News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Trisha Lynne Ibarra, 24, of Texas, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1 kilogram of heroin and 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Jere T. Miles of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations New Orleans Field Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Join the National Park Service for this year’s celebration of nature, culture and community at the 2018 Lotus and Water Lily Festival. This two-day festival highlights the annual blooming of lotus and water lily flowers and features music and dance performances, arts and crafts, ranger-led tours and more. This year’s festival also celebrates Anacostia Park, which turns 100 this August. The Lotus and Lily Festival is July 21 to 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: In Del Rio today, a federal grand jury indicted five (5) individuals, including 20-year-old Jorge Luis Monsivais, Jr., of Eagle Pass, TX, for their roles in a smuggling scheme that resulted in the deaths of five (5) illegal aliens, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash, U. S. Immigration and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Defendant Also Demanded Child Send Him Photos of Her Genitalia.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: DAVISTON, AL: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is excited to host the long running "Muster on the Tallapoosa" event on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. This special event focuses on daily life around the time of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, black powder weapons firing demonstrations...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today the convictions of two individuals charged in connection with an investigation by the Middle District of Louisiana, Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (“OCDETF"), aimed at a drug trafficking and dogfighting network based in Baton Rouge...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: An Akron woman was indicted today for theft of government funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Six Men Sentenced for Their Roles in an International Child Pornography Production Ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today the convictions of two individuals charged in connection with an investigation by the Middle District of Louisiana, Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (“OCDETF"), aimed at a drug trafficking and dogfighting network based in Baton Rouge...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jason Novoa, age 37, of Ballston Spa, New York, pled guilty yesterday to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Charles Margiotta, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Latham, New York-based medical device manufacturer AngioDynamics, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States a total of $12.5 million to resolve allegations that the company caused healthcare providers to submit false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs relating to the use of two medical devices, LC Bead and the Perforator Vein Ablation Kit (PVAK), the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - Misty West, 41, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, appeared before U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Parker and entered a guilty plea to filing false tax returns. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James D. Robnett, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI"), and Nonie Manion, Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Ronald Teekell, 53, of Anchorage, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to serve 97 months in prison, followed by a life term of supervised release, for the distribution of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Today, July 18, is World Listening Day and Rocky Mountain National Park is celebrating with the release of the Rocky Mountain National Park Sound Library. This extensive acoustic catalog contains over 210 recordings of more than 60 bird species, natural soundscapes, and wildlife vocalizations including...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: LEBANON, MO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Karrenbrock Excavating LLC for allowing two employees to work in an unprotected trench while installing sewers. The company faces proposed penalties of $189,221.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a Senate Finance Committee report that explores how Trump’s tax scam rewards multinational corporations, not workers, which will lead to fewer jobs here at home. The report debunks false claims made by Republicans and Trump, and lists tactics multinational corporations will use to artificially lower their tax bills and shift profits overseas.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for holding today’s markup on two bills that will improve our public and private retirement systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - An Allegheny County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member John Garamendi (D-CA) responded to a study released by the American Maritime Partnership, about the effect of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico’s economy.
