News from August 2018
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: MEDFORD, Ore. - Gonzalo Manzo, Jr., 33, of Fresno, California, pleaded guilty today to one count each of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a Criminal Information has been filed charging ALMA ILZET MAR ESCALANTE, age 36, of Mexico, with voting by an alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The son of the former Gulf Cartel leader has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of illegally possessing a firearm and impersonating a U.S. Marshal, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Osiel Cardenas Jr., 26, pleaded guilty May 22, 2018.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After opening an investigation last year into the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS), Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a prospectus soliciting proposals for the award of a concession contract to provide ferry/tourboat services at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore). The new concession contract will be for a term of 10 years, beginning on its effective date, which is estimated to be Jan. 1, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce the findings from three reports: Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2017, and The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017. The income and poverty report provides national-level...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nafese J. Sanford, 26, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, crack cocaine. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on Aug. 24, 2018, United States District Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., sentenced Juan Carlos Camacho to imprisonment for 108 months, to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Camacho was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent...
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: Crimes Took Place Within 48 Hours.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Defendant used shell companies to hide assets from Bankruptcy Trustee.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Ambulance Company and its Municipal Clients Agree to Pay Over $21 Million to Settle Allegations of Unlawful Kickbacks and Improper Financial Relationships.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Two individuals have been sentenced for their roles in the April 2016 robbery of the Eastman Credit Union (credit union) in Johnson City, Tennessee. On Aug. 16, 2018, Kezia Dover, 37, of Johnson City, Tennessee, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison. Chris Jones, 29, of Johnson City, Tennessee, was sentenced on Aug. 27, 2018, to serve 98 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that federal charges had been filed against Randy D. Usow (age 62) of Mequon, Wisconsin. Usow is charged with theft of government property and aggravated identity theft. The United States also filed a plea agreement it had reached with Usow under which he will plead guilty to these charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: WILKES-BARRE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Matthew Morales, age 25, of Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Aug. 23, 2018, before U.S. District Court Senior Judge A. Richard Caputo to conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - An Allegheny County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 48 months on her conviction of conspiring to possess and distribute opiate painkillers, oxycodone and oxymorphone, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: West Glacier, MT - Effective immediately, Rising Sun Campground along the Going-to-the-Sun Road on the east side of the park will temporarily be limited to hard-sided camping. This means that tents and soft-sided campers will not be permitted until further notice. Camper vehicles such as VW buses and pickup trucks with small canvas pop-ups are allowed as long as the canvas is not exposed.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: CASPER, Wyo: On Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) will make changes to its previously advertised patio talk schedules.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that on Aug. 23, 2018, Enrique Ayon Duenas, 61, of California, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy...
