News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Jafari Lewis-Daniel, 22, and his brother, Jarron Lewis-Daniel, 23, of Anchorage, were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess for their roles in an armored car robbery in December 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Steven M. Pace (25, Sarasota) to nine years and one month in federal prison for possessing four destructive devices and for knowingly possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the firearms and ammunition seized as part of this case.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - Glacier National Park is soliciting public comment for a proposal to change the price of the Glacier National Park Annual Pass from $50 to $60. No other entrance fees are proposed for change.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: A man who illegally possessed a firearm while being an unlawful user of marijuana pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: “Hurricane Harvey is a stark reminder of the importance of the NOAA satellite program," said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families affected by this disaster."
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Raymond Adams (29, St. Petersburg) to eight years and five months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. He pleaded guilty on May 31, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Kenneth James Hill, 69, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty on June 15, 2017, to attempted enticement of a minor for sex and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual activity. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By State Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Barton J. Putney's term ended on April 21, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell today sentenced Sharmekia Young (36, Plant City) to three years in federal prison for conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Young pleaded guilty on March 29, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Richard Herman Roach, III, age 28, of Camden, was sentenced in federal court after earlier pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1)...
By State Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
Release: Scott Ticknor is the Acting Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs (CBA) in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB). He leads the 25-person CBA Office in advocating on behalf of U.S. business interests abroad, promoting entrepreneurship and innovation, and protecting intellectual property rights.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: FORT WORTH - Twenty-eight defendants in the North Texas area have been charged in a federal criminal complaint, partially unsealed today, with felony offenses stemming from their role in a methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin conspiracy that operated in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Madison, Wis. - Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Mark Johnson, 55, Janesville, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 24 months in federal prison for health care fraud. Johnson will begin serving his sentence in October.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Herbert Daniel Fitch, age 48, of Simpsonville, pled guilty in federal court in Greenville to a single-count indictment charging violations of felon in possession of a firearms and ammunition and possession of firearms and...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (St. Vincent) and its partner, CHRISTUS Health (CHRISTUS), have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by making illegal donations to county governments, which were used to fund the state share of Medicaid payments...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Roberto Lueje-Rodriguez, 30, of Hialeah, Florida, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 1½ years in prison and three years of supervised release for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was also ordered to pay $31,772 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of McKees Rocks, Pa. and the Hill District area of Pittsburgh, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of Escaping From Federal Custody, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - Representatives from numerous federal and state law enforcement agencies have formed a working group to investigate and prosecute illegal activity related to Hurricane Harvey.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a proposed rule that will provide for faster approval of small-scale exports of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), from U.S. export facilities.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: "When Hurricane Sandy crippled New York and New Jersey in 2012, I will never forget Americans coming together to help their neighbors, and many of my colleagues who offered prayer, kind words, and support for federal assistance.
