News from January 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A convicted felon has been sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun during a traffic stop on the West Side of Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three Essex County, New Jersey, men today admitted their roles in a massive drug distribution ring responsible for dealing millions of dollars’ worth of heroin out of a residential building near a high school in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Pecos, NM: Pecos National Historical Park is pleased to announce that it has received funding for new museum exhibits at the E.E. Fogelson Visitor Center. This project, which kicks off in January, is a three year project funded from the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). FLREA funds come...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Alejandro Caal, 45, of Tampa, Florida; Zulairam Ramos, 30, of Orlando, Florida; Adrian Teruel, 26, of Orlando, Florida; and Olga Valido, 51, of Kissimmee, Florida, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in U.S. District Court to access device fraud and conspiracy to commit access device fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Indian national who admitted that he assaulted a girl on a flight from Seattle, Washington, to Newark Liberty International Airport, was sentenced today to 90 days in prison, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three Essex County, New Jersey, men today admitted their roles in a massive drug distribution ring responsible for dealing millions of dollars’ worth of heroin out of a residential building near a high school in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RONY NOE DIAZ-MAZARIEGOS, age 27, a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging him with Illegal use of a Social Security Number.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democratic leaders of the Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations committees sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today expressing their serious concerns regarding a no-bid contract awarded by EPA to Definers Public Affairs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A convicted felon has been sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun during a traffic stop on the West Side of Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that yesterday, a federal grand jury in Benton, IL, returned an indictment charging Cary E. Mosley, 48, of Benton, with defrauding his former employer, Southern Illinois Healthcare ("SIH"). The indictment charges Mosley with six counts of wire fraud and six counts of mail fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Attorney General Jeff Sessions has selected the Southern District of California to receive additional resources for the fight against violent crime. The district will receive an additional Assistant U.S. Attorney to focus exclusively on violent crime, one of 40 new federal prosecutors in 27 selected locations throughout the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Joan Loughnane, the Acting Deputy United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SCOTT TUCKER was sentenced to 200 months in prison for operating a nationwide internet payday lending enterprise that systematically evaded state laws for more than 15 years in order to...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody has sentenced Priscilla Ellis (51, Killeen, Texas) to 65 years in federal prison for murder-for-hire, witness retaliation, and securities counterfeiting. A federal jury found her guilty of these offenses on March 9, 2017. The judge ordered the 65-year sentence to run consecutive to a 40-year sentence previously imposed following a prior federal conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: MOAB, Utah - Are you interested in birds? Like to hike? Here’s an opportunity to do both. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking volunteers for the annual Raptor Inventory Nest Survey (RINS) in eastern Utah. RINS personnel will host two volunteer field training courses: The first is Jan. 30, 2018...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced the selection of Robert Khuzami as Deputy U.S. Attorney.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Tangela Lawson-Brown, 41, of Midway, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in federal prison after her conviction at trial in October 2017 for crimes arising from the filing of fraudulent federal income tax returns. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted on drug and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: OCHOPEE - Big Cypress National Preserve is pleased to reopen the scenic Loop Road on Friday, January 5 to visitors. Visitors can pick up a guide to Loop Road by stopping at the Oasis Visitor Center or Big Cypress Swamp Welcome Center. A digital copy is also available online.
By State Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
Release: CONTENTS. Acknowledgements. About the Council. About the President’s Interagency Task Force. Introduction. Rule of Law. Public Awareness. Victim Services. Survivor Engagement and Empowerment. Labor Laws. Grantmaking. Council Trips to Minnesota and Washington State. Conclusion. Addendum on Protocols and Procedures...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Albert Jason Miller (46, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false tax-related document. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on the fraud count and up to 3 years’ imprisonment on the false filing count. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
