News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TREYVON BATTLE, also known as “Joker," 27, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a loaded handgun.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - Under the Enabling Act of 1889, which admitted the State of Montana into the Union, the State was entitled to sections 16 and 36 of each township. However, some of those sections had already been settled by homesteaders, or set aside for other uses like forest reserves or railroad rights-of-way.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: (BOSTON) - The final tally is in from the 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 28th, 2018. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division (NEFD) and its partners, over the course of four hours, collected 88,182.07 pounds or 44 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - ERNESTO GODINEZ, 27, of Chicago, was charged in connection with the shooting of an ATF Agent engaged in his official duties. A federal criminal complaint charges him with assault of a Federal Officer with a dangerous and deadly weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Michael Awosika, age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to carjacking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - Two Springfield men pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to federal drug and firearms offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to robbing two banks in the greater Boston area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A project manager for a real estate development company headquartered in Newport, RI, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he allegedly devised and executed a scheme in which he obtained more than $200,000 by forging endorsements on checks made payable to subcontractors and then depositing the proceeds into a bank account under his control.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: TUMACÁCORI, AZ - Tumacácori National Historical Park (NHP) is proud to announce it has received accreditation as the 100thdesignated International Dark Sky Place by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA).
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park invites you to an evening under the stars for a one-time showing of Madame Curie featuring Oscar-award winning actress Greer Garson on Friday, June 8th.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - Two Springfield men pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to federal drug and firearms offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JOEL C. RILEY, 46, of Wallingford, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with bankruptcy fraud, identity theft, and conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud and identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Statewide, Idaho -Another fire season is approaching and BLM Idaho is asking for your help to prevent human-caused fires. Acting BLM Idaho State Director Peter Ditton recently signed the 2018 Fire Prevention Order, which prohibits specific fire-related activities on public land from May 10 to Oct. 20. The Fire Prevention Order makes it illegal to burn explosive materials or use fireworks, exploding targets, or tracer ammunition on BLM-managed lands in Idaho.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Victim’s 11-Year-Old Daughter Was Home at Time of Attack, Called 911.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: (FAIRBANKS) - Starting today, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) and U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK) will implement multiple prescribed fires in the Yukon Training Area located east of Eielson Air Force Base and the Small Arms Complex immediately east of Fairbanks.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Nicholas Thames, 20, of Jackson, pled guilty today before United States Chief District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Christopher Freeze, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: SHADY DALE, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Oldcastle Lawn & Garden Inc. after a workplace safety inspection found 36 violations that put employees at risk. The Shady Dale, Georgia, manufacturer of mulch and other products faces proposed penalties of $251,108.
