News from June 2018
By USDA Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
Release: Washington, D.C. [June 1, 2018] - The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will allow fresh tree tomatoes from Ecuador into the continental United States. After careful analysis, APHIS scientists determined that tree tomatoes can be safely imported ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: Two men who burglarized and stole from multiple Waterloo businesses were sentenced on May 30 and May 31, 2017, to several years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: Norfolk FBI in Partnership with Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple Invite the Public to Attend a Free Educational Seminar.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a federal grand jury charged Mark Consiglio, 48, of Elsmere, Delaware with three counts of illegally possessing a destructive device, commonly known as a pipe bomb. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment on each count, if convicted.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Congressman Thompson also called on Homeland Security Committee Chairman McCaul to lead a Committee visit to Puerto Rico - which is still recovering from the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Viktoria Tanasiv, 21, of Canada, and Yevhen Lysak, 23, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to neglecting to assist a customs officer before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J Roemer. Tanasiv was fined and released to immigration authorities, while Lysak was fined and released.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: Keystone, South Dakota - May 30, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke designated the Blackberry Trail at Mount Rushmore National Memorial as a nationally recognized recreational trail joining the recreational trails system that stretches across the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced MATTHEW LEE YENSAN, 25, of Raleigh, to 78 months of imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: Defendant Used Stolen Car to Flee Various Crime Scenes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Zerisenay Gebregiorgis, 36, a Washington resident, was sentenced today in Juneau by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to serve 121 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. Gebregiorgis was previously convicted in December 2017, following a five-day jury trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: Seven people were indicted in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine around Youngstown and Girard, Ohio, and Farrell, Pennsylvania, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and DEA Special Agent in Charge Timothy Plancon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael V. Secchiaroli, 32, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to 72 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fairfax man was sentenced today to five years in prison for downloading videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that Jason Rivers, age 30, of Lexington, SC, pled guilty on in federal court in Columbia, to Felon in Possession of a Firearm, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g). United States Senior District Judge Cameron Currie, of Columbia, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after she has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - An identified Boston gang member pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing drugs in and around the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Norfolk man pleaded guilty yesterday to armed robbery and firearms charges in relation to his participation in several armed robberies in Hampton Roads.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: Two Guns and Marijuana Found During a Search of His Home.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Andrew Adolphus Hodge, 68, of St. Kitts, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with making a false official statement and unlawful re-entry into the United States following a conviction for an aggravated felony. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO -Vincent DeBlasi, 72, of Fenton, MO, pleaded guilty to making false claims against the United States today. DeBlasi appeared before United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig who accepted his plea and set sentencing for Sept. 14, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2018
News Release: With Valles Caldera National Preserve and surrounding public land under Stage III fire restrictions, National Park Service (NPS) officials have decided to cancel the June 9th Fiesta en el Valle and reschedule the event for Saturday, September 8, 2018.
