News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: 161 Pounds Seized at Santa Teresa Port of Entry on June 6, 2018 and 174 Pounds Seized at Antelope Wells Port of Entry on June 8, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - A federal jury has found Jemone Lawrence Walker (32, Jacksonville) guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison. Walker’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 20, 2018.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: I write to express my continued frustration and disappointment with the Trump Administration’s failure to act to address the issue of gun violence, including with respect to protecting our schools. In particular, I was dismayed by your response to Senator Leahy at the Senate Labor, ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today its 2018 summer interpretive program and activity schedule for New Melones Lake, located in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. All program presentations will take place at the Amphitheater in the Glory Hole Recreation Area unless otherwise noted. Programs are free, suitable for all ages and do not require reservations. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN F. HARVIN, 53, of New Haven, was arrested today on a criminal complaint charging him with wire fraud and theft from programs receiving federal funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Charles “Marty" Permenter, age 56, of El Dorado, Arkansas was sentenced yesterday to 180 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in El Dorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Defendants admitted guilt during jury selection.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) issued the following statement on Majority Leader McConnell’s claim that “everybody" in the Senate supports current law protections that ensure patients with pre-existing conditions can’t be denied coverage, even though Republicans repeatedly attempted to gut those protections and support Trump Administration efforts to undermine them.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Case Alleges Violations of Syrian and Ukraine Sanctions by Russian Company That Worked With the Russian Military.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: International Falls, MN: One of the park’s houseboat sites (K37 Yoder Island) that was affected by temporary closures in May to protect bald eagle nesting pairs is now reopened for public use.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: When first responders are on a mission, being able to quickly and easily track the location of their fellow responders can be challenging, especially in situations where the team is spread out. Many responders are only able to coordinate their locations by radioing each other or the command post and providing a very detailed message on their exact location. This can be time consuming and can change every second if they are in an emergency situation or on a call.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: APPLETON, WI ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Appleton roofing contractor Hector Hernandez again after OSHA inspectors observed employees exposed to falls and other safety hazards at two Wisconsin job sites. OSHA proposed penalties of $120,320.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: MACON: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that on June 12, 2018, Senior United States District Court Judge C. Ashley Royal sentenced Qruintrell Renee Cook, age 29, of North Augusta, South Carolina, to 57 months’ imprisonment for Bank Robbery. She was also ordered to pay $6590 in restitution to the bank. Ms. Cook pled guilty on March 8, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 42-year-old Baytown man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRANKIE BEQIRAJ was found guilty yesterday of conspiracy to distribute heroin resulting in the death of Robert Vivolo, a 25-year-old man from City Island, New York. BEQIRAJ was also convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, oxycodone, and alprazolam. A unanimous jury convicted BEQIRAJ after a five-day trial before United States District Judge Richard M. Berman.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - United States Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that Jerry Jindong Xu, a citizen of Canada, pled guilty on June 8 to one count of conspiracy to steal trade secrets before the Honorable Leonard P. Stark of the U.S. District Court of Delaware.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: William McFarland, While Awaiting Sentencing for Engaging in Fraud on Investors of Fyre Media Inc. and Fyre Festival LLC, Made False Representations to Customers of NYC VIP Access and Laundered Fraud Proceeds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Blaine Cooper aka Stanley Blaine Hicks, 38, of Humboldt, Arizona, was sentenced today to time served in prison for his role in the 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge beginning in January 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: A convicted felon who possessed a gun and fled from police officers, who eventually used a Taser on him, was sentenced today to more than 11 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RICHARD MOSELEY SR. was sentenced today to 120 months in prison, after having been found guilty in November 2017 of racketeering, fraud, and identity-theft offenses for operating an illegal payday lending...
