News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - David Torres-Arrellanes, 29, a Mexican national illegally residing in the United States, was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 30 months in prison for his conviction for using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking crime and an illegal reentry charge. Torres-Arrellanes will be deported after he completes his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Timothy Fields, 40, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for distribution of hydromorphone. Fields pled guilty in November, admitting that on Jan. 18, 2017, he distributed a quantity of hydromorphone to...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MOHSEN YOUSSEF, 27, formerly of Vernon, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraud offenses relating to a scheme to secure more than $3 million in funding for his purported pita manufacturing business.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Wilson Walberto Clemente-Perez, 27, a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced today to 4 months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after being lawfully removed, announced U.S. Attorney D. Michael Hurst, Jr., and Thomas M. Annello, Special Agent in Charge of the...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Obed Wild and Scenic River is recruiting teachers to participate in the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program this summer. The TRT program is a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend the summer acquiring new skills in experiential learning through a program provided by a partnership...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Transport Logistics International Inc. Agrees to Pay $2 Million Penalty to Resolve Foreign Bribery Case.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and committee members welcomed actress Jennifer Garner to celebrate the recent reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), which was included in the government funding bill last month.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury today found Oliver A. Santana-Garcia (33, Sarasota) guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 8, 2018. Santana-Garcia was indicted on Aug. 30, 2016.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
Release: ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented stronger carry-on baggage security screening procedures that travelers can expect to see when departing Rochester International Airport (RST).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Kendrick D. Holder, Jr., 27, of Lumberton, MS, was sentenced March 13, 2018, to a term of 30 months in the Bureau of Prisons, ordered to pay a fine of $3,000, and was further ordered to pay a special assessment of $100. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said this after the House failed to pass right to try legislation Tuesday...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: DAYTON - A federal grand jury has charged six individuals with crimes related to the August 2017 murder of Robert Caldwell in an indictment returned here today. Two defendants are charged with death-penalty-eligible crimes.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Mansion will close from March 19 through fall 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On March 13, 2018, Robert L. Rose, 65, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to serve a total of 295 months in prison by the Honorable Pamela L. Reeves, U.S. District Judge. Upon his release, Rose will be under the supervision of U.S. Probation for five years.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Tumacácori National Historical Park is now accepting submissions to the 2018 Art in the Park online exhibit. Art in the Park is an exciting program connecting artists with Tumacácori National Historical Park and digital visitors all over the globe. During National Park Week, April 21 to 28, 2018, Tumacácori will host an online exhibit of original artwork, and feature artwork on social media.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: In the wake of last night’s events, United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin stated, “Our prayers and sympathies are with the family, friends, and colleagues of Christopher Lawton, a courageous public servant who served the people of Zachary as both a police officer and firefighter. His senseless death...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Last week, leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in a strategic partnership to advance federal critical infrastructure resilience. The partnership will result in the development and implementation...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a California man was sentenced on Friday, March 9, 2017, for federal drug and gun offenses in Anchorage.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: If conditions are met and remain favorable Big South Fork NRRA will conduct the Bald Knob prescribed fire operation over the next three weeks. Bald Knob is located in the Kentucky-side of the park. This operation will take place in approximately 2,000 acres between Waters Cemetery Road and Ledbetter Multi-Use trail. The entirety of the fire will be within park boundaries.
