News from January 2018
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a superconducting switch that “learns" like a biological system and could connect processors and store memories in future computers operating like the human brain.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Second Hand Bandits Bank Robbery Press Release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Swan Nicoyis Jackson, age 22, of Camden, plead guilty yesterday in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the conviction of SCOTT FRANCIS FORTIER, 38, for producing and possessing video files containing child pornography. FORTIER, who was charged in a superseding indictment on Aug. 23, 2017, with one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, was found guilty on both counts by a federal jury in Minneapolis, Minn.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARCIO RODOLFO OCHOA-BORJAS (OCHOA-BORJAS) age 31, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal reentry of a removed alien after deportation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA - A Virginia man has been charged in a six-count federal indictment with sex trafficking, interstate prostitution and distribution of fentanyl that led to two overdoses after a grand jury sitting in the U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg returned a superseding indictment Jan. 16, 2018, United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - DALE GOLDEN, 43, a former inmate of the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma, has been found guilty by a federal jury of possessing contraband in prison, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the draft Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for a proposed five-year Warren Act Agreement with Hills Valley Irrigation District.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Schuele Boys Gang member Antwon Steward, a/k/a Stacks, 34, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Portland, Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management Northwest Oregon District is looking for spring and summer campground hosts at several of their recreation sites. Recreation sites are a great example of how the BLM serves the American family by being good neighbors, supporting traditional land uses such as grazing, and providing access to hunting, fishing, and other recreational opportunities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Nana Dwomah Yeboah, 34, a citizen of the Republic of Ghana, with assaulting and resisting federal law enforcement officers and possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Another phase of the 2018 South Rim roads improvement project will begin the week of February 4, which will include full closures of several Grand Canyon Village intersections. All services and facilities will be open and accessible. Visitors and residents should expect delays and new traffic flow patterns, and should follow detour signs, flaggers, and temporary stop lights. All motorists should slow down in construction zones.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former Joplin, Mo., middle school teacher has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton man was sentenced today to 62 months in prison for stealing checks from curbside mailboxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that ONYEKACHI EMMANUEL OPARA was extradited from South Africa. In...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Plea Deal Calls for 45-year Prison Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Former Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper James Carson pleaded guilty in federal court to violating an individual’s civil rights by using excessive force, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division John Gore, United States Attorney for the District of Kansas Stephen R. McAllister, and Special Agent in Charge for the Kansas City Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Darrin E. Jones.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - DALE GOLDEN, 43, a former inmate of the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma, has been found guilty by a federal jury of possessing contraband in prison, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Dirk Hall was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano to 41 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, after having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud in connection with a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) invites photographers to submit entries for a photo contest and exhibit at Obed Wild and Scenic River. The park is looking for striking digital images highlighting the spectacular views, historic sites, recreational opportunities, and diversity of life in the Obed. Images...
