News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Amani Johnson, 21, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, was sentenced to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A, Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - ERICKA K. SMITH, 33, of Moore, Oklahoma, was sentenced yesterday to 63 months in federal prison for defrauding Frontier State Bank and committing bankruptcy fraud, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: LITTLE ROCK- Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Stephen G. Azzam, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Orleans Field Division, and Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The Justice Department announced today that two Los Angeles-based consumer finance companies have agreed to pay a total of $760,788 to resolve allegations that the companies violated the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing 70 vehicles owned by SCRA-protected servicemembers without first obtaining the required court orders.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on today’s news that Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) quickly urged waiving the National Environmental Policy Act as a response to the hurricane damage and humanitarian needs in Puerto Rico. As E&E News reported this morning, Bishop is pushing to waive the law to “speed up the recovery" on the island.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Adrian Selever, 27, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to 53 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two illegal aliens pleaded guilty and one illegal alien was sentenced last week for various offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) has contracted with Bartlett Tree Experts to remove several trees from the Soldiers’ National Cemetery that have been identified as potentially hazardous. This is one phase in a multi-phase project to ensure that the trees in the National Cemetery...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of falsifying information on a form to purchase firearms, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Republic of Benin man unlawfully residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was sentenced today to 48 months in prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Louis D. Lappen for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. And Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District is continuing to sell firewood cutting permits at multiple locations. Pinyon pine and Utah Juniper permits are $10 a cord. Only dead trees - standing or down may be cut.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to three years probation on each count to run concurrently, with 6 months in home detention; forfeiture in the amount of $650,000; $15,000 fine, and $200 special assessment on his conviction of conspiracy to smuggle misbranded drugs and conspiracy to money launder, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Bushkill, PA- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Superintendent John J. Donahue announced today that he will retire from the National Park Service on Dec. 3, 2017, capping off a 38-year federal career that took him to numerous national park units in several different roles.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) applauded last night’s unanimous Senate passage of S. 870, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017. The bipartisan bill will improve health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries living with chronic conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Repeat Sex Offender Faces 15-Year Minimum Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of KENNETH FRANK HARYCKI, 54, to a year and a day in prison for his involvement in a tax conspiracy. HARYCKI, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in the ascertainment and collection of taxes on Jan. 15, 2015, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Ann D. Montgomery in Minneapolis, Minn.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: Lane Michael Reed Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory Haanstad announced today that the following twelve (12) defendants have been charged in federal court with offenses related to a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine, using a firearm in relation to drug trafficking, and money laundering.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented new and stronger carry-on baggage security screening procedures at three airports in Idaho including Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH), Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN), and Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) in Twin Falls. The new procedures require travelers to place all electronics larger than a cell phone in bins for X-ray screening when going through the security checkpoint.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2017
News Release: In San Antonio today, 35-year-old Bandido Outlaw Motorcycle Organization (OMO) San Antonio Centro Chapter member Norberto Serna, Jr. (aka “Hammer") of San Antonio pleaded guilty to a federal charge in connection with the murder of Hells Angel Anthony Benesh in 2006 announced United States Attorney Richard...