News from January 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Television personality Michael “The Situation" Sorrentino and his brother, Marc Sorrentino, both admitted today to violating federal tax laws, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, District of New Jersey; Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division; and IRS Special Agent in Charge Jonathan D. Larsen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Thursday upheld the convictions and sentences for three south Alabama family members who schemed to steal $2 million from the fund established by British Petroleum to compensate victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - A federal grand jury has charged JUSTIN LANE FOUST, 41, of Sulphur, Oklahoma, with defrauding Chesapeake Energy of more than $4 million through fraudulent invoices, announced Mark A. Yancey, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Culpeper man was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison today for sex with a minor and production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that United States District Court Judge William H. Steele sentenced Adam Edgar Stagner on Jan. 18, 2018 to serve a term of imprisonment of 42 months followed by 3 years of supervised release for illegally possessing...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a St. Mary Parish man was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison for moving to Texas without updating his sex offender registration.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: RIDGELAND, MS: Due to safety concerns with trail bridges, the Yockanookany section of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is closed to equestrian use. Horseback riders should observe posted closures and caution is advised on all trails. “We are working to acquire the needed funding to repair several trail bridges, but some may not be safe for horses," stated Chief of Resource Management Lisa McInnis. The trail will remain open to pedestrian users.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., delivered remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the needed extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which congressional Republicans are using as a political pawn to force a vote on yet another continuing resolution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: RANDOLPH ARD (“ARD"), age 62, of Kentwood, Louisiana, was indicted today for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: Patchogue, NY - A project to complete historic preservation and annual maintenance at the Fire Island Lighthouse will begin on Monday, January 22. Facilities at the lighthouse, including the tower and museum, will be closed to the public from January 22 to Feb. 2, 2018 while work is underway. The nature trail and beaches will be accessible during the two-week period.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold an auction Jan. 24, 2018 at 10 a.m. to sell 40 parcels of public land, totaling 754.78 acres. Parcels vary in size from 1.25 to almost 189 acres. Twenty-eight of the parcels are located in the northwest part of the valley near Highway 95 and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A north suburban businessman who operated a cellular telephone distributorship throughout Illinois and other Midwestern states has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay more than $800,000 in personal and corporate income taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for distributing cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore yesterday sentenced Thomas Edward Abney, Jr. (38, Leesburg) to 40 years in federal prison for production of child pornography and aiding and abetting the transportation of child pornography. The Court also ordered him to forfeit a cellular telephone used in the commission of the crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Columbia, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today on charges related to child pornography and the sexual exploitation of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ronald Caryl, 25, of Silver Springs, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce child pornography before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General report on the implementation and roll out of President Trump’s first travel ban...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: Defendant Used Money for Island Vacations and Other Personal Benefit.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man was found guilty by a jury today of three counts relating to child pornography possession, receipt, and advertising, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 19, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that United States District Court Judge William H. Steele sentenced Adam Edgar Stagner on Jan. 18, 2018 to serve a term of imprisonment of 42 months followed by 3 years of supervised release for illegally possessing...
