News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 5645, the “Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2018."
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: RIDGECREST, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals invites the public to an open-house wild horses and burros’ adoption and sale from May 9-11, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Eric Epstein, age 57, of Pompano Beach, Florida (previously of Owings Mills, Maryland) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. Epstein was indicted on Aug. 24, 2017 and charged with committing mail fraud to obtain more than $50 million in money and property from various businesses through the fraudulent sale of light bulbs and cleaning supplies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A former Navy sailor was sentenced today to five years in prison for possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Aaron Pelchat, 36, of Manchester, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday to serve 24 months in prison for bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eriel Rivera, 45, of Bronx, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin before U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years and a $2,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: FBI Nabs Murder Fugitive in El Salvador After 22-Years on the Run.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation is alerting the public to take safety precautions in the Stanislaus River below Goodwin Dam for the rest of May as increased flows begin.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - In anticipation that President Donald Trump will belatedly present at 2:00pm Friday, May 11, his plans to address the soaring cost of prescription drugs, the Affordable Prescription Drug Task Force released a list of key provisions that any effective plan should include. With drug...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the DEA, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police (NYPD), and George P. Beach II, the Superintendent of the New York...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Defendant admits responsibility for the murder of a 16-year-old in East Boston.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Sunday, May 27, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 90-minute car caravan tour focusing on Medal of Honor recipients at Chickamauga. This program begins at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: 141 pounds of methamphetamine seized. DENVER - Thirty-seven individuals have been charged with federal crimes related to methamphetamine drug trafficking in two separate indictments unsealed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, announced U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer, DEA Special...
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Climb a mountain of sand at the Dune Climb, watch a sunset, and then join Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) rangers in the parking lot at the base of the dunes from 9:00-11:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 26 for a Star Party.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Hector Serrano-Cruz, age 41, an illegal alien from Mexico living in Gulfport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to 168 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine in Harrison County, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter requesting that Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy issue a subpoena to compel...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard on a federal drug trafficking charge. QUINCY L. ATMORE (also known as “Q"), 46, of Rockford, Ill., was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Atmore pleaded guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: Defendant allegedly took art from friend, falsely offered the authentic Warhol paintings for sale on eBay, but delivered fake paintings to buyer.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford, Ill., man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. ALBERT DOWTHARD, 37, was sentenced to 186 months in federal prison, in addition to 4 years of supervised release following his imprisonment, for illegally ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Two Mexican nationals, illegally present in the United States, entered guilty pleas today to operating a counterfeit airbag business out of their residence in Albuquerque, N.M. Dina Gonzalez-Marquez, 24, and Emilio Gonzalez-Marquez, 22, entered their guilty pleas under plea agreements that...
