News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Henderson, Nevada man who pleaded guilty on April 17, 2018 to receipt of approximately 8,700 photos and videos of child pornography was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Richard F. Boulware to 264 months in prison and lifetime supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. July 20, 2018 - The Horse Creek Fire is now six acres. This lightning-caused fire is located near the top of the ridge between the east fork of the Kaweah River and Horse Creek, west of the Hockett Trail in Sequoia National Park. The fire is highly visible on the south side of the Mineral King Road, and is burning in designated wilderness.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: Defendant previously convicted of federal firearm charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 3 years of probation, a condition of which requires 75 hours of community service, on his conviction of distribution of oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: AUBURN, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited auto parts manufacturer Arkal Automotive USA Inc. for exposing workers to electrical and amputation hazards. The Auburn, Alabama, company faces $47,857 in proposed penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Henderson, Nevada man who pleaded guilty on April 17, 2018 to receipt of approximately 8,700 photos and videos of child pornography was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Richard F. Boulware to 264 months in prison and lifetime supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Peter Dauphin, 45, of Laconia, was sentenced to serve 50 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that, yesterday, a federal jury in Anchorage convicted Danny Ray Lowe, 49, of two counts of attempted sexual trafficking of a minor, and two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Birmingham man to 50 years in prison for sexually exploiting a five-year-old boy by forcing the child to perform sexual acts and videotaping the conduct, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for threatening to murder African-Americans at Howard University, a historically black university in Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, woman convicted of Second Degree Murder was sentenced on July 17, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - The vice president of an insurance underwriting group fraudulently obtained more than $13.5 million from a corporate client by fraudulently issuing and collecting premium payments on “matching deductible" policies, according to federal criminal charges filed today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Lindsborg, Kansas man who traveled to the Philippines and had sex with minor females there pleaded guilty to three counts of production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Orville Dixon, 53, of Rochester, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud for scheming to defraud the Rochester School Modernization Program and the Rochester Joint Schools Construction Board. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) is hosting a photography exhibit, “History through the Lens" sponsored by the Casper Photography Association.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: PLATTE COUNTY, Wyo. - Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office in coordination with Platte County, is implementing fire restrictions for all BLM-administered public lands within the boundaries of Platte County, beginning July 19, 2018. The BLM urges visitors to these public lands to adhere to the restrictions, in order to aid firefighters and help keep the lands healthy and productive.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Ricardo Silva, a current inmate at Smith State Prison and a high-ranking member of the Sureños prison gang, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine. He is currently serving a sentence with the state of Georgia for trafficking cocaine.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: Congress has provided the FAA with exclusive authority to regulate aviation safety, the efficiency of the navigable airspace, and air traffic control, among other things. State and local governments are not permitted to regulate any type of aircraft operations, such as flight paths or altitudes, or the navigable airspace.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: Glen Echo, Md. - Glen Echo Park, famous for its carousel, Spanish ballroom, arts programs and Civil Rights history, will be managed cooperatively by the National Park Service (NPS) and Montgomery County for the next 10 years. This successful local-federal partnership benefits the community and protects nationally significant history.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2018
News Release: El Paso Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Money Laundering.
