News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement in response to the president’s announcement that he plans to impose tariffs on unspecified steel and aluminum products from a list of countries that has not yet been finalized.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that GREGORY DENSON, age 54, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to an eight-count Superseding Bill of Information charging him with murder of a federal witness, Hobbs Act conspiracy, multiple Hobbs Act robberies, and obstruction of official proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Lexington defendants charged with drug trafficking, money laundering offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Cameron C. Butler, age 38, formerly of Broward County, Florida, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on November 9, 2017, to Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device (a Molotov cocktail)...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Law enforcement arrested more than 25 defendants on federal and state charges.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) sent a letter to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation requesting an examination of the Federal Aviation Administration's commercial airplane evacuation standards.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man was indicted yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scam in which he and co-conspirators defrauded victims by pretending to be employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Three Defendants Allegedly Killed the Owner of a Family Business While Trying to Collect a Debt.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that Kathyln Ventura, 25, of Lockport, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, controlled substances. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - Danvers-based Abiomed, Inc. has agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by purchasing lavish meals for physicians in order to induce them to use Abiomed’s Impella line of heart pumps.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Paul Everett Creager, 39, of Wildwood, having pleaded guilty to fraud in December in association with investments he solicited for his failed residential real estate business, faces additional charges relating to that business.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brett Schultz, 39, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of attempted receipt of child pornography, was sentenced to 87 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY -Aquatic invasive species (AIS) could have devastating ecological, economic, and recreational impacts on Yellowstone National Park. They are costly to manage and extremely difficult to eradicate. Due to the urgent need to prevent these destructive species from entering the park, felt sole waders and boots worn by anglers will be banned permanently starting in 2018. The park will also implement a new boating season.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Tony D. Crawford, age 24, of Gulfport, Mississippi, was sentenced on Thursday, March 8, 2018, to a term of 105 months (8 and ¾ years) in federal prison, followed by 3 years supervised release being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent ...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today held a business meeting to approve 24 energy, lands, and territories bills. After the meeting, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, thanked her colleagues for their work to develop and report the measures for consideration by the full Senate.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Mexican national was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that resulted in the murder of a co-conspirator.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Nineteen Now Charged in Mongols Investigation Murder of Mongols Defendant Alleged.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that David Taylor, age 29, of Blackwood, New Jersey, was indicted for production of child pornography, transporting a minor to engage in sexual activity, and committing a felony while required to register as a sex offender.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park will observe the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination with special programming during Remembrance Week, April 4 - 9, 2018, to honor the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The following is a list of programs.
