News from December 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 78 months in federal prison on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to redefine the “Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: BILLINGS-A Miles City man who admitted to making silencers pleaded guilty to four firearms violations during a federal court hearing on Monday, U.S. Attorney Kurt G. Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that Aurora Health Care, Inc. (“Aurora") has agreed to pay $12 million to the United States and State of Wisconsin to settle allegations that Aurora violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid in violation of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Vincent Taylor McGee, 30, and Jose Pacheco, 41, both of Jackson, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour, Jr. today for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Derryle Smith. Both defendants pled guilty before Judge Barbour on June 11, 2018.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers removed a citizen of Taiwan who was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of being an alien in possession of ammunition, following a Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia, investigation with the assistance of the Upper Darby Police Department and the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Fake Ticket Scams.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountain District, Offers a Wilderness Camp during the Holiday Break.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM’s cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project for its March through August 2018 performance period, according to a recently released scorecard.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A total of 16 South Texas residents have been convicted of charges including conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity involving the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) which also involved methamphetamine distribution, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALVIN CRAWFORD, also known as “Nardy," 34, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of possession of firearm by a convicted felon.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) nationally and locally expects to screen a record number of travelers during the 2018 Christmas and New Year holiday travel season. Nationwide, TSA projects it will screen six percent more travelers compared to this same period last year. Locally, TSA at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) expects the increase over last year’s levels to be around 9 percent.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Snow Hill man pleaded guilty today to receiving gratuities in exchange for official acts performed in his capacity as a government official, and to stealing funds from a government contract.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a man from San Jose, Mexico, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Jason Haynes, of Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax return in connection with a scheme to defraud...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Hanford Site workers have implemented a new interactive training course to ensure radiological control technicians have the tools and resources they need to keep workers safe.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In the aftermath of the deadly shooting that occurred at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Oct. 27, 2018, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: Three Nevada Family Members Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Steal More Than $2 Million in Tax Refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin Allen, 38, aka Killer Kev, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted following a seven-week jury trial of multiple RICO, drug and gun charges, was sentenced to serve 300 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The sentence will be served consecutive to a 25 year to life sentence imposed by New York State following the defendant’s conviction on a murder charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Albert Gordon, 45, of Manchester, was sentenced on Monday to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
