News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged today in federal court in Boston with illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Alfredo Gonzalez, 50, of Manchester was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a heroin trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that Mauricio Andulo Hidalgo, age 43, of Costa Rica, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Charleston, to Theft of Government Funds, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. United States District Judge Patrick Michael Duffy, of Charleston, accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report, which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Walter Richard Harrington, age 54, a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes recently residing in Tieton, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on Nov. 2, 2017 to assault...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced COLIN KNOX, age 39, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 30 years in prison. The defendant was convicted on all charges related to his role as a member of a large-scale and violent drug trafficking organization following a six-day jury trial in March.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that James Kenneth Purcell, age 45, of North Charleston, South Carolina was sentenced in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). United States District Judge David C. Norton, of Charleston, sentenced Purcell to 30 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Nicholas Collier, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park’s Artist in Residence for June, will showcase his photography at the Kahuku Visitor Contact Station Friday, June 22 at 10 a.m. The event is free to the public. Visitors will find the Kahuku Unit on the mauka (uphill) side of Highway 11 near mile marker 70.5.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Columbus, Nebraska, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on June 14, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: EAGLE PASS, Texas - During the execution of an enforcement action Thursday, law enforcement authorities discovered 47 smuggled illegal aliens hidden in a suspected stash house awaiting transportation from their human smugglers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ROT VAN NGUYEN, a/k/a “Minh Dung," a/k/a “Minh Dung Duong," age 56, of San Jose, California, was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Barbier for failing to register as a sex offender under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit this week affirmed the sentences of Ali Afif Al Herz, Bassem Afif Herz, and Sarah Majid Zeaiter.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Dear Dr. Hassett: The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is continuing to conduct oversight of the Administration’s trade policies, including the Administration’s recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum. According to a recent news report, the White House Council of Economic...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Greenville, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that Jabrail Adrian Wofford, age 28, of Jonesville, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Greenville, South Carolina, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: June 14, 2018 - The U.S. Census Bureau has granted a one-week extension for the 2017 Economic Census due to high call volumes and long wait times. The economic census response due date of June 12, has been extended to June 19, 2018.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists has identified two new species of fungi as the puzzling killer of hundreds of thousands of Hawaii's beloved ‘ōhi‘a trees.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Washington - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today unveiled a new interactive feature on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rural opioid misuse webpage. Now webpage visitors can use an interactive map to learn about, access or replicate actions rural leaders...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today to examine the digital advertising ecosystem and its implications for consumer privacy and data protection. WHY: #SubDCCP Chairman Latta said, “The online advertising ecosystem...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the University of Utah will receive up to $140 million in continued funding over the next five years for cutting-edge geothermal research and development. After three years of planning, site characterization, and competition, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - William W. Seelbach, of Fort Meyers, Florida, and Jolynn Gilchrist, of Wheeling, West Virginia, have admitted to tax fraud, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Walter Richard Harrington, age 54, a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes recently residing in Tieton, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on Nov. 2, 2017 to assault...
