News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, PR-Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Leff, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the arrest of FRANCIS RYAN ROMANO MARIA.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - United States Attorney announced today that two men were sentenced in federal court in Bluefield for distributing hydromorphone. Lansen Waugh, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, and Jerome Brown, 45, of the Bluefield area, were sentenced to 21 and 16 months in prison, respectively. Stuart commended the work of the Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - The United States Attorney’s Office and the FBI are investigating the death of James Bulger as a homicide. To protect the integrity of the investigation, no further details will be released at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today that Senior Trial Counsel Allen B.K. Urgent will lead the office’s efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the Nov. 6, 2018, general election.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney John F. Bash announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Matthew B. Devlin will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election. AUSA Devlin has been appointed to serve...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Steven Brzezinski, 34, of Tonawanda, NY, pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Matthew Miller will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018 general election. AUSA Miller...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former candidate for the Hoboken City Council and a campaign worker were charged today by a federal grand jury with conspiracy to promote a voter bribery scheme by use of the mail, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Juan Lorenzo Matias Peralta, 38, of the Dominican Republic and Dionis Alexander Luis Gomez, 31, of Venezuela, pleaded guilty today in Magistrate Court before Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller to illegal entry offenses, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Sentencing is set for Dec. 3, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a federal firearms charge, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Assistant United States Attorney on call for Election Day problems.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney John F. Bash announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Matthew B. Devlin will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election. AUSA Devlin has been appointed to serve...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge James V. Buthorn and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced a new initiative to combat the use of U.S. Post Office Boxes for the distribution of illicit drugs in the U.S. Virgin Islands. When U.S. mail destined for delivery...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - This weekend, November 3-4, provides the last chance for visitors to drive to many iconic locations in Yellowstone. The West, South, and East Entrances and all roads, with one exception, will close to vehicle travel at 8 a.m. Monday, November 5, so the park can prepare them for the winter season and snowmobile and snowcoach travel, which will begin Saturday, December 15.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: JILA researchers have, for the first time, isolated groups of a few atoms and precisely measured their multi-particle interactions within an atomic clock. The advance will help scientists control interacting quantum matter, which is expected to boost the performance of atomic clocks, many other types of sensors, and quantum information systems.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 31, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that residents of three additional North Carolina counties -- Chatham, Durham, and Gilford - will be eligible for disaster food benefits through USDA’s Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP). President Trump extended the disaster declaration for these three counties as part of ongoing federal efforts to support Americans impacted by Hurricane Florence in September.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Today, Wednesday, Oct. 31, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park officially closed for the season to through travel. The most popular destinations for this time of year including Bear Lake Road, Moraine Park, Horseshoe Park and the section of Trail Ridge Road along the Kawuneeche Valley are all open.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Philip Wright will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election. AUSA...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for November.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A Fullerton man was arrested this morning after being named in a federal grand jury indictment that accuses him of illegally importing and selling erectile dysfunction drugs that he falsely marketed as herbal supplements for men.
