News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Juan Carlos Varela-Maldonado, 28, a Mexican national illegally residing in the United States, was sentenced yesterday afternoon in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 150 months in prison for his conviction on methamphetamine trafficking and being an illegal alien in possession of firearms and ammunition. Varela-Maldonado will be deported after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 23-count indictment charging four defendants with conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Charged in the conspiracy are.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: MISSOULA - Kristjan Thorkelson, a resident of Manitoba, Canada, together with several Canadian companies associated with Thorkelson, including Canada Drugs, Rockley Ventures, and River East Supplies, admitted today to widespread illegal sales of misbranded and counterfeit prescription drugs in the United...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service today announced more than $1.3 million in grants to fund preservation, restoration, and education projects at World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites. These projects will help tell the story of the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, who were imprisoned by the U.S. government following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Cleophus Dentmond, aka “Face," 28, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $1,000,000 fine, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama- Seven suspected cocaine and marijuana traffickers were arrested early Thursday morning, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. These arrests follow an indictment by a federal grand jury charging the seven defendants with conspiracy to distribute narcotics, primarily in the Montgomery area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Jonathan Oldale, age 54, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was arrested on April 13, 2018, based on a criminal complaint charging him with production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Justice recognized Oklahoma City Chief of Police Captain William Citty with the Allied Professional Award. The honor is awarded to individuals outside the victim assistance profession for their service to victims and contributions to the field of victim services. He was honored during the annual National Crime Victims’ Service Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: Dinosaur, CO & Jensen, UT- The National Park Service (NPS) announced yesterday that Dinosaur National Monument will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs to enhance the visitor experience. Effective June 1, 2018 the entrance fees to the park will...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A 44-count Second Superseding Indictment, unsealed today, charges nine people with conspiring to distribute phencyclidine (“PCP") and cocaine base (“crack") in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, announced United States Attorney William M. McSwain.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Representative Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released new information obtained from the companies and sent follow-up letters asking Citigroup and Apollo Global Management to provide additional information and documents about their loans and other ties to Kushner Companies.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ioan Rostas, a/k/a Ioan Angel, age 29, and a citizen of Romania, pled guilty today to illegal re-entry into the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park will offer a hike with Park Archaeologist Jeremy Moss to the site of the Lost Church on Saturday, May 5th. Along the one mile roundtrip hike to the ruins of the church, also known as the Ortiz Church, you will explore the fascinating history of some of the earliest...
By State Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Sunday morning, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will discuss the latest in Syria on FOX’s….
By Interior Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: Vicksburg, MS: The National Park Service (NPS) announced today Vicksburg National Military Park will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs to enhance the visitor experience. Effective June 1, 2018 the entrance fees to the park will be $20 per vehicle or $15 per motorcycle. An annual park pass will cost $35. All of the money received from entrance fees remains with the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 70 months’ imprisonment on a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Yesterday afternoon, Michael J. Baxter, 49, of Grand Ridge, Florida, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Panama City to 5 years in prison after being convicted on January 25 of falsifying records to obstruct a federal investigation. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) issued the following statement in reaction to the Department of the Interior’s park user fees announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: The Detroit One collaboration of local, state, and federal law enforcement has led to the guilty plea of a Detroit man for conspiring to rob patrons of Detroit-area casinos at gunpoint that evolved into armed carjackings and identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: NEWARK - Two Union County, New Jersey, tax preparers were arrested today on charges of filing scores of fraudulent tax returns, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
