News from January 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: A man who tossed a loaded semi-automatic pistol and a bag of marijuana into a wooded area near the I-380 and Glass Road interchange in Cedar Rapids after a car accident in July 2017 was convicted by a jury today after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Larry Smith, Jr., 39, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 28 grams or more of crack cocaine; possession of cocaine with intent to distribute; and maintaining a drug-involved premises. The charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years and a $5,000,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A North Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 46 months in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle and illegally export from the U.S. radiation-hardened integrated circuits (RHICs) for use in the space programs of China and Russia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jerell Weathersby, 21, and Dontrell Wise, 31, both of Buffalo, NY, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing butyryl fentanyl, a Schedule I controlled substance. The charge carries a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: SAN JOSE- Nathan James Garcia, aka “Bones," pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce and armed bank robbery in connection with the 2012 robbery of a Salinas, Calif., bank, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The guilty plea was accepted this morning by the Honorable Lucy H. Koh, United States District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Rocky Comfort, Mo., man has been charged in federal court with threatening to assault an FBI agent.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Doyle Mullins, Jr. (71, Bradenton) to nine months of home detention and five years of probation for theft of government funds. As part of his sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment against him in the amount of $583,485.74, which constitutes the proceeds of the theft from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Mullins pleaded guilty on Oct. 16, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: After a three-day trial, a federal jury today convicted a Broward County resident of stealing social security benefits years after her grandparents died.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - The park’s 2018 Artists in Residence will rock your world and leave you in stitches, literally! Don’t miss this performance, happening Fri., Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. in the Kīlauea Visitor Center, for free (park entrance fees apply).
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced RAYMOND DEMONT NEAL, 38, of Fayetteville to 78 months of imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today issued the following statement following the U.S. Senate’s vote to confirm Alex Azar as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted an Albertville man on heroin distribution and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Gerido.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that James C. Voss, 25, of Waterloo, IL, was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment on Jan. 19, 2018 for unlawful possession of a sawed-off shotgun and felon in possession of a firearm. Voss will also have to serve a term of two years of supervised release after he is released from prison.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Brandon Everett Barker, age 36, of Austin, Texas; and Michelle Denise Carson, age 39, of Indianapolis, Indiana, each pled guilty to one count of Possession Of An Electronic Image Of An Obligation Of The United States, in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Sections 474(a) and 2, punishable by not more than 25 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000.00 fine, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $23.4 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: Tennessee Dentist Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
News Release: Former Contractor at Military Sealift Command Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery, and Honest Services Fraud.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $3 million prize competition to reenergize innovation in U.S. solar manufacturing. The American Made Solar Prize will incentivize the nation’s entrepreneurs to develop new processes and products that will reassert American leadership ...
