News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Harold Omar Vargas-Delgado (33, Kissimmee), Cary Mitchelle Vargas-Delgado (34, Orlando), and Angel Ruben Maldonado, Jr. (42, Orlando) today pleaded guilty to charges related to their involvement in multiple conspiracies to distribute...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that THOMAS M. MURTHA, 62, of Birmingham, Michigan and formerly of Newtown, Connecticut, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of wire fraud related to his theft of more than $1.3 million from victims.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: Portland, Ore. - Effective June 1, 2018, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) prohibits the use of fireworks, target shooting with exploding targets, and the firing of a tracer or incendiary device on all BLM-managed public lands throughout Oregon and Washington. The ban will be in effect from June 1, to Oct. 20, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that 42-year old Bobby Lamere of Great Falls, Montana, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. Additionally, Lamere was ordered to pay $4,335.00 in restitution. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: For Distribution of Methamphetamine. SOUTH BEND - Teddy King, age 37, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr for distribution of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. King was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by 5 years...
By DOE Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: Statement from Secretary Perry: “This Administration recognizes the growing security risk of cyber threats and has prioritized overcoming these challenges facing our Nation, as outlined in Executive Order 13800. The Department of Energy (DOE) has taken an important step forward through the recent creation...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: BILLINGS-Jimmy Mark Walker, a 36-year old resident of Billings, was sentenced on Friday, May 25, 2018 to 120 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to felon in possession of a firearm. United States District Judge Susan P. Watters issued the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: Defendant Faces Enhanced Penalty of Mandatory Minimum Ten Years of Imprisonment Due to Prior Drug Trafficking Felony Conviction.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-Thirty three years ago, paleontologist Bryan Small discovered remains of a brand new dinosaur at Petrified Forest National Park. Chindesaurus bryansmalli was a small carnivore, billed at the time as the oldest dinosaur ever found on the planet. Word of this discovery made international news. When "Gertie" (the nickname the fossil became known as) was airlifted out of the park's wilderness on June 6, 1985 it was an international media event.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Department of Energy will hold a public workshop on June 13, in Richfield, UT, to gather input on ongoing reviews of regional energy corridors on Federal lands managed by the BLM and FS.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: Rome, NY - On Saturday, June 9, Fort Stanwix National Monument will host an 18th Century “Artificers’ Day" event. Silversmiths, barrel makers, and other tradesmen will demonstrate their crafts inside the fort from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Hands on experiences, appropriate for all ages, will also take place throughout the day.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - William Timothy Sutton, 55, of Corbin, Ky., was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison, by United States District Court Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, on four counts of interstate murder-for-hire and one count of possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, Chief Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced AFRIES SANDONICAES MAHAM, 34, of Smithfield, North Carolina, to 180 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By USDA Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Unified Ltd., doing business as Pan American Banana.
By DOE Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: Statement from Secretary Perry: “This Administration recognizes the growing security risk of cyber threats and has prioritized overcoming these challenges facing our Nation, as outlined in Executive Order 13800. The Department of Energy (DOE) has taken an important step forward through the recent creation...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - William Timothy Sutton, 55, of Corbin, Ky., was sentenced today to 360 months in federal prison, by United States District Court Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, on four counts of interstate murder-for-hire and one count of possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
By State Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: Chairman Royce (left) meets with Minister of the Environment Paula Cristina Francisco Coelho (center).
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Gavin Rexer, age 29, Dennis Paulhamus, age 39, Timothy Sweitzer, age 41, all of Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, Joseph Powell, age 31, of Hickory, Pennsylvania, and John Joseph, age 38, of Canonsburg...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, Chief Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced AFRIES SANDONICAES MAHAM, 34, of Smithfield, North Carolina, to 180 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By Commerce Newswire | May 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing on protecting e-commerce consumers from counterfeits, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today called on rights holder trade associations, online retailers, shipping companies and payment...
