News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA-The Atlanta Division of the FBI is warning the public to be on the alert for a phone scam from a caller claiming to represent the FBI. Our Savannah Resident Agency has received several complaints from citizens about this scam.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to two years and six months in prison, followed by three years supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Erica Oliveira, 29, of Hermon, Maine, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.".
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Mauricio Varela, 48, of Silver City, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 168 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on racketeering and assault charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - David Dobbs, 28, of Farmington, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws by being in possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: SAN JOSE- A federal grand jury has indicted South Bay doctor Venkat Aachi, charging him with distributing hydrocodone outside the scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, and with health care fraud related to the submission of false and fraudulent claims regarding the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Edward Blake Freer, a 25 year old resident of Grand Bay, Alabama was sentenced to 27 months for being a user of marijuana and methamphetamine in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - Joseph Hamilton, 30, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Loves Park man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to 22 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: GRAND COULEE, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $4,494,290 contract on September 18 to Brooklyn Iron Works, Inc., a small business from Spokane, for a supply of one set of main unit steel stoplogs, and still to be determined, an optional second set of stoplogs. Reclamation is purchasing a set for $2,277,740, and the optional second set is $2,216,550.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: EASTHAM, Mass. - The National Park Service announces a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the leasing of the Nauset Knolls Motor Lodge within Cape Cod National Seashore. The Nauset Knoll Motor Lodge is currently the only lodging facility offered within the boundaries of Cape Cod National Seashore. This RFP...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - A federal district court jury convicted Nathan E. Hardwick IV of twenty-one counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of making false statements to a federally insured financial institution on Oct. 12, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - Cape Cod National Seashore staff and researchers will close out the month of October with several special programs focused on seashore resources and history. All programs are free and open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced John Michael Fowler, age 28, of Randallstown, Maryland, today to 40 years in federal prison for four counts of sexually abusing a minor in order to produce visual images of the abuse, and one count of possession of child pornography...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to two years and six months in prison, followed by three years supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Joe David White, age 58, of Poteau, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Drug Conspiracy, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), punishable by not...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Christopher M. Tanner, a 45 year old resident of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced to 18 months for counterfeiting United States currency. He was also ordered to pay $80 in restitution to the Holiday Inn on Highway...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Assistant United States Attorneys: Jon Bradshaw, assigned to the Dallas Appellate Division, Levi Thomas, assigned to the Fort Worth Criminal Division, and Linda Requenez, assigned to the Dallas Criminal Division’s Narcotics & OCDETF section.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On Monday, Vonshay Robinson, 31, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic firearms, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 14, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2018 – In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a temporary waiver that will allow participants in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Florida to buy hot foods with their benefits through Oct. 31, 2018.
