News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joseph P. Kelly announced that on March 27, 2018, Rowden D. Schneberger, 32, of Grand Island was sentenced to 14 years and five months (173 months) in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of actual methamphetamine on November 7, 2016. Following the prison term, Schneberger will serve four years on supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Skagway - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, in partnership with the Skagway Traditional Council and the Taiya Inlet Watershed Council, will begin its second year of a project to study eulachon fish in the Taiya River.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Washington - Growers Organic LLC, operating out of Denver, Colo., has posted a $175,000 cash surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
Release: A Pennsylvania man was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport March 24 after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer detected a.38 special handgun in his carry-on bag. The gun was loaded with five hollow-point bullets, which are designed to expand when they enter the target to cause significant damage to body tissue-thus resulting in more harm than other bullets.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 35 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that William F. Haynes, age 61, of Easley, pled guilty in federal court in Greenville, to possession of child pornography, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252A. Senior United States District Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr., of Greenville, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: CONCORD, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Luis Guallpa - doing business as Guallpa Contracting Corp. - for exposing workers to fall and other hazards at a Nashua work site. The Milford, Massachusetts, roofing contractor faces $299,324 in proposed penalties.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Due to the expanded range of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation sites within Arkansas, the Arkansas Agriculture Department’s State Plant Board (ASPB) has approved a statewide quarantine for ash items as of March 27, 2018. Regulated articles can be moved within the state, but cannot move outside of the state without complying with the federal EAB regulations. Find a map of all statewide Emerald Ash Borer quarantines,.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A local man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for fentanyl trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - Shawn Thorpe (30) and Ruben McLain (46), both of Winston Salem, North Carolina, have been sentenced to prison for their participation in a conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Thorpe was sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment and McLain was sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in federal prison. Thorpe and McLain were also ordered to pay $211,311.20 and $1,159,050.51, respectively, in restitution to their victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 11 months in jail on his conviction of violating federal bankruptcy laws, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in two separate cases, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. The sentence imposed will be consecutive to the two-year sentence the defendant is presently serving.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: A new analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) indicates that continued retirement of fossil fuel power plants could have an adverse impact on the nation’s ability to meet power generation needs during future severe weather events.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Only a week after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, envelopes containing anthrax spores were sent to several media companies and two senators. As a result twenty-two people were infected and five died. Since these incidents, the U.S. has increased its efforts on measures countering bioterrorism.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Tracking Information on Packages leads to Arrest.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Fernando Salinas-Palma, a/k/a “Fernando Gutierrez-Palma," of Norristown, PA, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about Feb. 21, 2018, Salinas-Palma, an alien, and native and citizen...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- On March 29, 2018, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin installing one test well and two monitoring wells next to Bright Angel Creek near Phantom Ranch. The NPS will use a K-MAX helicopter to fly in a drill rig, supplies, and other equipment. The wells will help the NPS determine if this is a feasible water source option for the replacement of Grand Canyon National Park’s critical drinking water supply, the Transcanyon Waterline (TCWL).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Kison Robertson, age 45, was found guilty of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Discharge of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence following a federal trial in Rapid City, South Dakota. The jury returned the verdict on March 21, 2018.
