News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: STATEN ISLAND, NY-The FBI Art Crime Team is seeking help from the public locating more than 30 items stolen from the home of Gregory Perillo in July, 1983. The pieces are sculptures and painted pictures, featuring southwestern motifs and scenes, and at the time of the theft were valued at up to $700,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: ARIZONA - The Department of Justice and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have proposed a reduction for controlled substances that may be manufactured in the U.S. next year. Consistent with President Trump’s “Safe Prescribing Plan" that seeks to “cut nationwide opioid prescription fills by one-third...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A prior sex offender residing in Fulton, Mo., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Violence Took Place Last Summer in Georgetown Area.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: On September 15th, 2018, the National Park Service will be conducting a monarch butterfly survey at Montezuma Well and we need your help! From 8:00 - 10:00am, rangers will lead volunteers through the process of catching, tagging and releasing migrating monarch butterflies as they head south to Mexico for the winter.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have proposed a reduction for controlled substances that may be manufactured in the U.S. next year. Consistent with President Trump’s “Safe Prescribing Plan" that seeks to “cut nationwide opioid prescription fills...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Following an investigation led by a Special Agent with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB), a man will serve time in prison for two counts of vehicular assault in Olympic National Park. Kelly Lee Landry, age 51, pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced in federal court yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - Following a four-day jury trial in federal court, a Memphis man has been convicted on two counts of wire fraud. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the verdict today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have proposed a reduction for controlled substances that may be manufactured in the U.S. next year. Consistent with President Trump’s "Safe Prescribing Plan" that seeks to "cut nationwide opioid prescription fills by one-third within...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of South Carolina pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Violent crime rates in our country tripled from 1964 to 1980. Robbery tripled, murder doubled, and aggravated assault nearly tripled. This was an alarming time for communities across our nation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MOHAMMED FATTY, age 28, of Westwego, pled guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Washington, D.C. man was sentenced today to 18 years in prison for forcibly sex trafficking a minor.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: West Glacier, MT -. Howe Ridge Fire. Glacier National Park Lodges, the concessioner that operates Lake McDonald Lodge, has decided to close Lake McDonald Lodge for the summer season. Questions about adjustments to reservations should be directed to 855-733-4522. Privately owned Motel Lake McDonald has...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: MIAMI, FL - Esteban Santiago-Ruiz (Santiago) was sentenced today to life in prison by United States District Judge Beth Bloom, after previously pleading guilty to charges of committing acts of violence at an international airport resulting in five deaths and serious injuries, in connection with the mass-shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on January 6, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN - Following a three-week trial in February 2018, a federal jury convicted a married couple and their son, of health-care fraud offenses that led to millions of dollars lost to federal health care programs. A federal judge has sentenced them to a total of 249 months in federal prison. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentences today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Dinosaur, Colorado - Acting Monument Superintendent Patrick Walsh and Fire Management Officer Steve Heppner, announced the donation of an excess fire engine from the monument to the Town of Dinosaur. The transfer was conducted on Friday, August 17 when Artesia Fire Chief Troy Zufelt received the truck.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Two Cleveland men were indicted on federal firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Defendant Conspired to Transport Heroin from Ohio to Brooklyn.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2018
News Release: Reginald L. Cavitt, a/k/a "Reggie," 37, of Marion, Illinois, has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearm offense, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft announced today. Cavitt, who previously pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging unlawful possession...
