News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven today sentenced Andrew Haley Morcombe (51, United Arab Emirates) to the maximum term of three years in federal prison for international parental kidnapping. The court also ordered Morcombe to pay a $95,000 fine and $90,000 in restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK News Release. Everglades National Park Reinitiates Public Comment Period on Proposed Fee Changes. JULY 26, 2018. General Park Information: 305-242-7700. Everglades Media Queries: Denese Canedo, Denese_Canedo@nps.gov, 305-242-7714. HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Everglades National Park is...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 23, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
Release: Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Statement on Religious Freedom Repression by Non-State Actors, including Terrorist Groups. As representatives of the international community, we stand together in condemning the systematic, ongoing, and egregious abuses of religious freedom perpetrated by terrorist...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management has temporarily closed the public lands west of Redding due to the rapidly expanding Carr Fire. The closures affect lands north of Placer Road and west of Keswick, including the Keswick area, Iron Mountain Road, the Chappie-Shasta Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area and the Swasey Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Defendants are the latest to be sentenced out of nearly two dozen defendants after long-term narcotics investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On July 25, 2018, following a six-day trial in U.S. District Court, Kenneth Richard Devore, 44, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, was convicted of wire fraud, mail fraud, financial conflict of interest, theft of public money, and making false statements in matters within the jurisdiction of the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Matthew D. Krueger offered these condolences regarding Milwaukee Police Officer Mike Michalski who was killed in the line of duty yesterday: “Our hearts break for the fallen officer, together with his family, friends, and each member of the Milwaukee Police Department. He selflessly dedicated himself to protecting our community, and his service will not be forgotten.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, David Pharo, Resident Agent in Charge, United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Alfredo Escanio, Major/Regional Commander, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Division of Law Enforcement, Southern...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Burke, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer, Failure to Appear, and Escape was sentenced on July 25, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Nelson Armando (52, Ecuador), Jimmy Espinal (50, Ecuador), and Christian Rodriguez-Sanchez (25, Guatemala) with possession with the intent to distribute and conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. If convicted, each faces up to life in federal prison and a $10 million fine for each count.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced the sentencing of six members of a Saint Paul street gang, known as the HAM Crazy, for conspiring to illegally possess firearms. MARVELL VOSHON JEFFERSON, 24, SHELBY DELANE ASHFORD, JR., 24, CASEY JEMAR DAVIS, 24, PHILLIP DWAYNE JACKSON, 23, NAKIA MARQUIRE ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Pollock woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $114,000 in Veteran’s Affairs (VA) disability benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: FBI Atlanta Celebrates the FBI’s 110th Birthday.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The BLM High Plains District is excited to welcome Nita Tallent as the new associate district manager. Tallent has ten years’ experience within the Department of Interior and over 25 years as a field ecologist. In her new role, she will help further the BLM’s mission of being a good neighbor...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank robbery and Hobbs Act robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former Beaver County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of distribution and possession of images depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON -Tyrone Hopkins, 25, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to a federal firearms charge stemming from his arrest last fall in a narcotics investigation, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Thomas L. Chittum III, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
Release: Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Statement on China. As representatives of the international community, we are deeply concerned about the significant restrictions on religious freedom in China and call on the Chinese government to respect the human rights of all individuals. Many members of...
