News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Salim Davis, 33, of Philadelphia, was charged today by indictment with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed six pieces of legislation from the Ways and Means Committee as part of a broader House effort to combat the opioid crisis...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Charleston Man Indicted on Hate Crime Charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Honduran national pleaded guilty today to illegal reentry after removal and conspiring with others to transport illegal aliens to various locations in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: BILLINGS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Terrance Tyrell Edwards was sentenced to 360 months in prison, lifetime supervised release, and a $1,000 special assessment. Edwards was also ordered to pay $3,370 in restitution to one of his victims. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided over the hearing.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Following today’s House passage of H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: HELENA - Mohammad Asif Waziri, a 47-year-old Pakistani citizen, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison followed by 3 years supervised release after pleading guilty to interstate stalking on April 4, 2018. Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell handed down the sentence. The defendant was also ordered to pay $900.00 in restitution.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Brady Joins Brian Kilmeade to Discuss Tax Reform & Trade.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Government’s 49th conviction in case. Defendant is 16th person held accountable for murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that James Franklin Hill, 55, of South Orange, New Jersey, was charged today by indictment with one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme that involved a classic “bait-and-switch" scam with a set of 24 Canadian Gold Maple Leaf coins.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Join the National Park Service and Salem Baptist Church for a musical celebration of our nation’s history on the lawn of historic Old Salem Church on July 4, 2018. The Mid-Atlantic Wind Symphony under the direction of Aaron Noe will provide the music-a mix of patriotic and historic tunes suitable for...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Tyler C. McGovern (32, Pasco County) has pleaded guilty to one felony dogfighting count, in violation of the animal fighting provisions of the federal Animal Welfare Act. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA). Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Hearing on “PIPES Act of 2016 Implementation: Oversight of Pipeline Safety Programs". June 21, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Our hearing today will focus on the oversight of the Department of Transportation’s...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Amarillo, Texas - The Bureau of Land Management’s Federal Helium Program is planning an auction and sale of federally owned crude helium for delivery beginning in fiscal year 2019. The auction is scheduled for July 18, 2018. After the auction, the BLM will invite the helium industry to bid for crude helium in an unallocated sale. This effort will facilitate development opportunities that create jobs and help local communities grow.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Colombian national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to 10 1/2 years in prison for felon in possession of a firearm, and using, carrying, or possessing a firearm in relation to and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Manuel Herrera, 51, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 92 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Herrera will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Defendant allegedly illegally exported devices used to detect and monitor sound underwater.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Lori Murphy, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to heroin trafficking, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
