News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that three Anchorage residents have been charged in an indictment alleging they conspired to obtain checks stolen from the mail, primarily credit card convenience checks, and then negotiated the stolen checks at different banks in Anchorage using stolen identities and bank accounts associated with the stolen identities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: “Chief Judge Jose L. Linares notified me that the U.S. District Court has appointed me United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. I would like to thank the Chief Judge and the Court for the tremendous honor they have bestowed on me with this appointment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three men have been sentenced in federal court this week for their roles in a conspiracy to commit a series of armed robberies by luring their victims with online advertisements and ambushing them.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted a Honduran national on gun, drug and illegal re-entry charges, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and ICE Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Independence Man Sentenced to Five Years.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced a Sacramento man today for his participation in a scheme that involved stealing and deconstructing U.S. Postal Service locks to reverse engineer keys in order to steal U.S. Mail, steal identities and defraud financial institutions, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal indictment unsealed Thursday charges three individuals with attempting to damage or destroy bank ATM machines by means of fire and an explosive during a string of incidents at three Utah credit unions and a bank in January.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: DALLAS, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC) have renewed an alliance designed to help protect oil and gas well servicing industry employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted two north Alabama men in unrelated counterfeiting cases, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - After a nine-day jury trial and four hours of deliberation, Yaira Tanies Cotto-Flores was found guilty of one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. United States District Court Senior Judge Daniel R. Domínguez presided over the trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Daniel Dale Barton, Sr. (57, Brevard County) to seven years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography. The court also ordered him to serve a 10-year term of supervised release and to forfeit a laptop computer, which was used in committing the offense. Barton pleaded guilty on February 7, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that last evening, after a four-day trial, a jury returned guilty verdicts against DWAYNE WINANS, JR., a/k/a “Butter", age 24, and BRYSON TUESNO, age 23.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - On April 25, 2018, Ivan Antonio Cervantes, age 32, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James E. Gritzner for possession of contraband by a federal prisoner, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Cervantes was ordered to serve 18 months in prison...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The carriage roads are opening for people to enjoy the park. Park rangers will begin removing most barricades and opening up parking lots beginning on Friday April 27. Users are asked to exercise caution near orange cones and barricades because work crews continue to make repairs and complete winter clean-up.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: West Glacier, MT - Four artists have been selected to participate in the 2018 Artist-in-Residence Program at Glacier National Park. The artists are Matthew Harrison, Emily McIlroy, Meg Leonard, and Jamie McHugh.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it is seeking public nominations for six positions on the Coeur d’Alene Resource Advisory Council - a citizen-based sounding boards for BLM initiatives, proposals, and policy changes. The nomination period is open through June 4, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Bryan Kenneth McCloud, 35, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced today to 192 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for drug distribution and weapons offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban physician has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly pocketing nearly $1 million in payments from Medicare and a private insurer for nonexistent treatment.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today on combating robocalls, caller ID spoofing, and telemarketing scams.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on “Do Not Call: Combatting Robocall and Caller ID Spoofing:"
