News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today that Bolutife Olusegun Olorunda, 29, a resident of Vancouver, Washington, was charged by complaint in the United States District Court with Interference With Flight Crew Members and Attendants.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Estelle Cook, Jr., 28, of Pickens, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Cook was also ordered to pay nearly $16,000 in restitution to the gun store victim in this case.
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 Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced the imposition of new duties on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union (EU), to take effect tomorrow...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: DAYTON - Kenneth Stopkotte, 53, of Unionville, Ind., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to using counterfeit money.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Cheyenne, Wyoming - The Deerwood Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, will host a free public day and wild horse adoption on June 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The eco-sanctuary shares the BLM’s commitment to place excess wild horses and burros into private care in order to maintain healthy animals on sustainable, working rangelands.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Brazilian national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to unlawful reentry of a deported alien.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Led Police on High-Speed Chase Through Construction Area.
By DOE Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has announced an extension of the submission period for the Request for Information (RFI) for input on the development of small-scale, modular coal-based power plants of the future. The new deadline for RFI submissions is July 9, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that an Alexandria man previously convicted of a felony pleaded guilty to possessing a semiautomatic handgun discovered during an opioid sting.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Pecos, NM: Due to the continued extreme risk of wildfire, the South Pasture Loop Hiking Event scheduled for June 2nd at Pecos National Historical Park has been cancelled. Three more hiking events are scheduled for later this summer and may still be offered if conditions permit. The park’s visitor center, Ancestral Sites Trail, and most ranger-guided programs remain available to the public at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - An indictment was unsealed May 29 charging Thomas Harris, 60, with one count of bank fraud, announced United States Attorney William M. McSwain.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Steven Blumhagen, 67, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to bank theft. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison. The defendant must also pay restitution totaling $1,275,500 to 19 victims.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Two Las Vegas residents pleaded guilty in federal court to assisting others to enter into a sham marriage for the purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael Harris for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Las Vegas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: CINCINNATI - Eric Zyn Ho, 25, and Bryan Mathew Otero, 27, of Cincinnati, were each sentenced in U.S. District Court today for their roles in the sex trafficking of a minor. Ho was sentenced to 30 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release and Otero was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: TULELAKE, California - The National Park Service has issued the final decision on the general management plan for the Tule Lake Unit.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Elias Muhammad, 21, of Fresno, was arraigned today for a two-count indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. A federal grand jury returned the indictment against him on May 24, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: Admitted Using Gun to Further His Drug Trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 25 months’ imprisonment followed by four years supervised release on her convictions for conspiring to commit health care fraud and conspiring to distribute oxycodone, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2018
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - In keeping with the Administration’s goal of strengthening America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management will offer 24 parcels, totaling 4,152.10 acres in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas at its June 7 quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The BLM will hold the lease sale online via www.energynet.com.
