ohio men were charged in federal court with child pornography crimes, said Justin E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - A convicted felon was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison for illegally possessing 30 guns that had been stolen from a shipment of firearms at a railyard on the South Side of Chicago.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, Sept. 30, at 10 am, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a 1-hour program on the experiences of Private Sam Watkins during the Chattanooga Campaign. Participants should meet at the Bragg Reservation on Missionary Ridge, 169 South Crest Road, Chattanooga, TN 37404.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: Incident information. Photos of Hurricane Irma damage and response. Miami - The National Park Service Eastern Incident Management Team (Team) is in its fifth day of operation, and is now operating in South Florida, coordinating the bureau’s response to parks impacted by Hurricane Irma. Immediate objectives...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2017
News Release: A Solon man was charged in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Cleveland Clinic out of more than $2.7 million, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony.
