News from May 2018

By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Joseph T. Clemente, Jr., age 34, of Latham, New York, was sentenced today to time served (6 days in jail) and 3 years of supervised release for illegally possessing a short-barreled rifle.

By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the guilty plea of TERRY JOHNSON to falsifying records in an investigation within the jurisdiction of a federal agency. Specifically, JOHNSON, a former auditor and owner of a registered public accounting...
By DOE Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week helped kick off the first-ever Alaska National Lab Day by delivering opening remarks highlighting how Alaska’s geography, climate, and people have made the state a world leader on energy innovation. The forum, which is being hosted by the University of Alaska, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: A Detroit man pleaded guilty yesterday to theft of government funds, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: A Canton man was sentenced to more than a year in prison after failing to report more than $1 million in income over seven years, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A revenue officer with the IRS admitted today that she made false statements and submitted false documents to a federal program to defer repayment on a student loan, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Terrell Hampton who, along with his father and several other family members, defrauded the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and innocent owners and purchasers of Philadelphia real estate, was sentenced to 119 months in prison today, announced U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Was a Felon Previously Convicted of Willful Injury and Robbery.

By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that James Paul Brown, age 47, of Stilwell, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 188 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation...

By DOE Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) recently announced nearly $10 million for ten projects to help advance its goals and enable U.S. manufacturers to develop and implement innovations that will advance U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, sustainability, and innovation.
By USDA Newswire | May 31, 2018
Release: The fences will help stop potentially affected deer from travelling into unaffected areas. The agency will work with property owners to install 8-foot-tall game fencing along strategic portions of the permanent tick quarantine line in Zapata County, Texas, and also potentially in Maverick, Starr, and ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report he requested on U.S. Secret Service travel cost reimbursement during the 2016 presidential campaign cycle.
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Markup of the JOBS for Success Act.

By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - John E. Kelly, 63, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count each of mail fraud and tax evasion as part of a scheme to defraud his employers of approximately half a million dollars.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Mesa Verde National Park announces Wildflower Week June 3 to 9, 2018. Although the park is experiencing drought conditions and wildflowers are not as abundant as in wetter years, several wildflowers are blooming including Utah sweetvetch, mules ears, lupine and yucca. For Wildflower Week 2018, the park...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston woman was charged today in federal court in Boston with bank fraud in connection with the embezzlement of over $229,000 from a small business that employed her.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: FBI Seeks Information on Missing James City County Children.

By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Convicted Felon Stole Firearm During Burglary.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Shreveport man previously convicted of a felony was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for possessing a pistol found in his residence.

By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed effective 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 1. Closures are scheduled to continue through approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2018. During this time, Park Central Road will be closed between the Camp Misty Mount and Camp Greentop entrances, and trails to Blue Ridge Summit Overlook and Hog Rock will not be available. All other roads and trails will remain open.