News from December 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Defendant Lured Women to the United States with False Promises of a Better Life Then Forced Them into Prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: A Van Wert man was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for downloading images of young children being raped and abused.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Florence, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that three defendants-Lance Hardiman, Justin Pressley, and Rodrick Berklery-were convicted in federal court for robbing the South State Bank in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in May 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: On Saturday, December 8th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Montezuma Castle will celebrate 112 years since President Theodore Roosevelt declared it one of America’s first National Monuments in 1906. In honor of this birthday, the National Park Service invites the public to join in the fun! Park Rangers will present...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Mark Buechler, 45, of Henrietta, NY, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography involving two prepubescent minors before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, and a maximum of 60 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Florence, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that three defendants-Lance Hardiman, Justin Pressley, and Rodrick Berklery-were convicted in federal court for robbing the South State Bank in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in May 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: John Buehler has been named as the new branch chief for the National Park Service (NPS) Aviation Program, succeeding Margaret “Meg" Gallagher, who is retiring in January 2019. John is currently a senior special agent with the Bureau of Land Management’s Office of Law Enforcement and Security.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Today, Space Exploration (SpaceX) Technologies Corp.’s launch, licensed by the FAA, broke new ground in the reusability of space vehicles and contained literally a number of firsts.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - L.C. Hatfield, Jr., 43, of Jackson, was sentenced Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III, to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine base ("crack") and cocaine hydrochloride ("powder")...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: A former Texas Christian University employee was sentenced today to five years in prison for theft of federal funds, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Columbus, Ohio man who helped set up multiple drug deals in Huntington in August and September of 2016 was sentenced today to 96 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Carl Keylow Jackson, 38, previously pled guilty in May 2018 to two counts of aiding...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: On Nov. 20, 2018, Trenard Caldwell, 27, of Broward County, was sentenced to 161 months in prison by U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas, after previously pleading guilty to being a felon unlawfully in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of unauthorized access devices, and aggravated identity theft.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: GRAND COULEE, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking public comment to identify issues to be addressed in an Environmental Assessment on altering recreational uses of the area within the Reclamation Zone, southwest of the Third Power Plant, known as “Geezer Beach."
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that LENIS PADILLA RUIZ, age 31, a citizen of Honduras, was charged Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in a one-count indictment with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. ' 1326(a).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Sold LSD from Perceived Anonymity of the Dark Web.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: Elko, Nev. -- In keeping with the Administration’s goal of promoting American energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management will offer 23 parcels, totaling nearly 40,280.43 acres in the Elko District at its March 2019 quarterly oil and gas lease sale. This notice initiates a public comment period on associated environmental documents that ends on Jan. 3, 2019. The BLM will hold the lease sale online at www.energynet.com.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On Nov. 29, 2018, Rene Elene Griffin Nunn, 59, of Vancouver, Washington, made an initial appearance in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A New York City man living in Virginia Beach was sentenced today to over 11 years in prison for dealing heroin and fentanyl, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A St. Joseph, Mo., man was convicted by a federal trial jury today of illegally possessing a firearm following an 11-hour standoff with law enforcement officers.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2018
News Release: A Van Wert man was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for downloading images of young children being raped and abused.
