News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Brad Rushford, age 35, of Ellenburg Depot, New York, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for his role in attempting to distribute 120 pounds of marijuana, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man will appear in federal court today to face charges for his alleged involvement in the September 2017 armed robbery of a jewelry exchange located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The owner of a tutoring and mentoring business and a former employee of the District of Columbia Public Schools pled guilty today to federal charges for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently bill the school system more than $200,000 for services that they falsely claimed had been provided to students with special needs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Florida man pleaded guilty today to using Kik, an instant messaging mobile application, to coerce and entice a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Brett Gessay, 55, of Exeter, was sentenced to six months of home detention and two years of probation and was ordered to pay full restitution to the Social Security Administration for making a false statement in order to obtain Social Security benefits, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Florida man pleaded guilty today to using Kik, an instant messaging mobile application, to coerce and entice a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Those Charged Include Gang Members from the “Rollin 60s" set of the Crips.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Southeastern Utah is experiencing hazardous fire conditions due to prolonged drought and extremely dry vegetation. Weather forecasts and wildland fire prediction models point to increased fire danger. As a result, on Friday, June 15, 2018, all Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, National Park Service, State of Utah and unincorporated private lands in the following areas will increase fire restrictions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to assaulting two federal officers, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A St. Joseph, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for selling stolen firearms.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: The Senate Finance Committee came together this week to advance the bipartisan Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018. HEAL is an important step toward addressing the nation’s opioid crisis through reforming Medicare, Medicaid and family services programs.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: GLENDALE, AZ. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (NMISC), as the joint lead agencies, announced their intent to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of the construction and operation of a New Mexico Unit of the Central Arizona Project in Catron, Grant, and Hidalgo counties in southwest New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Ocala, Florida - A federal jury yesterday found Santonio Juvon Jackson (35, Ocala) guilty of possession, distribution, and conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin and fentanyl. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years in federal prison, and up to life, on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Jackson was indicted on December 6, 2017.
By State Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the committee will convene a hearing on Wednesday, June 20, entitled “U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan." The hearing will begin at 10 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: FBI Director Christopher Wray issued the following statement during a press conference at FBI Headquarters.Good afternoon, everybody; thanks for being here on short notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced today that a prosecutor with the state Attorney General’s office would be designated as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in an effort to help reduce violent crime in the Monroe area.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: The National Park Service advises the beginning of repair work on the Jackson Gap and John Smartt Trails on the south end of Lookout Mountain. This project is supported through an anonymous donation that was filtered through the Lookout Mountain Conservancy and the National Park...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Albert Hessberg III, age 63, of Slingerlands, New York, appeared today in federal court on charges that he defrauded and stole money from his clients and former law firm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Roselle Fitzgerald (54, Bradenton) with one count of theft of government funds, two counts of making a false statement to a federal agency, seven counts of presenting counterfeit or forged securities...
