News from March 2018
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The BLM Pocatello Field Office recently announced the start of a 15-day public review and comment period for a preliminary environmental assessment that evaluates the availability of land nominated for competitive oil and gas leasing.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Tyrone Kevin Gregg, age 49, of Baltimore, Maryland, to eleven years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for bank robbery while on supervised release for a prior federal conviction. Gregg previously pleaded...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: RIVERSIDE - A Twentynine Palms man appeared in federal court yesterday afternoon on a federal charge alleging that he illegally started the Oasis of Mara/Joshua Tree Fire, which damaged historic trees and other National Park resources in a 2.5-acre area behind the Oasis Visitor Center in Joshua Tree National Park on Monday night, March 26, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Georgia man was indicted in federal district court in Boston yesterday in connection with his role in a bogus advance fee lottery scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TAYRENCE WILLIS, a.k.a. “T" and “T-Franklin," 26, of Hartford, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his role in a narcotics trafficking ring.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: Kennesaw Mountain News Release. Release Date: March 28, 2018. Contact: Amanda Corman. 770-427-4686 x 0; e-mail us. KENNESAW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR PARK DAY. (Kennesaw, GA) - On Saturday, April 14, 2018, history buffs, community leaders, and preservationists will aid in...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., Fire Department paramedic has been indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing fentanyl and morphine from ambulances and replacing fentanyl with another substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., Fire Department paramedic has been indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing fentanyl and morphine from ambulances and replacing fentanyl with another substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Today, Noe Lugo, aka No-No, a Vista Home Boy Gang Member and prior convicted felon, was sentenced to 200 months in custody after being convicted of gun trafficking and of being a felon-in-possession of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: Gun, Ammunition, and Drugs Found During Traffic Stop of Guttenberg Man’s Car.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - An indictment has been unsealed charging Frank V. Monte (38, Valrico) and Kimberley S. Anderson (50, New Port Richey) with one count of conspiracy, five counts of paying healthcare kickbacks, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and three counts of illegal monetary transactions.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - On March 28, 2018, U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa sentenced Farzaneh Akhavi, 59, to 84 months in prison and ordered her to pay $1.7 million in restitution. Akhavi had previously pleaded guilty to bank and wire fraud, transactional money laundering, and tax evasion. Akhavi was immediately taken into custody.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - On March 28, 2018, Thomas Mario Costanzo, a.k.a. Morpheus Titania, of Mesa, Ariz., was found guilty of five counts of money laundering by a federal jury in Phoenix. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow. Sentencing is set before Judge Snow on June 11, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: OMAHA - Matt Barden, Associate Special Agent in Charge of the DEA St. Louis Division, today announced that Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) operation “Mala Rubia" resulted in a 12 and ½ year prison sentence for the leader of this drug trafficking (DTO). Jason Nauman, 36, of Marshalltown, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: A Garfield Heights man was indicted in federal court for using a firearm while dealing carfentanil and heroin, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: A Youngstown man was charged in federal court for sharing images of young children being sexually assaulted.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
Release: Commercial shipments of fresh cherimoya fruit from Chile are currently imported into all U.S. ports after a soapy water and wax treatment to prevent the false red mite from entering the country. At the request of Chilean officials, APHIS scientists evaluated whether fresh cherimoya fruit could be safely ...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: MARCH 29, 2018 - Today the U.S. Census Bureau delivered its planned questions for the 2020 Census to Congress, which include age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, relationship, homeownership status, and citizenship status.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Robert Saint John, 31, of Laconia pleaded guilty in federal court to fentanyl trafficking charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
