News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Ten members of an alleged methamphetamine trafficking operation that sought to distribute more than $1 million worth of drugs have been indicted in a 13-count superseding indictment on charges of violations of federal drug, firearm, and immigration laws. Seven defendants were arraigned today in federal court.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Charles Carstersen, 55, of Manteca, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to 11 years and three months in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking a minor, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Friday, April 13, 2018, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “High Octane Fuels and High Efficiency Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities."
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s intent to nominate Heidi King to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Robert Atkins, 28, of Chester, PA, has been charged by indictment with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, announced United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen and Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun Copeland. Atkins has also been charged with five counts of distributing fentanyl...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Vendor Falsely Claimed to be Aiding Students With Special Needs.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park invites the public to visit during National Park Week, April 21-29. Superintendent Barbara Tagger encourages visitors to “Enjoy the beautiful Alabama spring weather during National Park Week at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. Join us on Saturday, April 21...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Charles E. Scott, Jr., a vendor who claimed to be providing tutoring and mentoring services for students with special needs, pled guilty today to federal charges stemming from a scheme in which he collected more than $75,000 from the District of Columbia Public Schools for work that never was performed.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to engage in dogfighting, as well as a separate role as a ringleader in a credit card fraud and identity theft scheme.
By State Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Robert F. Lasky, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announce the latest case to arise from the ongoing Opa Locka municipal corruption investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Noel Rodriguez, age 56, formerly of Dover, Del., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews to 13 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $145,480 in restitution. The sentencing came after Rodriguez pleaded guilty to one count of federal program theft on Nov. 20, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Jeffrey Allen Burgess has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation, to include the following special conditions: four months of home detention; continued alcohol treatment through Pyramid Healthcare, Inc., or as directed by the U.S. Probation Office; 50 hours of community...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that United States District Court Senior Judge Callie V. S. Granade sentenced Joseph W. Rohe, Jr. to 117 months (defendant given 3 months credit for the time served in jail since his trial) in prison on April 4, 2018, for the crime of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person (a felon), a violation of Title 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(1). Rohe’s sentence was the maximum permitted by law.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
Release: Washington, D.C., April 5, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its regulations to allow the importation of fresh lemons (Citrus limon) from Chile under a systems approach. The systems approach is a combination of prescribed measures ...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Grand Teton National Park will host two information-sharing open houses for the public to learn about activities and related impacts regarding the construction of the Gros Ventre Roundabout and other safety improvements in the park, as well as other road construction projects in the area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - An alleged member of the Latin Gangsta’ Disciples gang pleaded guilty yesterday to federal firearms trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Kevin J. Pugh, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was arrested today and appeared in federal court to face drug charges after being indicted by a federal grand jury on April 3, 2018, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Three East Los Angeles men have agreed to plead guilty to federal civil rights and racketeering charges for participating in the 2014 firebombing of African-American residences inside the Ramona Gardens Housing Development.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - A federal jury has found a Memphis man guilty on two counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the verdicts today.
