News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Eight Individuals with Alleged Ties to the Aryan Circle Arrested and Charged in Connection with Murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned a superseding indictment today adding charges in a pending criminal case against a Philadelphia-area political consultant, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Louis D. Lappen for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - DOE’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and contractor Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) collaborated with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to successfully complete treatment of 27 unremediated nitrate salt (UNS) drums at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The drums contained nitrate salt waste that had not previously been treated.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Terrance W. Boyle sentenced MATTHEW HARTLEY BENTON, 36, from Jacksonville to 120 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release for the Receipt of Child Pornography (CP). BENTON pled guilty to the charge on January 4, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Had Two Previous Convictions for Felony Drug Trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - United States District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Jose Hernandez a/k/a “Plumhead," a/k/a “David Hernandez," a/k/a “Fathead," age 27, of Adelphi, Maryland today to 71 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of 28 grams or more of crack and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey auto dealer today admitted laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars generated by a scheme to defraud Russian citizen of monies, paid in advance, for the purchase of luxury automobiles shipped from the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Future guide dogs had an opportunity to practice going through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Greater Rochester International Airport March 19 so they would be more familiar with the checkpoint screening process.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned a superseding indictment today adding charges in a pending criminal case against a Philadelphia-area political consultant announced U.S. Attorney Louis D. Lappen for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: A Charlotte, North Carolina, man was convicted by a jury in Akron, Ohio, of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: North Carolina Man Convicted of Attempting and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jose Alvarez, 26, Angel Cabrera, 25, and Wilfredo Cruz, Jr., 21, all of Buffalo, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute butyryl fentanyl. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: Boston - Advanced Thermal Technologies, LLC (ATT), and its President and Chief Operating Officer, James W. Connell, of Upton, Mass., agreed today to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that they failed to account for a portion of federal research grants they received and that they used a portion of the funds unlawfully.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesapeake man pleaded guilty today to receipt of images of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - James D. Falkowski, a/k/a “Jamie Falkowski," 42, of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty on March 20, 2018 in federal court to criminal charges for which he was indicted including eleven counts of wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
Release: CHICAGO - TSA officers at Midway International Airport (MDW) discovered a loaded firearm at the security checkpoint on Monday morning.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: FBI Seeking Serial Bank Robber. Man Wearing Hoodies, Ball Caps Wanted for Four Northern California Bank Robberies. SACRAMENTO-The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seeks assistance from the public to identify an individual suspected of committing four bank robberies in Northern California: * November...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: “First, I would like to welcome Mr. Ryder to our committee. I'm looking forward to today's discussion. As the nation's largest public power system, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provides power to over 9 million households across seven southern states. TVA is also tasked with conducting river and land management along the Tennessee River and supporting economic development in the Tennessee Valley.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Canadian brothers have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on charges alleging they operated an Internet-based unlicensed money service business that processed more than $250 million in transactions.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 20, 2018
News Release: After a seven-year tenure as director of EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Dr. Terry A. Michalske stepped down on March 15. Under his leadership, the lab greatly expanded its role across the DOE complex, for both the EM and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) missions. In an interview, Michalske talked about his time at SRNL and the changes he has seen.
