News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Earlier today, in Brooklyn federal court, al-Qaeda operative Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun was sentenced to life imprisonment by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan following his March 16, 2017 trial conviction of multiple terrorism offenses, including conspiracy to murder American military personnel in Afghanistan, conspiracy to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, and providing material support to al-Qaeda.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that on February 7, 2018, Jon Henry, age 24, of Dover, Delaware, pled guilty to the following three criminal offenses: conspiracy to make false statements to a gun store during the purchase of a 9 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - A federal grand jury in Fort Worth returned a superseding indictment this week, charging Said Azzam Mohamad Rahim, 41, of Richardson, Texas, with seven counts related to a terrorism investigation, announced Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas and Eric Jackson, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Office of the FBI.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) has agreed to pay the United States $13,073,000.00 to settle claims that it inaccurately measured, tracked and paid researchers for effort spent on certain NIH-sponsored research grants, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now accepting proposals for its 2018 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards. The competitive program encourages domestic small businesses to engage in federally funded research and development opportunities that have the potential for commercialization. Applications for Phase I will be accepted through April 4, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Feb. 13, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a fourteen count indictment against four former tax preparers. Karen Tompkins (57), Shalonda Burns (40), Latoya Bush (37), and Lori Ann Stringfellow (55), are all residents of Milwaukee, and were employed as tax return preparers at a Liberty Tax Service Branch located at 3929 N. Humboldt Boulevard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Authorities in San Antonio Arrest Three Men in ATM Bank Robbery.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded its first funds for a research consortium focused on the development of new materials to enable novel computing and storage technologies. NEW LIMITS, for NEW materials for LogIc, Memory, and InTerconnectS, seeks to create innovative solutions that will allow U.S. semiconductor producers to remain on the cutting edge.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Matthew D. Lincoln, 37, of Henrietta, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, a maximum of life, a $250,000 fine, or both.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Today, following the horrific mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, all 24 Energy and Commerce Democrats sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess (R-TX) urging the Republican leaders to hold a hearing as soon as possible on federal investment in gun violence prevention research. The tragic school shooting in Parkland this week, which killed 17 people, is just the most recent instance of this uniquely American tragedy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: SEATTLE - Three Snohomish County residents were arrested on Feb. 14, 2018, in connection with a two year investigation into a money laundering scheme tied to multiple drug trafficking organizations. Maria Angelica Maldonado, 55 and her husband Ismael Garcia SR, 49, were arrested at their Marysville...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - Bilal Ahmed Khaleeq, 47, a Dallas attorney, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Horan yesterday and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jason Osei Bonsu, 35, of Ghana, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that East Bay residents will have the opportunity to go to Oakland International Airport (OAK) to enroll in the popular TSA Pre✓® expedited screening program starting Monday, Feb. 26.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse of a Minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today that Noel McFadden, 71, of Broken Arrow, pleaded guilty before Chief United States District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell to one count of sexual exploitation of a child. Sentencing is set for May 16, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that on February 7, 2018, Jon Henry, age 24, of Dover, Delaware, pled guilty to the following three criminal offenses: conspiracy to make false statements to a gun store during the purchase of a 9...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller of indictments of Russian businesses and nationals for a criminal conspiracy to interfere with the presidential election in 2016...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Washington -Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of eight members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice issued indictments against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election...
