News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - The former general manager of the procurement subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), pleaded guilty today for his role in an international money laundering scheme involving bribes paid by the owners of U.S.-based companies to Venezuelan government officials to corruptly secure energy contracts and payment priority on outstanding invoices.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: In celebration of National Park Rx Day, Tumacácori National Historical Park will offer hikers the opportunity to walk the four-mile stretch of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail between Tumacácori and Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, catching a free ride back to their starting point. Hikers can begin at either end of the trail. Between 8:00 a.m. and noon on Sunday, April 29 the park will provide a continuously running shuttle between the trailheads.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Ameriprise financial advisor faces federal fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly defrauding clients by embezzling funds that she promised would be invested, United States Attorney Nicola T. Hanna announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Sherri Smith and Joseph Williams were sentenced to 60 years and 80 years in prison, respectively, for their roles in exploiting multiple children to produce child pornography.
By State Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor in support of Mike Pompeo’s nomination to serve as Secretary of State. The committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination on Monday, April 23.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s production to Congress of memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his interactions with President Donald Trump...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The former owner and operator of Virgo Inc. and Isync Solutions, Inc., was sentenced April 19 following convictions for wire and visa fraud. The sentencing follows a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Document...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (D-OR) and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today requesting that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt be placed under oath for his testimony next week, and that the hearing be expanded to include the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Rashawn Brown, 31, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, crack cocaine and fentanyl. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $20,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: (TAMPA, Fla.) - Two indictments were unsealed today charging 15 individuals with federal drug trafficking violations. In one indictment, the individuals below are charged with conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Eric T. Banks, age 38, of York, Pennsylvania, was indicted on April 18, 2018, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph M. Gullotti, 57, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty to food stamp benefits fraud before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Kamel J. Lincoln, age 38, of Fort Smith, was sentenced today to 188 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Judge P.K. Holmes, III presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that John McLaurin, 28, an inmate at FCI-Berlin pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to possess a prohibited object within a federal prison. McLaurin admitted that he was attempting to possess a synthetic cannabinoid, commonly referred to as K2.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: The FAA will issue an Airworthiness Directive (AD) within the next two weeks that will require inspections of certain CFM56-7B engines. The directive will require an ultrasonic inspection of fan blades when they reach a certain number of takeoffs and landings. Any blades that fail the inspection will have to be replaced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: * A five-mile stretch of road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris will open to the public Friday, April 20. Anticipate 30-minute delays.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - More than a dozen individuals, including the owner of an auto body shop where drugs were stashed, are facing criminal charges as part of a federal investigation into drug trafficking on the West Side of Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today, RASHEM SANTA PERRY, 26, of Ahoskie was sentenced in United States District Court today. The charges stem from a search of the defendant’s residence on May 5, 2017.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Thursday, April 26, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Perspectives on Reform of the CFIUS Review Process."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Sherri Smith and Joseph Williams were sentenced to 60 years and 80 years in prison, respectively, for their roles in exploiting multiple children to produce child pornography.
