News from May 2018
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2018
Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm this morning at the security screening checkpoint at Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ).
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On May 29, 2018, Osmar Bustamante-Figueroa, 21, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 65 months’ imprisonment. Bustamante was the third of three defendants convicted of crimes involving producing and passing counterfeit U.S. currency and unlawfully...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Alison Kehner, who once clerked alongside U.S. Attorney McSwain for the Honorable Marjorie O. Rendell of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, has joined the Office as Counsel to the U.S. Attorney. Kehner will report directly to the U.S. Attorney and will lead the Office’s effort to disseminate written material to the media and public. Kehner will also advise U.S. Attorney McSwain in a variety of areas and will be doing criminal case work.
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) joined Julie Banderas on Fox News’ “Happening Now" to discuss the JOBS for Success Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger has sentenced Sheldon Tarence Wright (27, Savannah, GA) to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty on Feb. 21, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Daniel Sullivan, 35, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing firearms, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A New York man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for failure to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: For Intent To Distribute Crack Cocaine.
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 Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: With summer fast approaching, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will resume summer hours from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Admission to the center is free every day.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: MOOSE, WY- The Jenny Lake Renewal Project will enter its fifth and final major construction season this summer at Grand Teton National Park. The $19 million project to enhance the visitor experience at the park’s most-visited destination will impact visitors in the South Jenny Lake developed area and the west shore of Jenny Lake. Summer visitors to Jenny Lake should plan ahead, arrive early or visit late, and be vigilant in this active construction zone.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Edward Skrine was sentenced to 60 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin in January 2015, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
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 DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Errol Alfred, a/k/a “Major," and Kerry Fernandez, a/k/a “Trini," have been sentenced for their respective roles in illegally purchasing and trafficking at least 36 firearms from Georgia to Trinidad and Tobago during a one-year period. Jordan Dunham, a co-defendant in the case, has also been sentenced for illegally purchasing some of the shipped firearms for the two men.
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) joined Stuart Varney on FOX Business’ “Varney & Co." to discuss working with President Trump on the next phase of tax reform.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: A fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS), a deadly disease of bats, has been detected on bats in South Dakota for the first time. The fungus was detected on one western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) and four big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in Jackson County at Badlands National Park on...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Dr. John J. Cauthon, 51, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court to two years in prison for healthcare fraud, announced Don Cochran, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Cauthon was indicted in October 2015 on seven counts of healthcare fraud and was found guilty on four counts, after a jury trial in September 2017.
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Dear Commissioner Gottlieb: Yesterday, President Trump signed into law S. 204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, restoring a degree of freedom and hope to patients with a life-threatening disease and their families. As the primary author...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Katrina Brown (37, Jacksonville) and Reginald Brown (56, Jacksonville) with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, twenty-six counts of aiding and abetting mail and wire...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that EMMANUEL PRIVA, age 37, a citizen of Haiti, was charged today in a two-count conspiracy indictment. As alleged in the indictment, PRIVA ran a visa fraud scheme from his home in Harvey, Louisiana and other locations. In exchange for money, PRIVA would agree...
