News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A Decatur man pleaded guilty today in federal court to kidnapping and child sex-trafficking charges as part of a detailed plan to hire someone to kidnap a woman and her 14-year-old daughter, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -United States District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Idialyon Helm, age 21, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for forcible assault on a United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier, and brandishing a firearm in connection with a crime of violence. Helm also admitted to one additional armed robbery, as well as an attempted armed robbery.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: * Chattanooga, Tennessee - April 16, 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: Seven individuals have pled guilty to participating in a multi-million dollar international money laundering conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: Anoka-Hennepin 8th Graders Win National FBI Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden woman today admitted defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) in 2014 after Hurricane Sandy struck New Jersey in 2012, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Steven Dedual, Jr., 45, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 159 months in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for accessing the internet with intent to view child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst...

By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - From wildflower hikes to nighttime stargazing, Bureau of Reclamation’s rangers at New Melones Lake have a wealth of great spring activities planned. Programs are free; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Participants should wear sturdy shoes, weather appropriate clothing...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Timothy Alan Veninga, 48, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to 78 months’ imprisonment and a judgment of forfeiture of over $61,000. Veninga had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, aiding and abetting false...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: FBI Media Alert: Albuquerque Man Charged with Robbing Two Credit Unions.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Costa Rica has been sentenced in federal court to 33 months with three years of supervised release on his conviction of mail fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joseph P. Kelly announced that Traynell Toney, age 24, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today by the Honorable Laurie Smith Camp having previously pled guilty to robbing two U.S. Bank branches in two Baker’s Supermarkets. Toney was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment, 3 years’ supervised release, and ordered to pay $5,597 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: DAYTON - A federal grand jury has charged Shawn Bradley, 36, of West Milton, Ohio with producing child pornography in an indictment unsealed here today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah-Washington County could receive 55 acres to extend the life of its landfill by as much as 25 years through a proposal to transfer Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to the county.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former Allegheny County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 171 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, on charges of conspiracy to commit pharmacy robbery, pharmacy robbery, brandishment of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, and possession with the intent to distribute Schedule II controlled substances, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: DARYL ALEX, age 52, of LaPlace, Louisiana was sentenced today to two years of probation for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has released three funding opportunities for fiscal year 2018, Water and Energy Efficiency Grants, Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects and Water Marketing Strategy Grants, all of which are part of the Department of the Interior’s WaterSMART program initiative.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on March 16, 2018, CAVAN DEVINE, 26, of Easton, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing methamphetamine and Xanax.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: Today, the three House Democratic leaders of the Committees with jurisdiction over health care, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), and Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), released a joint statement denouncing the Republicans’ partisan proposal regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace...

By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2018
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - The Lake Berryessa Field Office facilities at Capell Cove Boat Launch and Oak Shores Day Use Area will close periodically due to pavement rehabilitation projects over the next few weeks.