News from September 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Norwood man was sentenced today in federal court for distributing heroin in the Taunton area. Oristel Soto-Peguero, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to 22 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In April 2018, Soto-Peguero was convicted by a federal...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, Sept. 29, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host special, 30-minute artillery demonstrations on Chickamauga Battlefield at 10:30 am, 11:30 am,.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK - Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 16 sexual predators during a 2-day period, ending Sep. 11 in New York City, the Hudson Valley and on Long Island, in an enforcement effort dubbed “Operation SOAR" (Sex Offender Alien Removal).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeny Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the return to its rightful owner of a painting looted by the Nazis...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Nicholas James Stacy, 24, of Clackamas, Oregon, made an initial appearance today in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman. He was ordered detained pending trial.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Rome, NY - On Saturday, Sept. 22, a Cultural Showcase will take place at Fort Stanwix National Monument. Throughout the event, artists, performers, and storytellers from various countries and backgrounds will share their culture with the public. There will be presentations of traditional songs, dancing...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Child’s Father Pleads Guilty to Coercing Son to Engage in Prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas announced today that Oren Paris III., age 50, of Springdale, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Paris was also ordered to pay...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Harkers Island, NC -Cape Lookout National Seashore remains closed to the public based on the potential threat of Hurricane Florence. This decision is to ensure the safety and protection of the public, park staff, and facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas announced today that Oren Paris III., age 50, of Springdale, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Paris was also ordered to pay...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A former New Jersey broker was arrested and charged today with defrauding his clients by engaging in a multi-year “cherry-picking" scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Homestead, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh and charged with a violation of the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Terry L. Magee, 38, of Bassfield, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to threatening to bomb the Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Collins, Mississippi, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge James Ross with the Veterans Administration - Office of Inspector General.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: FIRE INFORMATION COMMUNITY MEETING: Tomorrow, (Thursday, September 13), 2018 at 6:00 pm at Izaak Walton Inn & Resort, 290 Izaak Walton Inn Road, Essex, MT 59916.
By State Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today delivered a statement at a Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing entitled “Reviewing Current Developments in Ethiopia.".
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Earl Williams, age 30, of Baltimore, today to 66 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for assaulting a federal officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: GREENVILLE - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, DAVIN LAMONT SMITH, 43, of Bolivia, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Judge Howard sentenced SMITH to 216 months of imprisonment followed by 6 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Today, Senator Abel Nazario-Quiñones was arrested and charged in a 39-count indictment alleging the making or use of false documents and wire fraud, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Comptroller’s Office, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the FBI are in charge of the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: A former North Carolina resident was indicted on three counts of international parental kidnapping.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: West Glacier, MT - Glacier National Park Natural Resources Program Manager Mark Biel has earned the 2017 National Park Service Director’s Award for Professional Excellence in Natural Resource Stewardship. Biel won the regional award last November and competed with finalists from six other regions for the national award.
