News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault of a Federal Officer.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- As the next step in aligning federal habitat conservation efforts with state wildlife management plans, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold two meetings in Wyoming beginning June 25, 2018, to provide information and answer possible questions regarding the recently released draft amendments to sage-grouse plans finalized in 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph Cavico, Jr., 50, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession of firearm with obliterated serial number. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: John Pat Banister, Sr., 52, of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court, to mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ioan Rostas, a/k/a Ioan Angel, age 29, and a citizen of Romania, was sentenced today to time served (86 days in jail) for illegally re-entering the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: On June 23, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) and the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will host drop-in volunteer beach cleanup efforts to celebrate World Oceans Month.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: The United States today extradited Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal, who served as President of Panama from 2009 to 2014, to stand trial in that country on four charges related to an illegal wiretapping scheme allegedly conducted while he was in office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, George Alonzo Renteria, 30, of Sacaton, Ariz., and a member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to life imprisonment for first degree murder, with a consecutive sentence of ten years for committing the murder with a firearm. Renteria had previously been convicted at a jury trial of first degree murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and discharging a firearm in a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Nicole Roskos, 30, of Epsom, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: FBI Richmond’s Central Virginia Violent Crimes Task Force Seeks Armed Robbery Subject.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON- U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that $61.6 million in revenues available through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) will be distributed to the 50 states, the Territories, and the District of Columbia for Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Nicholas James Cantrell, 28, was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm and assaulting a Multnomah County Sheriff deputy while being held on a federal detainer at the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Loves Park man pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to producing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - Leadership Tennessee today announced its 45 Class VI members, leaders from rural and urban communities across Tennessee who will spend the next year engaging in collaborative, non-partisan dialogue on issues of statewide importance.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Devils Tower, WY -. Devils Tower area residents celebrate history with music and picnics at the Old Settlers’ Picnic on Sunday June 24. Festivities will begin at 12:30 pm in the picnic area at Devils Tower National Monument. Pioneer gatherings at the Tower started during the 1890s. The men and women...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with the Smokin’ with Chris Restaurant in Southington, to resolve allegations that the restaurant was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA").
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a markup for Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., or 15 minutes after the conclusion of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology markup, whichever is later, in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee events...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Skyler Christopher Sanders (33, Bradenton) to 13 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, heroin, methamphetamine, carfentanil, and fentanyl. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 21, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that John Brian Mount, 60, of Pittsford, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci to filing a false tax return. The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
