News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that REYNAUD KENDRELL VARISTE, age 29, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged in a three-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it, using a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAMES BOWERS, 32, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm and distributing marijuana while on federal supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PEDRO BRITO-MARCOS, age 22, a citizen of Guatemala, pled guilty to a one-count bill of information alleging illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8 United States Code, Section 1326(a).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - DENNIS LEE, 45, of Nichols Hills, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for possession of stolen property that crossed a state boundary and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Two Kansas men were indicted Wednesday in separate cases on charges of distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Division, announced that Calvin Elston, Jr., 41, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A former employee of Tax Pro’s and Tax Solutions & Associates, tax preparation businesses located in Essex and Union counties, admitted today to conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: Tucson, Ariz. (July 11, 2018) --- Effective Friday, July 13 at 8 a.m., the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, Bureau of Land Management Gila District, all districts of the Coronado National Forest, Saguaro National Park, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coronado National Memorial...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Yesterday evening, after a 10-day trial, a jury found four members of La Asociación ÑETA guilty of racketeering, and drug trafficking, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. United States District Court visiting Judge Timothy Hillman presided over the trial. As of today, 26 defendants have plead guilty, 19 defendants are pending trial and one defendant passed away.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: Washington - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reached a consent decision with JBS USA LLC, also known as Swift Beef Company (JBS Swift), Greeley, Colo., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. The consent decision was signed by Acting Chief Administrative Law Judge, Channing D. Strother on June 28, 2018.
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today convened a hearing on the implications of tariffs for U.S. foreign policy and the international economy. The hearing examined the domestic and international impact of recent trade actions by the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that NAVNOOR KANG, the former Director of Fixed Income and Head of Portfolio Strategy at the New York State Common Retirement Fund (“NYSCRF"), was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 21 months in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a woman who owned a Shreveport tax preparation business was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for filing false tax returns for herself and her clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man was charged in federal court today with illegally possessing firearms and ammunition that had been stolen in a recent burglary.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A Louisa, Virginia, woman was cited by police after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) spotted a loaded gun in the woman’s handbag at the airport checkpoint yesterday, July 11.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAMES BOWERS, 32, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm and distributing marijuana while on federal supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeny Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the return of a stolen painting, Untitled, created in 1967 by Robert Motherwell.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) encourages Americans to commit to workplace safety and health by participating in Safe + Sound Week, August 13-19, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on a proposal to demolish and rebuild the Maswik South lodging complex (Maswik South), and to construct two new sections of road to improve traffic flow in the vicinity of Maswik South. The NPS is preparing an environmental assessment (EA), in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, to develop and evaluate alternatives for this project.
