News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting a Federal Officer was sentenced on Aug. 20, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of JAYVON DOMINIQUE GANT, 28, to one count of bank robbery. GANT, who was charged by criminal complaint on June 7, 2018, entered his guilty plea before Judge Joan N. Ericksen in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Last week, a Coral Springs man was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay over $3 million in restitution for carrying out a residential arson.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office and the Project Safe Neighborhood Task Force will hold a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, at the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building in Rapid City, South Dakota.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A Texas man was sentenced Monday to more than 37 years in federal prison for producing, possessing and distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Thomas A. Burnell, age 36, of Plattsburgh, New York, was sentenced today to 18 years in prison for selling heroin mixed with fentanyl that caused the death of a customer. Senior United States District Judge Norman A. Mordue also sentenced Burnell to 30 months in prison for possessing a weapon while detained on federal charges at the Clinton County Jail.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough today sentenced a former Decatur business owner, Noman Hizam, 37, to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute synthetic cannabinoids, known as Spice and K2. Hizam, of Harristown, was further ordered to remain on supervised release for three years following his prison term. Hizam has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest in July 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Tommy N. Tracy (71, North Fort Myers) with fraud in connection with a major disaster. If convicted, Tracy faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jeffrey Swanberry, age 45, of Pittston, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today before Senior United States District Court Judge James M. Munley to importing “designer drugs," which are controlled substance analogues, into the United States from China.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: The nation’s critical infrastructure provides necessary services that are vital to our everyday lives. We know these services as the power we use in our homes, the water we drink, the transportation that moves us, and the communications systems we use to make personal or business transactions. These services are made up of complex networks that we strive to keep resilient and secure when faced with threats from cyber adversaries.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Christopher Wigfall, also known as “Frank," of Randallstown, Maryland, was sentenced today to 210 months incarceration for selling heroin in the Eastern Panhandle, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - As the Department of Justice continues its efforts to fulfill President Trump’s commitment to reducing violent crime in America, Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the selection of five cities to the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP). PSP provides a framework for enhancing...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Rayen Hussein and Abdulqadoos Alomari, ages 41 and 31, respectively, were arrested on Aug. 17, 2018, when investigators executed federal search warrants on multiple locations in Schenectady, Amsterdam and Glenville, New York, and seized a kilogram worth of synthetic marijuana packaged for distribution, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Due to lower fire danger, fire managers have relaxed fire restrictions that were imposed on July 4. The park is returning to Stage One Fire Restrictions. The restrictions on campfires are eased, allowing campfires in designated areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Defendant and Other MS-13 Members Attacked and Killed Their Victims Using Machetes, Knives and Wooden Clubs.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced today a for crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park invites you to for a one-time showing of Madame Curie featuring Oscar-award winning actress Greer Garson on Friday, September 7th at 7:00 p.m at the Vista Grande Public Library.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: FBI Offers 25K Reward for Recovery of Santa Ana Man Abducted in San Gabriel.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Point Reyes Station, Calif. - Point Reyes National Seashore invites you to join the Thirty-seventh Annual Sand Sculpture Contest. We welcome all ages at this free community event located at Drakes Beach. Create your own sand sculpture or marvel at the works made by participants.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host a public meeting and open house to present the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Annual Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2019. The event will open the 30-day comment period on the annual work plan.