News from May 2018
By DOT News Wire | May 23, 2018
News Release: Air Travel Consumer Report: March 2018 and 1st Quarter 2018 Numbers
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Mathieu Forget, age 32, of St-Anicet, Quebec, Canada, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in prison for conspiring to distribute marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The former chief financial officer of a New Jersey orthopedic care provider was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for stealing more than $1 million from the company for his personal use, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 23, 2018 - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $256 million in 81 projects (PDF, 233 KB) to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in rural areas in 35 states.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: FBI Seeking Information on a Bank Robbery in Miami.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Christopher H. Meza, 35, of Deming, N.M., made his initial appearance today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., on a criminal complaint charging him with distributing and possessing child pornography. Meza remains in federal custody pending a preliminary hearing and a detention hearing, which have yet to be scheduled.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Massachusetts man has been ordered detained on a federal criminal complaint charging him with attempting to entice a minor, attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor, and traveling to Rhode Island with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
By US DOT Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today unanimously approved the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, legislation that provides for improvements to the Nation’s ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources infrastructure.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Methuen man and a Dominican national were indicted today in federal court in Boston in connection with a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A former felon who was arrested Tuesday in Winnemucca for possession of an explosive device had his initial court appearance today in U.S. District Court in Reno, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI’s Las Vegas Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for offering to pay a witness who was testifying in a federal lawsuit.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former broker and investment adviser was arrested today for allegedly stealing more than $2.1 million from two clients in order to pay for personal expenses, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, Subcommittee Chairman Mark Meadows and Subcommittee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly released the following statement after the Committee passed bipartisan legislation, H.R. 5925, the Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing (CRISIS) Act, to reauthorize and revamp the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK - A federal jury in Central Islip today, following five weeks of trial, convicted Dr. Michael Belfiore of two counts of illegal distribution of oxycodone causing the deaths of two patients and 26 counts of illegal distribution of oxycodone. After the verdict, Dr. Belfiore was remanded to custody...
By US DOT Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today unanimously approved the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, legislation that provides for improvements to the Nation’s ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources infrastructure.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Marcus Terrelle Marsh, age 34, of Columbia, plead guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), and 924(e). Chief...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Project Safe Childhood.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A former felon who was arrested Tuesday in Winnemucca for possession of an explosive device had his initial court appearance today in U.S. District Court in Reno, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI’s Las Vegas Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Matthew Evan Smith, age 37, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Arson, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 844(i) and 2, punishable by not less than 5 years or more than 20 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: BOISE - Bruce Eugene Froman, 41, of Meridian, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court to attempted coercion and enticement, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. As part of his plea, Froman also agreed to forfeit the cell phone used in the commission of the charged offense.
