News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Miami man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute over 45 kilograms of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and morphine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Ramon Lopez-Alvarado (58), a citizen of Mexico, with illegally reentering the United States after deportation and failing to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on the reentry count and up to 10 years in federal prison on the failure to register count.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A fugitive wanted by the FBI for almost 15 years admitted today to defrauding a financial institution to obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars for himself, his computer retail business, and his associates, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: A South Florida resident pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud, in connection with purported hurricane relief aid for Puerto Rico.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: WILKES-BARRE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that today United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo sentenced Michael Mejia, age 21, who resided in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to a time-served sentence of approximately six months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: (TUESDAY, April 17, 2018) -- U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) have led all Senate and House Judiciary Democrats in a letter condemning recent actions by the Justice Department ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: This Friday, April 20th, in Coos Bay, Oregon, the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment will hold a roundtable policy discussion on challenges states and communities face in rebuilding and determining possible solutions to address America’s water infrastructure needs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Damarcus Donte Ivey, 36, of Charlotte, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. to life in prison, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. A federal jury convicted Ivey in April 2017 of Hobbs Act robbery and committing murder while using and possessing a firearm during and in furtherance of the robbery.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Staff from EM Office of River Protection contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently took science and engineering on the road to a local middle school as part of the STEM Like Me! program.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - DOE officials, members of Congress, and key stakeholders gathered April 11 on Capitol Hill at an event for the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, where Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar discussed synergies between national laboratories and the environmental cleanup program that are boosting momentum and sharpening the Department’s focus on remediation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A fugitive wanted by the FBI for almost 15 years admitted today to defrauding a financial institution to obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars for himself, his computer retail business, and his associates, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: This National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, 2018, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) commends Volunteer Ruth Fordon for her commitment to its sea turtle nesting program. Fordon assists with turtle strandings, nest sitting, early morning turtle patrols, and raking out vehicle tracks.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held an oversight hearing on “Fraud, Mismanagement, Non-Compliance, and Safety: The History of Failures of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Owners of Maryland Auto Parts Company Indicted for Tax Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A Mexican man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a reentry charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: * These projects will advance research on technologies that enable the seamless integration of solar energy onto the nation’s electricity grid. By supporting advances in power electronics, solar plus storage, and PV-integrated sensor technologies, the work will help ensure a smooth transition to a secure, reliable, and resilient grid of the future.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Deville man pleaded guilty Monday to possessing a silencer that had not been registered.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: A South Florida resident was sentenced today to more than 2 years in federal prison for assaulting Customs and Border Protection and Transportation Security Administration officers at Miami International Airport in the fall of 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Today, Jose Pastrano-Rios, 53, of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Raner C. Collins to 60 months in prison with three years of supervised release to follow. Pastrano-Rios had previously pleaded guilty to one count of bringing in illegal aliens for profit.
