News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: Two men combined to rob twenty stores in three months.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Darren B. Stratton, 45, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute misbranded prescription animal drugs, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Vermont woman was sentenced today to 7 1/2 years in prison for her role in two area bank robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: A Guatemalan man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to more than three months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: A pair from Northeast Ohio were indicted in federal court after they filed or assisted in filing nearly 150 tax returns fraudulently claiming $615,000 in tax refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: What: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands, will be hosting a one-day human trafficking training. Topics will include.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted for illegal gun possession a northeast Alabama man who in April led police on a dangerous chase from Fort Payne into Menlo, Ga., on rural roads over Lookout Mountain, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Rudolph Carryl, 67, of Oyster Bay, N.Y., has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. The federal indictment was filed under seal on Aug. 22, 2018, and was unsealed yesterday after Carryl’s initial appearance in federal court in New York, following his arrest at a halfway house in Brooklyn, N.Y.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Norman Lee McCullough, 55, of McKees Rocks, Pa., pleaded guilty to one felony count before Senior United States District Judge Donetta Ambrose.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), announced today a hearing for Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Perfluorinated Chemicals in the Environment: An Update on the Response to Contamination and Challenges Presented."
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), announced a hearing for Thursday, September 6, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Federal Efforts to Ensure Quality of Care and Resident Safety in Nursing Homes."
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Thomas M. Navaho, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an assault charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOEL CRUZ, 35, of Meriden, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -A Charles Town, West Virginia man has admitted to robbing a Charles Town bank, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: Seven Men Sentenced for Their Roles in an International Child Exploitation Crowdsourcing Conspiracy.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: The Howe Ridge Fire: The Howe Ridge fire displayed moderate fire activity yesterday, but overall fire growth was minimal and only occurred in isolated areas. The fire is creeping along the southern perimeter and smoldering on the eastern and northeast portions of the fire. There were some isolated areas...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted for illegal gun possession a northeast Alabama man who in April led police on a dangerous chase from Fort Payne into Menlo, Ga., on rural roads over Lookout Mountain, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), announced today a hearing for Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Perfluorinated Chemicals in the Environment: An Update on the Response to Contamination and Challenges Presented."
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: VERNAL, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management Green River District will rescind Fire Restriction Order-UTG002-18-001, effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Fire restrictions will no longer be in effect on BLM-managed lands located in Uintah and Duchesne counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: Two men, residents of Alaska and Southern California respectively, were arrested in the last 24 hours on the charge of abusive sexual contact aboard an aircraft, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. The assaults occurred on aircraft bound for Seattle-Tacoma International airport and were investigated...
