News from December 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Damon M. Joseph, 21, of Holland, Ohio, was charged today in federal court with one count of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, for allegedly planning an attack on a synagogue in the Toledo, Ohio area. Joseph was arrested Friday evening after he took possession of two semi-automatic rifles.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Raytown, Mo., man who peddled marijuana and guns on the street in Wyandotte County was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Daniel Santana, age 49, of New York City, and Sandy Santana-Soto, age 35, of Kissimmee, Florida, each pled guilty today to transporting two illegal aliens within the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: A 33-year-old member of the Quileute Tribe was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 6 years in prison for assaulting a federal officer and stealing a car on tribal land, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. JUANITA ELENA PENN-SALAZAR, was arrested April 11, 2018, after a police...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Brenda Dozier (54, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Dozier faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Pursuant to her plea agreement, Dozier has agreed to pay approximately $225,000 in restitution to the victims of the conspiracy and has consented to a forfeiture money judgment in the same amount. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Robert A. Harden, 45, of Calhoun, IL, was sentenced today to federal prison on methamphetamine related charges, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways & Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen today to express their concerns with a rule that would significantly alter the public charge...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy today announced that Senior Advisor Suzanne Jaworowski has been selected as a new Steering Group vice chairperson of the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC). Jaworowski received the honor at last month’s IFNEC meeting in Tokyo, Japan.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways & Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen today to express their concerns with a rule that would significantly alter the public charge...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - On December 6, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted a formerMemphis Police Officer, Sam Blue, and co-conspirator, Anthony Davis, on federal criminal civil rights violations which include the violent crimes of robbery and kidnapping. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the indictment today.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways & Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen today to express their concerns with a rule that would significantly alter the public charge...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced today that Gary Michael Gilmore of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced to 188 months imprisonment for Carjacking before Judge Callie V.S. Granade.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce that Nigel Fields has arrived on St. John and will take over as the acting Superintendent for Virgin Islands National Park. Nigel has a combined federal career of more than 20 years of public service. Fields’ first day of his yearlong assignment as the acting Superintendent is today, Monday Dec. 10, 2018.
By State Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing new flight paths for aircraft flying over Central and South Florida. The project is called South-Central Florida Metroplex and the Agency will ask the public for input as it develops the new air traffic control procedures.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesapeake man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for conspiring to manufacture and deal heroin and crack cocaine throughout Hampton Roads.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: As part of its ongoing efforts to address aging park infrastructure and improve future visitor experiences, entrance fees for Antietam National Battlefield will increase on Jan. 1, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Raytown, Mo., man who peddled marijuana and guns on the street in Wyandotte County was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Jonathan A. Valentine, age 40, was sentenced in federal court Monday in Omaha, Nebraska, for one count of interference with commerce by robbery. The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Valentine to 10 years in prison, ordered him to pay $1,256.50 in restitution, and three years of supervised release after he is released from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Thursday against Leah Guillen, 35, of Madera, charging her with use of unauthorized debit cards, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
