News from September 2017

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
Release: LANCASTER, Pa. - The Transportation Security Administration has installed the latest checkpoint screening technology equipment at Lancaster Airport (LNS).
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: Glen Jean, WV: New River Gorge National River fire managers are preparing for two prescribed fires this fall, between September 18 and Oct. 15, weather permitting. Fire managers plan to burn approximately 14 acres in the “Carper Fields" area near Grandview in northeastern Raleigh County and 45.1 acres...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Saugus loan broker pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to operating a scheme that defrauded small businesses from across the country in connection with their efforts to obtain business loans.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Edward Mighty, 40, of Rochester, NY, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. Mighty was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 280 grams or more of crack cocaine, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime,
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: HOUSE PASSED: Bipartisan Legislation Protecting Taxpayers from IRS Abuse.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that David Triplett a/k/a Stuffy, 34, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Revere man was indicted today in federal court in Boston on child pornography charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A California man who swallowed plastic bags containing approximately 600 grams of heroin admitted today that he possessed the drug with intent to distribute it, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: Indictment Alleges Pair Conspired to Produce Child Pornography.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Wanblee, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Assault on a Federal Officer.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jesus Rodriguez, 34, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 180 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition. Rodriguez was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act, which requires the imposition ...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: EMINENCE, MO: Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host a special reunion at the historic Storys Creek One-Room School on September 17 at 5:00 p.m. in partnership with the Shannon County Museum. Former teachers, students and their families invite everyone to join in this free event, which will feature a potluck dinner. Visitors are encouraged to bring old pictures and stories to share, a covered dish, and folding chairs.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced an Anaheim, California man today admitted laundering money on behalf of an international drug trafficking organization.

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
Release: MIDLAND, Texas - A temporary TSA Pre✓® application center will be open at Midland International Air & Space Port (MAF) from Monday, Sept. 25 - Friday, Sept. 29.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Shannon Marie Lengal, age 46, of Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information with acquiring controlled substances by forgery and deception.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: New Indictment Charges Roy G. Heilbron with Attempting to Obstruct Pending Criminal Case by Submitting Fraudulent Documents to U.S. Probation Officer.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY- To accommodate a dust abatement application, a brief travel closure will be in place for about 48 hours, beginning 4 a.m. Tuesday, September 12 on the unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park. The road will reopen by 8 a.m. Thursday, September 14. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, travelers on the northern segment of the road will encounter delays of up to 30 minutes to accommodate repairs to a short stretch of flooded road.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that VENACIO ORTIZ-LEON age 29, a citizen of Guatemala, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal reentry of a removed alien.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on September 5, 2017, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A California man who swallowed plastic bags containing approximately 600 grams of heroin admitted today that he possessed the drug with intent to distribute it, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.