News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today that seven Russians were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges relating to a criminal hacking campaign that included the theft and public dissemination of private medical records of 250 athletes, including U.S. Olympic...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Hammond - Rico Prunty, 36, of Sierra Vista, Arizona has been charged with conspiracy to commit identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and criminal violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: OCT. 5, 2018 - During the week of Oct. 1-5, 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau joined a group of public and private organizations in celebrating the importance of the manufacturing sector of the nation’s economy. This marks the seventh annual organized observance of Manufacturing Day, October 5, 2018. The Census Bureau releases manufacturing statistics that inform businesses and policymakers. Collectively, the data paint a picture of the state of this important economic sector.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven effective at reducing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Joseph Sides, 24, of Boca Raton, Florida, was arraigned yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with mail fraud conspiracy, 8 counts of wire fraud, and 4 counts of mail fraud. The indictment was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID SHALAM was sentenced to 20 years in prison today for the sexual exploitation of minors. SHALAM pled guilty on March 15, 2018. The sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain joins the Department of Justice and other United States Attorneys across the country in commemorating the one year anniversary of the reinvigoration and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) - the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: ANNISTON - Authorities today arrested an 18-year-old Anniston man on federal charges for having a pistol at an Anniston High School football game on Sept. 28, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Search Warrant Leads to Discovery of Two Semi-Automatic Firearms and.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: ROME, Ga. - Mark Edward Jeffery, a former Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) officer, who allegedly brought alcohol, drugs, and contraband cellphones into Hays State Prison, was arraigned on federal charges of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Taylor, 35, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to retaliate against a witness, and retaliating against a witness, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the macroeconomic estimate issued by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) regarding the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018, one of three bills that make up Tax Reform 2.0...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a Democratic conferee in the ongoing Farm Bill negotiations, said today that deepening climate denial and new waves of Republican spin are making it harder to negotiate a final Farm Bill deal. Recent remarks by Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah)...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that Derrick Nelson, age 42, of Timmonsville, South Carolina, Whitney Magazine, age 25, of Jacksonville, Florida, Brittany Duncan, age 25, Tanisha Bynoe, age 30, and Errol Mack, age 29, of Brooklyn, New York, have entered...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Grand Canyon National Park implemented Level 2 water conservation measures on Wednesday, Oct. 3, due to a series of breaks in the Transcanyon Waterline. This morning Water Utility staff at the park responded to another pipeline break. Additionally, attempts to pump water beyond...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Yesterday, after a three-day trial, a federal jury in Jackson, Mississippi, found Kevin Lawrence, 44, of Houston, Texas, guilty of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute, and use of a communication facility to commit the crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Hurst and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Derryle Smith.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: MONTGOMERY - One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A 10-count indictment was unsealed today charging Daniel Zhu, 38, of Sacramento, with conspiracy to commit international money laundering, substantive counts of international money laundering, and conspiracy to manufacture and manufacturing of marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Firearms Linked to Murder, Other Crimes.
