News from December 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on Nov. 30, 2018, United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Evan Watkins, age 30, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to 10 years’ imprisonment on drug trafficking charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New York man was indicted today for allegedly conspiring to import and distribute multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from the Dominican Republic into the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -A Charles Town, West Virginia man was sentenced Monday to 70 months incarceration for robbing a Charles Town bank, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: The Pools of ‘Oheʻo in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park will reopen on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The pools closed last year on Jan. 3, 2017 when a rockslide resulted in a minor injury to a park visitor.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Irving Daniel Ramirez, 25, of El Paso, Texas, pled guilty yesterday in Las Cruces, N.M., federal court to trafficking nearly ten pounds of heroin in New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Zulairam Ramos, 31, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to two years of probation with 120 hours of community service for access device fraud and conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Ramos pleaded guilty on January 3.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s office announced today that Minnesota-based medical device manufacturer ev3 Inc. (ev3), has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to the distribution of its neurovascular medical device, Onyx Liquid Embolic System, and pay $17.9 million in fines and forfeiture.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Downey man who operates second-hand clothing stores in Los Angeles County has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for not reporting nearly $4 million in corporate income to the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FEDERICO CANNON, also known as “Rico," 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm, and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a previous federal conviction.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Italy’s Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) signed an agreement to collaborate on the development and production of technical components for PIP-II, a major U.S. particle accelerator project to be located at DOE’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. The signing took place at the Embassy of Italy in Washington.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: Crater Lake National Park is pleased to announce that our popular ranger-guided snowshoe walks are about to begin for the 2018-19 winter season. The walks will take place on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from December 8 through April 28. They will also be offered daily from December 15 through January 6, except on Christmas Day. Snowshoes are provided free of charge for these hikes, and no previous snowshoeing experience is necessary.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Gene Sauer, 49, Cambria, Wisconsin, was sentenced on November 29 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 42 months in federal prison for interstate trafficking of stolen property. Sauer pleaded guilty to the offense on Sept. 18, 2018.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
Release: RICHMOND, Va. -There isn’t a spare seat to be had on any airline. But you booked early, got a good fare, and you are genuinely excited about your trip. Before you get buckled into that middle seat on the aircraft, you and your belongings are going to need to get through the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) security screening process. Below are the top five tips to make your holiday trip through the checkpoint go smoothly.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria man pleaded guilty today to running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded over 20 victims of more than $1.4 million.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee will hold a business meeting to consider the USDA nominations of Mindy Brashears to be Under Secretary of Agriculture ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: Medical Device Maker ev3 to Plead Guilty and Pay $17.9 Million for Distributing Adulterated Device; Covidien Paid $13 Million to Resolve Civil Liability for Second Device.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: Getting a drone for the holidays? The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) “Buzzy the Drone " will help you learn the do’s and don'ts of being a responsible drone operator and flying your new purchase safely.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: Incidents Took Place Over Six-Week Period Earlier This Year.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2018
News Release: Beginning at 10:00 a.m. inside of Hempstead Hall in Hope, AR the public is invited to attend the celebration of Hempstead County turning 200. Join Hempstead County natives Mack McLarty, former Chief of Staff for President William Jefferson Clinton, Judge Lavenski R. Smith, Chief Judge of the United States...
