News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - Two Springfield men were arrested today and charged in separate indictments in federal court in Springfield with distribution of crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A Lubbock, Texas, man, Steven Lawrence Forcum, 32, appeared yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Gordon Bryant Jr. and pleaded guilty to a federal offense stemming from his role in a large-scale furanyl fentanyl distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of five producers and one importer to serve on the Christmas Tree Promotion Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms ending on Dec. 31, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging nine Houston residents with offenses related to eight violent robberies in North Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
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By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - An Arizona man was charged in U.S. District Court in Phoenix today for the manufacture and sale of armor piercing ammunition without a license. He allegedly sold ammunition to Stephen Paddock, who was later identified as the perpetrator of the Oct. 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, announced United States Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse of the FBI’s Las Vegas Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ashan M. Benedict, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF"), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Trafficking of Counterfeit Apple Goods Into the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: West Branch, Iowa- The short days of winter and long days of summer bring a variety visitors and local folks out to experience Herbert Hoover National Historic Site’s beautiful scenery and commemorative landscape. Many enjoy this experience with their pet at their side. The staff takes pride in keeping the scenery and landscape of the park as pristine as possible, allowing each visitor a chance to enjoy the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On Jan. 31, 2018, following a trial in U.S. District Court in Chattanooga before the Honorable Travis R. McDonough, U.S. District Judge, a jury convicted Donald Ray Hobgood, 31, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, of three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: ROCKFORD - A McHenry man was found guilty of child pornography charges following a four-day jury trial in federal court in Rockford.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Former Virginia Attorney Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Laundering and Attempting to Launder Over $2 Million.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We write to further highlight the Department of Education’s (“Department") inadequate enforcement of Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972 (“Title IX"). In June 2017, the Department made the decision to roll back systemic investigations, which look broadly at Title IX policies...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that EMELDA MATTHEWS (“MATTHEWS"), age 36, of Violet, Louisiana, pleaded guilty yesterday to Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of False Tax Returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced two Austinites to federal prison for defrauding Dell, Inc. and the Internal Revenue Service, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio, and IRS-Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Andy Tsui, San Antonio.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
Release: MINNEAPOLIS - In what is projected to be the busiest day ever for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP), the agency showcased one of its key assets that it will utilize to keep travelers safe and secure leading up to and in the days after Super Bowl LII.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On Jan. 31, 2018, Stanley Eugene Green, Jr., age 42, of Takoma Park, Maryland, pleaded guilty to Distribution of Heroin, and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. The guilty plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Feb. 1, 2018, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against four defendants charged with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Conspiracy to Import a Controlled Substance. Agents from the U.S. Customs and Border...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to investigate retailers Claire’s Stores, Inc., and Justice Retail following reports that tremolite asbestos, a known human carcinogen, was found in cosmetic products marketed by the companies to girls and young women. Pallone announced his request for an investigation today at a press conference outside of a Claire’s retail store in Sea Girt, New Jersey.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 2, 2018
News Release: Victims met Defendant through Martial Arts Studio; Defendant lied about Criminal Past and Stole Disabled Man’s Retirement Savings.
