News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA -Randy Peffer, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to eight months incarceration for his involvement in methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin distribution that spanned multiple states, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph joined the Department of Justice today in announcing more than $70 million in grant funding to bolster school security, educate and train students and faculty, and support law enforcement officers and first responders who arrive on the scene of a school violence incident, including $150,000 for the Evangeline Parish School Board in the Western District of Louisiana.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - EM has revamped its website, creating more ease of use and intuitive navigation for visitors. Employees updated more than 1,500 webpages as part of the reboot, which features a new interactive map that allows users to click on sites and pull up details about them, including the number...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Wayne Wiles, Jr., of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 84 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection tank farms contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently earned its fourth consecutive Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Innovation Award.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A north suburban psychologist has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare and private insurers.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Ten individuals were indicted in St. Louis on charges of conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and gun charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A $700,000 federal grant will support innovative policing programs in Kansas City, Kan., U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said today.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho- To meet the needs of ATV enthusiasts over Columbus Day weekend, the Bureau of Land Management has decided to keep the Egin Lakes campground open until Oct. 10. The area will be staffed during regular business hours.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH -A former resident of Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 70 months imprisonment to be followed by six years supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 84 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his convictions on a federal narcotics charge, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. The WEA portion of the test, which will be sent to consumer cell phones, will begin at 2:18 p.m. EDT. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur joined the Department of Justice today in announcing more than $70 million in grant funding to bolster school security, educate and train students and faculty, and support law enforcement officers and first responders who arrive on the scene of a school...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE GONZALEZ, also known as “Montana," “Beat Montana" and “Carl Montana," 22, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three months of home confinement and four years of supervised release, for selling heroin and fentanyl to an East Hartford overdose victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - A local man has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for possession of over 100 grams of heroin with intent to distribute. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Trebor Conolly, 36, of Geneva NY, who was convicted of receipt of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 151 months in prison and 20 years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt - Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and United States Attorney for the District of Vermont Christina Nolan announced that Michael Brockenbaugh, 37, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Christina Reiss, to a...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: Florence, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that Anthony Scott Hunt, age 38, of Myrtle Beach, SC, was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell, of Florence, sentenced Hunt to 60 months in federal prison with 3 years of supervised release to follow.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Oct. 2, 2018, Benjamin Joel Brooks, 40, of Newport, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, U.S. District Judge, to serve ten years in federal prison. Upon his release from prison, he will be supervised by U.S. Probation for five years. Brooks pleaded guilty in March 2018 to armed robbery of a pharmacy and using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during the robbery.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 2, 2018
News Release: PAGE, Arizona - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Dark Rangers are partnering with the Page Public Library to offer seven free astronomy programs to the public throughout the month of October. These events will include solar viewing, night sky viewing, and telescopic astro-photography. All events will be held at the library.
