News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Charles Orlando, 41, of Aston Township, PA was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with five counts of manufacturing child pornography, two counts of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2018
News Release: Hot Springs, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Larry Speakar, age 51, of Malvern, Arkansas was sentenced today to 100 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey, United States District Judge, presided over the sentencing hearing in Hot Springs.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2018
News Release: United States Sues UBS to Recover Civil Penalties for Fraud in the Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced the sentencing of SCOTT FRANCIS FORTIER, 39, to 25 years in prison for producing and possessing video files containing child pornography. FORTIER, who was convicted by a federal jury on Jan. 25, 2018, on one count of production of child pornography...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A former resident of Munhall, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2018
News Release: The National Parks of Eastern North Carolina are pleased to announce that Dr. Tracy A. Ziegler has been selected to serve as the new chief of resource management and science for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Moores Creek National...
By DOL Newswire | Nov 8, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Georgia have joined for a Winter Weather Safety Stand-Down scheduled to take place November 5-9, 2018, to stress the importance of working safely outdoors during the winter months.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Florida businessman pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for orchestrating a scheme that caused over $1 million in losses to multiple victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2018
News Release: Conspiracy involved over seven pounds of meth.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: Woman Arrested After Making Sales in Northeast Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: This week a federal judge sentenced 59-year-old Jose Cruz Iglesias of Midland to 78 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for stealing approximately $200,000 from the Community National Bank in Stanton, TX, on Dec. 23, 2016, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and F.B.I. Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie, Jr., El Paso Division.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: (BUTTE, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will burn slash piles during the upcoming months on public lands near Wise River and Clancy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Maryland Treatment Centers has agreed to pay the United States $500,000 to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it submitted false claims to the United States for mental health and substance abuse services that were undocumented or not provided. Maryland Treatment...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the conviction of CRAIG CARTON for securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit those offenses. CARTON’s co-defendant, Michael Wright, pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: HITE, Utah - The National Park Service (NPS) selected Ticaboo Investment Holdings, LLC., to provide fuel, retail, RV sites, campground services and expanded land-based recreation opportunities in the Hite District of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The new concession will do business as Lake Powell Adventures.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: Hot Springs, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Todd McDonald, age 35, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release on one count each of Online Enticement of a Minor and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Hot Springs.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced today, that TERRY LAVELLE INGRAM, 36, of Elizabeth City, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle for possession of a firearm and ammunition by felon. Chief Judge Boyle sentenced INGRAM to 120 months’ imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein today named Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, chair of the Attorney General’s Marijuana Working Group. The working group is part of the Attorney General Advisory Committee’s (AGAC) Controlled Substances Subcommittee.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen released the following statement on President Trump’s intent to nominate Dr. Joseph Cuffari as Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security: “I am pleased that President Trump intends to nominate Dr. Joseph Cuffari as Inspector ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 7, 2018
News Release: Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen released the following statement on President Trump’s Proclamation of November as National Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month: “Americans rely on secure and resilient infrastructure to provide access to safe food, reliable electricity ...
