News from December 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin Morgan, 42, of Pittsford, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released a draft Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment on the Clipper Center Lateral Pipeline Project located in Delta County, Colorado. The project would replace approximately 4.3 miles of open irrigation ditch with buried pipe. The purpose of the project is to prevent seepage and reduce salinity loading in the Colorado River Basin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White River, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON - Transportation Security Administration announced today that the first certified third-party canine team began screening air cargo this week - fulfilling a requirement in the TSA Modernization Act of 2018 to develop standards for the use of third-party canines for air cargo screening. The...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) issued the following statement praising President Donald Trump’s executive order promoting active management to reduce wildfire risk on forests and public land.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - Hongjin Tan, a 35 year old Chinese national and U.S. legal permanent resident, was arrested on Dec. 20 and charged with theft of trade secrets. Tan is alleged to have stolen the trade secrets from his employer, a U.S. petroleum company.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: LAKE CHARLES/SHREVEPORT La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced one felon pleaded guilty and two were sentenced this week for firearms violations under the Justice Department’s Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Due to the lapse of appropriations and the subsequent shutdown of the federal government, San Juan National Historic Site is closed for the safety of visitors and park resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - Hongjin Tan, a 35 year old Chinese national and U.S. legal permanent resident, was arrested on Dec. 20 and charged with theft of trade secrets. Tan is alleged to have stolen the trade secrets from his employer, a U.S. petroleum company.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that MICHAEL LEVERIDGE, age 45, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy throughout the New Orleans area. Specifically, LEVERIDGE pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. '' 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A) and 846.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: Hoskins is the last defendant sentenced in fraud scheme.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: ORLANDO - A Florida man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and possession of child pornography. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Bribed D.C. Government Employee to Cash in on Contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that David D. Klepadlo, age 63, of Clarks Summit, and the company he owns, David D. Klepadlo & Associates, Inc., pleaded guilty on Dec. 19, 2018, before United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo to making false statements in violation of the Clean Water Act and tampering with a government witness.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: Two Defendants Also Face Obstruction of Justice Charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: A Waterloo felon who possessed 65 rounds of ammunition in a senior citizen home was sentenced Dec. 18, 2018, to more than two years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jason Williams, 44, of Kenmore, NY, who was convicted of RICO conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida- United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Tammy Marie Steffen, (36, Holiday) has pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking and one count of sending threatening communications online. Steffen faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison for each count. A sentencing hearing has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White River, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 21, 2018
News Release: TAMPA - Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are seeking the public’s help to identify possible additional victims in a child sexual exploitation investigation involving an assistant principal at Cypress Creek Middle High School in...
