News from August 2018
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Eleven people who illegally entered Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Saturday were cited by National Park Service (NPS) law enforcement rangers for disobeying a lawful closure and disorderly conduct.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) sent letters to Bureau of Land Management Director Brian Steed and General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy, requesting information regarding the future of the domestic helium market.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Nineteen foreign nationals were charged with unlawfully voting in the 2016 elections Friday, and a U.S. citizen was charged with aiding and abetting an alien to falsely claim U.S. citizenship to register to vote. The indictments follow an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) as part of a newly created Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force (DBFTF) in the Eastern District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Card Skimming Devices and Stolen Checks Results in Eight Defendants Charged in Bank Fraud Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Thousand Oaks man who fraudulently obtained more than $11 million in loans he used to purchase a gas station and two car washes was sentenced today to nearly five years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: An individual who had a pending agreement to purchase a Miami-based licensed towing company (“the Towing Company") was sentenced to prison after previously pleading to participating in a conspiracy to pay bribes in order to obtain a contract with the City of Opa Locka.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Demitri Reese, age 26, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary, Allenwood (USP Allenwood), Pennsylvania, was indicted on Aug. 23, 2018, for possession of a weapon in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS: United States Attorney Charles E. Peeler announces that Watkins Brown, age 25, of Columbus, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 103 months in prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. The sentence was handed down by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Clay D. Land on Aug. 21, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The owner of a company that bought and sold renewable fuel and fuel credits was sentenced to serve 63 months in prison to be followed by a three year term of supervised release and $26,244,437.06 in restitution for his role in a conspiracy that generated over $47 million in fraudulent EPA renewable fuels credits and over $12 million in fraudulent tax credits connected to the purported production of renewable fuel.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Tumacácori National Historical Park will host a special program featuring the rich culture and history of the Tohono O’odham on Saturday, September 8. Beginning at 2:00 p.m., the San Xavier Cooperative Farm will provide a farmers market stand on the mission grounds, featuring traditional crops. Inside...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A methamphetamine user from Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison on firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Card Skimming Devices and Stolen Checks Results in Eight Defendants Charged in Bank Fraud Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Twice Convicted of Assaulting His Ex-Wife by Choking Her and by Pushing Her Down Steps.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal jury has convicted a 37-year-old Spring resident of distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. The jury deliberated for less than three hours before convicting Mark Adair following a two-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The owner of a company that bought and sold renewable fuel and fuel credits was sentenced to serve 63 months in prison to be followed by a three year term of supervised release and $26,244,437.06 in restitution for his role in a conspiracy that generated over $47 million in fraudulent EPA renewable fuels credits and over $12 million in fraudulent tax credits connected to the purported production of renewable fuel.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Two Southwestern Pennsylvania residents have been convicted in federal court for violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: I write to follow up on the concerns previously raised regarding the proposed rule, “Compliance With Statutory Program Integrity Requirements" (Docket ID No. HHS-OS-2018-0008), issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on June 1, 2018 to dramatically undermine...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Eddie Paul Harris, 69, of Lincoln County, Kentucky, has been sentenced, by Chief United States District Judge Karen K. Caldwell. On Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, he was formally sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Harris was found to be an armed career criminal and was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Federal charges have been filed against a Texas Army National Guardsman for stealing approximately 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Erick Pizarro, 37, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges carry mandatory minimum of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.
