News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that RIGOBERTO HERNANDEZ, also known as “Tito," 36, of Meriden, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a central Connecticut cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A jury has convicted an Irvine man of federal charges for running an investment scam that defrauded a businessman who believed he was investing in products related to stem cell research.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Rockfall, dirt and debris in roadway due to heavy precipitation.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility (OF200 MTF) procurement. A Firm-Fixed-Price contract is anticipated. The RFP is established as a full and open competition with a four year period of performance.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On March 21, 2018, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Olajuwan Hakeem Culbreath, age 22, of Davenport, to 51 months in prison for a felon in possession of a firearm charge, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Culbreath was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment, pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund, and forfeit the firearm he possessed.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: NEW BERN - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced that on Tuesday in Federal court, O’BRIEN SHAQUILLE HOOKER, 26, of Kinston, was sentenced by United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan to 166 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: NEW BERN - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced that on Tuesday in Federal court, O’BRIEN SHAQUILLE HOOKER, 26, of Kinston, was sentenced by United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan to 166 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced a federal indictment charging MICHAEL PATRICK COUPE, 27, and JAMIE FLEMING, 30, in a firearms purchasing conspiracy[1]. COUPE is charged with one count of conspiracy and four counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, FLEMING is charged with one count of conspiracy. Both defendants made an initial appearance today before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Three California Gang Members Also Sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Rafael Christopher Cirino, 36, of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Friday by the Hon. Edward G. Smith, United States District Judge, to a term of 60 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by supervised release for a period of 5 years, as well as a $1,700 special assessment, announced United...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Jose Gregorio Luna, 33, of Nevada City, charging him with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and manufacturing marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
Release: Funding Supports Local Projects to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $2.24 million to Texas from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: For Drug and Gun charges. FORT WAYNE - Derrick L. Thomas, 44, of Douglasville, Georgia, was sentenced before Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann on his plea of guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a Drug Trafficking...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thomas Traficante, 23, of Long Island, NY, pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and distribution of a controlled substance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Carson City man made his initial appearance today in federal court on charges related to kidnapping and assaulting a woman after holding her hostage during a 12-hour armed standoff with law enforcement on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DOMINIQUE WISE, age 32, of Franklinton, Louisiana, pled guilty today to a single count of misprision of a felony, stemming from a Sept. 27, 2015, traffic stop, during which police seized one-half kilogram of powder cocaine from the floorboard of her car. For this offense, WISE faces a maximum sentence of 3 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and no more than one year of supervised release.
By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today addressed the Chicago Council’s 2018 Global Food Security Symposium, where he highlighted the importance of fixing inefficiencies in U.S. international food aid delivery at a time when so many children ...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska-As part of the Administration’s approach to achieving American energy dominance, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is releasing a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) that analyzes an application for oil and gas development of the Greater Mooses Tooth 2 (GMT2) production pad in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). The Application for Permit to Drill was submitted by ConocoPhillips, Alaska, Inc. in August 2015.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
Release: Funding Supports Local Projects to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $6.4 million to Florida from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2018
News Release: Defendant Has Two Prior Federal Child Pornography Convictions.
