News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: A Miami jury convicted a Hialeah resident of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine after a five-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon on April 8, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Timothy Ortiz, 47, of Waukegan, Illinois, was sentenced today to three years in prison for conspiring to ship misbranded synthetic drugs in interstate commerce with intent to defraud, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to the armed kidnapping of a Quincy man and two children.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro sale event in Robstown, Texas, on March 9-10. The event, at the R.M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, will feature 50 wild horses and burros. The event will take place from noon - 6 p.m. on March 9, and 8 a.m. - noon on March 10. Animals will be eligible for direct purchase to a good home. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: A Miami jury convicted a Hialeah resident of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine after a five-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Defendant has felony drug conviction in Idaho and two prior deportations.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on February 8, 2018, Anthony R. Chaplin (age: 41) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine to an Appleton woman, Joy Strader, resulting in her death in May of 2017.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - To ensure the security of airline passengers and the nation’s airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun to implement new, stronger screening procedures for carry-on items at airports across the country with the procedures now in place at Charlottesville-Albemarle International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: More than 200 law enforcement officers died by suicide in 2019. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline may be reached at 1-800-273-8255 and provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. We are HERE for law enforcement, HELP is a phone call away, and above all there is always HOPE.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Jeremy Allen Wolfe, of Glenville, West Virginia was sentenced today to 92 months incarceration for illegal possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement regarding the president’s infrastructure plan...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: On Wednesday, February 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing on "Examining the Government's Management of Native American Schools." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago restaurateur was charged today with misappropriating funds and swindling investors in his West Loop eatery.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Colby Ray Barrick, age 41, of Love County, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Felon In Possession Of Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000.00 fine, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Five Former Venezuelan Government Officials Charged in Money Laundering Scheme Involving Foreign Bribery.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Bobby L. Ratcliffe (59) and Wanda F. Ratcliffe (55), both of Reddick, Florida, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to structure financial transactions to evade reporting requirements. Each faces up to five years in federal prison; a sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Yosemite National Park announces the release of the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment (Bridalveil Fall EA). The public comment period for the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment is currently open and will be open until March 14, 2018. Yosemite National Park initiated public scoping and tribal and agency consultation for this project in spring 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that Justin Haynes, 31, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for receiving child pornography. The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Haynes to a 66-month term of imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Haynes will begin a five-year term of supervised release and be required to register as a sex offender.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Canyon, Ariz. - Canyon National Park Superintendent Christine Lehnertz has announced the availability of a prospectus for 16 business opportunities to provide guided interpretive multi-day whitewater tours on the Colorado River in the park. These tours will provide guides, boats, gear, meals and interpretation...
