News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Erick Adams, also known as “X," 40, of Taftville, Connecticut, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 25 years in prison and 5 years of supervised release for a conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, 280 grams or more of cocaine base, commonly known as crack, cocaine, and heroin, and being an armed career criminal in possession of firearms.
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: Thank you Chairman Simpson and all Members of this great subcommittee. We have worked together to produce a bill that addresses our nation’s priorities in energy, water, and nuclear capabilities for domestic needs as well as security. I would especially like to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Lowey for their support.
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: Thank you, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Chairman Frelinghuysen for your work on this bill.
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by thanking you for your efforts to accommodate the requests of Democratic members. You continue to be accessible and receptive to many of our priorities and it continues to be a pleasure to work with you.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The former owners of a restaurant in Paterson, New Jersey, today admitted failing to pay over $240,000 in taxes by concealing income from their cash-only business, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Latvian “non-citizen," meaning a citizen of the former USSR who had been residing in Riga, Latvia, of three counts related to his operation of “Scan4you," an online counter antivirus service that helped computer hackers to determine whether the computer viruses and other malicious software they created would be detected by antivirus software.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, Ga. - In the nation’s largest settlement of its kind involving allegations of drug diversion at a hospital, Effingham Health System has agreed to pay the United States $4.1 million to resolve allegations that Effingham Health System failed to provide effective controls and procedures to guard...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: HONOLULU - Dustin Trey Miyakawa, 32, a resident of Oahu, was indicted by a federal grand jury today with attempted enticement and coercion of a minor, solicitation of a minor for a commercial sex act, and attempted production of child pornography. Miyakawa was previously arrested on May 3, 2018, and ordered detained pending further proceedings.
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing for another record-breaking travel season this summer, as 243 million passengers and crew are projected to pass through security checkpoints nationwide between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, announced today that Jeremy Jorge, 21, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of distribution of fentanyl, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Roland Skeets, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Smith Lake, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to 21 months in prison for his conviction on child abuse charges. Skeets will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Shawn D. Schell, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, appeared before a federal magistrate judge today after being indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Martinsburg on May 15, 2018, on a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: Thank you for yielding Mr. Chairman.
By Commerce Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: Today, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) met with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to a federal drug charge.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: MACON, Ga. - Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Adrian Green, age 33, from Hawkinsville, GA, was sentenced on April 18, 2018 to 14 years confinement, consecutive to a previous 60-month sentence, in front of the Honorable Marc Thomas Treadwell in Macon, GA.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Roger Dale LaMar, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 96 months and 18 days incarceration, to be served concurrently to with his state sentence, for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: Chief District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Noel McFadden, 71, of Broken Arrow, to 30 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a child. McFadden must also pay restitution in the amount of $18,365.94.
By State Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: Dear Mr. Director General: We write to you in your first year as Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) to strongly urge you to allow Taiwan’s unconditional inclusion in participating as an observer in this year’s 71st World Health Assembly (WHA), and in future annual and technical...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana and conspiracy to launder proceeds of marijuana trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
