News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: FULGENSIO FIGUEROA-MENCIA, 44, of Las Loma, Honduras, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on May 10, 2018 for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Figueroa-Mencia was arrested in Laramie, Wyoming. He received time served, plus 10 days, was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and is subject to deportation upon release from custody. This case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: TUMACÁCORI, AZ - The National Park Service (NPS) formally announced that Tumacácori National Historical Park will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs to enhance the visitor experience. Effective June 1, 2018 the entrance fees to the park will be $7 per person. An annual park pass will cost $30.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Newport, Ore. - On Saturday, May 12, the BLM’s Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area will celebrate World Migratory Bird Day by offering free entry and educational activities including guided nature hikes, available in both Spanish and English. Passport stickers and prizes will also be available by visiting...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - An Ohio man who traveled to Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York City to participate in a conspiracy to traffic heroin imported from Guatemala through Mexico and into Rhode Island and elsewhere pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to trafficking heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Twenty-three applicants for U.S. citizenship were sworn in today as new citizens during a naturalization ceremony held at the United States District Court in Gulfport, Mississippi.
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the progress made by more than 900 public and private-sector organizations that are driving energy efficiency in the U.S. economy through their participation in the Better Buildings Initiative. This includes 380 trillion Btus, or $3.1 billion in reported...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Tampa, FL - Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Maria Chapa Lopez recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal police officers on the occasion of National Police Week and remembered those law enforcement officers killed and assaulted...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: In Austin, a federal judge sentenced 22-year-old member of the Dove Springs Gangstas (aka “DSG") member Richard Ortega to 30 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for racketeering charges associated with the kidnapping and murder of Darian Longoria in December 2015 announced United States Attorney John F. Bash, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and Austin Police Chief Brian Manley.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: HONOLULU - A federal jury today found Sheila Harris, 53, of Honolulu, guilty of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and false statements involving healthcare matters for her role in submitting false claims and documents to TRICARE, a federal health benefits program serving military families. Harris...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Fabeon Ah’Keem Minor, 18, of Gulfport, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, announced U. S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina-------United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that a sentencing hearing for Ana Milena Barrero, age 24, has been set for Friday morning, May 11, 2018, at 10:00 A.M. in the federal courthouse in Greenville.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Canton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for selling cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Daniel Delvalle, a/k/a “BD," a/k/a “Danny," 31, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald to a term of 156 months in prison for his participation in the murder of...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Helen Pamela Flores Feliz, 28, a citizen of the Dominican Republic most recently residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in federal court to distribution of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Taylor, 35, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiring to retaliate against a witness, and retaliating against a witness before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charges carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: On May 10, 2018, Phebe Ibrahim, formerly known as "Phebe Khan," age 50, of St. Peters, Missouri, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud and related charges, announced Donald S. Boyce, U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. Ibrahim was previously charged in a...
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman (R-Utah) introduced the Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act. The bill recognizes the historic significance of the completion of America’s first transcontinental railroad by establishing the 52nd U.S. Historical Park and designating...
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Winnemucca District Office invites the public to share their knowledge about travel routes in two areas of public lands located north of Winnemucca, known as the Lone Willow and Santa Rosa Travel Management Areas. Public meetings have been scheduled for May 23rd from 4 p.m. until...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: FBI Releases 2017 Statistics on of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: In Austin, a federal judge sentenced 22-year-old member of the Dove Springs Gangstas (aka “DSG") member Richard Ortega to 30 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for racketeering charges associated with the kidnapping and murder of Darian Longoria in December 2015 announced United States Attorney John F. Bash, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and Austin Police Chief Brian Manley.
