News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - Luis Baeza Caro, 33, of Mesquite, Texas, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 96 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted for selling fentanyl and crack cocaine and using a firearm as part of his drug trafficking, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: Defendant Used Stolen Car to Flee Various Crime Scenes.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - Three defendants charged with offenses stemming from their roles in a six year bank fraud scheme that caused $29,000,000 in fraudulent funding of loans, credit lines, and/or credit cards, have pleaded guilty to their respective roles in the scheme, announced Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service will host a meeting on rules and regulations for climbing activities at New River Gorge National River and Gauley River National Recreation Area on Friday, March 16, 2018 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Post Tax Reform Evaluation of Recently Expired Tax Provisions." The hearing will take place on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:00 AM.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MARCIA DENISE JORDAN, age 46, a resident of Mandeville, pled guilty today to one-count of tax evasion, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7201.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA), and 105 additional House Republicans today reinforced the need to take action against China and other unfair trading partners while expressing concerns that broad tariffs could harm America’s jobs, manufacturers, and consumers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Dwayne B. Sheron, 36, of Maple Heights, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: Dear Administrator Verma: The nation is truly facing a public health and law enforcement crisis of historic proportions. While there are many significant policy decisions that may affect this crisis, we write to you today to bring your attention to a few recommendations that will strengthen efforts...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - On Monday, Jaycob Tyler Kutzera, 24, from Redlands, California, was scheduled to appear for a jury trial in U.S. District Court. Kutzera was charged with 35 counts of sexual exploitation of a child in violation of federal law. Shortly before the trial was set to commence, Kutzera pleaded...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced Wednesday the indictment of Alexander Joseph Jordan, 21, of Little Rock, for possessing the deadly biological toxin ricin.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 5133, the “Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2018" or “FLTFA." Introduced by Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) the bipartisan bill reauthorizes a land exchange program to promote conservation, improve resource management and provide greater transparency of the federal estate. Chairman Bishop issued the following statement.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Jax Utilities Management Inc., a Jacksonville utilities contractor, for exposing employees to trenching hazards. The company faces proposed penalties of $271,606.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: For Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: OAKLAND - Two members of the West Oakland gang, Acorn, were sentenced to 43 years in prison for their respective roles in a criminal racketeering conspiracy, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Jill...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: BILLINGS-Ronald Andrew Smith, a 36-year old resident of Selma, California, was sentenced today to 240 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Susan P. Watters handed down the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MILES PRICE, also known as “Molly Rock," 29, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for racketeering, firearm possession and drug distribution offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that, Miguel Angel Galicia-Canseco, age 33, of Clarksville, Tennessee was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release on one count possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The Honorable P.K. Holmes, III presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: FBI Richmond Warns the Public of Scammers Using Spoofed Numbers.
