News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Christopher Ruhlin, 49, of Holden, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and to structuring cash transactions to evade federal cash transaction reporting requirements.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Winnemucca tax return preparer pleaded guilty today for her role in a tax fraud conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Tara Sullivan for the IRS Criminal Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - Last week, Kiana Walker, 29, of Supai Village, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee to 18 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Walker had previously pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - William Shelton, 49, of Lincoln County, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge David Bramlette III to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF"). Shelton was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $40 million in funding for 31 projects to advance research in the development of microbes as practical platforms for the production of biofuels and other bioproducts from renewable resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jason Lewis, 33, of Jackson, was sentenced on June 11, 2018, by United States District Judge Carlton W. Reeves, to 5 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a gun, announced United States Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF"). Lewis was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA held the NASA iTech Cycle II forum, an event devoted to solving tough energy challenges on Earth and in space. DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) joined NASA in hosting the event, uniting experts from multiple disciplines in the search for new energy technologies with potentially transformative implications for American competitiveness and security, as well as space exploration.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Coastal imaging will be occuring between July 3 - July 12 along the coast of Bering Land Bridge and Cape Krusenstern.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Emporia, Kansas man has been convicted by a federal trial jury of sexually assaulting two victims, including a 5-year-old who was assaulted at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Dayton Michael Cramer, 71, of Tallahassee, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after being convicted on March 21 of attempted enticement of a minor. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Raphael Menard and Leshanda Hunte have been sentenced to federal prison for running a tax refund scheme using the stolen identities of disabled and elderly taxpayers and causing more than a $250,000 loss to the government.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Columbus, Ohio, has been sentenced in federal court to time served, approximately eight months incarceration, and three years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to utter and pass counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, and for possession of counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-More than 1,000 anti-terrorism technologies have now been approved for coverage under the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) celebrates a milestone in public safety advancement...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Washington - On Dec. 16, 2018, Crystal River Meats LLC (Crystal River), and Tai Jacober, Carbondale, Colo., waived their right to a hearing, entered into a stipulation agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and paid a penalty of $750 for alleged violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for robbing a health club, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $64 million in awards for advanced nuclear energy technology to DOE national laboratories, industry, and 39 U.S. universities in 29 states. In total, DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy selected 89 projects for funding for nuclear energy research, facility access, and crosscutting technology and infrastructure development.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that a Philadelphia personal injury law firm, Rosenbaum & Associates, and its principal, Jeffrey Rosenbaum, Esq., have entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to resolve allegations that they failed to reimburse the United States for certain Medicare payments the government had previously made to medical providers on behalf of firm clients who sought medical care.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Emporia, Kansas man has been convicted by a federal trial jury of sexually assaulting two victims, including a 5-year-old who was assaulted at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 35-year-old Corpus Christi woman has pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a controlled substance with the intent to distribute and one count of receiving a misbranded drug in interstate commerce, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that a former federal air marshal with the Newark, New Jersey field office has been charged by indictment with making various threats against his former colleagues.
