News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Stalking and Mailing Threatening Communications.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on the renewal of two grazing permits in the Rockville grazing allotment. The project seeks to maintain or improve land health and address resource impacts through the renewal of grazing permits.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2018
Release: Global trade shows are a great way for small businesses to meet multiple foreign customers in a short period of time. Susan Jay of Fornazor International says USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service has helped her participate in trade shows where she has made hundreds of contacts over the years. Additionally, the international success of the Hillsdale, N.J. has company local communities in the U.S...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - The U.S. Attorney’s Office today launched the Birmingham Safe Neighborhoods Task Force to offer prevention and community outreach programs within the city. This task force will complement the law enforcement work of the Birmingham Public Safety Task Force, which was announced last month, in combined efforts to reduce violent crime in the Birmingham area, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - At 4:14 this morning, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) and Hawai‘i County Civil Defense reported a volcanic explosion in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, located at the summit of Kīlauea, in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - While most of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park remains closed, Park Rangers are greeting and serving visitors at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center, 76 Kamehameha Avenue in Downtown Hilo.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District invites you to join us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 2, at the Jacob’s Well Pony Express Station in Huntington Valley to help celebrate National Trails Day and the 50th Anniversary of the National Trails System.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: On May 17, 2018, Derek L. Sumpter, a/k/a "Doucher," 31, of Oak Ridge, Missouri, was sentenced to federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine offense, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. Sumpter, who had previously pled guilty to a one-count...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that RODNEY BROWN, age 23, and MICHAEL PORTIS, 27, both of New Orleans, were sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to carjacking-related charges. Previously, BROWN pled guilty to carjacking and PORTIS pled guilty to brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a carjacking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Jay Nash, 50, of Great Falls, Montana, pleaded guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering during a federal court hearing on May 16, 2018, in Great Falls, Montana, before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris. Nash faces a federal prison sentence of up to 30 years, a $500,000 fine, restitution of over $800,000, and a $200 special assessment.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling today’s important hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Three Southern California men were arrested today pursuant to a federal grand jury indictment alleging they participated in an immigration fraud scheme that, among other things, illegally charged Mexican nationals thousands of dollars to obtain H-2A work visas and additional money for expenses once they arrived in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: Racketeering Charges Related to Multiple Murders, Attempted Murders, Assaults, Extortion and Drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Miranda Gilbert, 31, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition and assaulting a federal officer. The guilty plea was announced U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson, Special Agent in Charge ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact by Force and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on May 14, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has this to say following the House Majority Leader’s announcement that a vote would occur next week on Senator Johnson’s right to try bill, S. 204, which passed the Senate unanimously last August.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - William Hale, a/k/a “Man," age 44, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A North Carolina man was sentenced today to spend 121 months - more than 10 years -- in federal prison for a federal sex crime involving a minor, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Timothy Sean Coogle, 46, of Lexington, previously pled guilty to attempted enticement of...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Three high-ranking leaders of the Nine Trey Gangsters set of the United Blood Nation (UBN or Bloods) street gang, including the “Godfather" of the organization, who also served as “Chairman" of the UBN, were convicted today of racketeering conspiracy charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a suburban man to 16 years in prison for leading a Chicago-area cell of an international drug trafficking organization.
