News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Farris Dwayne Griffin, age 42, of Stuart, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 57 months imprisonment, and 3 years supervised release for Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, in violation of Title...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Khiri Arter, age 25, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on April 11, 2018, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that GEORGE GAROFANO, 26, of North Branford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to a computer hacking offense related to a phishing scheme that gave him illegal access to more than 200 Apple iCloud accounts, many of which belonged to members of the entertainment industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Kansas landlords who sexually harass tenants could face federal lawsuits, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said today.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) will host “Steve Johnston: Local Wyoming License Plate Collector", at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Elizabeth, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 115 months in prison for robbing four banks in January 2017, including a TD Bank in Bergen County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A Michigan man has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for violently forcing two children and a young woman to engage in prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Former U.S. Congressman Convicted of Mail and Wire Fraud, Campaign Finance Violations, Money Laundering and Filing a False Tax Return.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that Rocky Mountain National Park will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs that enhance the visitor experience. Effective June 1, all of the park’s passes will increase. Rocky Mountain National...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - In observance of this week as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Tennessee joined with service providers and community members to honor victim advocates who have shown special commitment to helping crime victims.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that Arches and Canyonlands national parks will modify entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs that enhance the visitor experience. Effective June 1, 2018, both parks’ entrance fee will be $30 per vehicle or $25 per motorcycle. An annual park pass will cost $55.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Shreveport felon was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison for possessing a revolver.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: PATERSON, NJ - After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), New Jersey plastics manufacturer Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc. has been cited for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at its Paterson, New Jersey, facility. OSHA proposed penalties of $435,679.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Mark Selby, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), Miami Field Office; and Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge, ICE-HSI, New York Field Office...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that a former airline employee has been sentenced in federal court for hacking PenAir’s ticketing and reservation system between April and May 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director David L. Bowdich, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson, U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary James Walsh, and U.S. Marshals Service Acting Associate Director Derrick Driscoll today announced the addition of fugitive Rafael Caro-Quintero to the FBI’s list of “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson, New Mexico Attorney General Hector H. Balderas, Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, Acting Special Agent in Charge Jack P. Staton of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in El Paso, and Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Aleksandr Kovalev, 54, of Rocklin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to three years and 10 months in prison for wire fraud involving financial institutions, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 12, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON - With the summer travel season on the horizon, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it has completed rollout of enhanced screening procedures for carry-on baggage as part of a greater effort to raise the baseline for aviation security. The stronger security measures, which began last summer, require travelers to place all personal electronics larger than a cell phone in bins for X-ray screening in standard lanes.
