News from September 2018
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK - A Long Island man pleaded guilty Wednesday to forced labor of employees. This following the investigation and 2017 arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York, with assistance from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG).
By DOE Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing up to $30 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) under the second closing of the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE’s) Novel and Enabling Carbon Capture Transformational Technologies funding opportunity announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: MIAMI - A former Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to 97 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $722,000 in restitution for his roles in bank fraud and money laundering schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: STETSON LANE PIERCE, 21, of Evanston, Wyoming was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on Sept. 25, 2018 for possession of a stolen firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Pierce was arrested in Uinta County, Wyoming. He received forty-one months of imprisonment...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: INDICTMENT* - James Maraia, 70. On Sept. 25, a federal grand jury indicted James Lawrence Maraia of Cedar Hill on child pornography charges. He allegedly used a peer-to-peer computer program to share and collect child pornography over a five year period. If convicted, Mr. Maraia faces up to 20 years for...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - The former financial officer of a Boston-based non-profit was arrested today and charged in connection with a fraud and embezzlement scheme that that netted over $1.3 million dollars.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The National Park Service has selected Jeremy Curtis to serve as the next superintendent of Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. He replaces Vicki Snitzler who retired after 32 years of service in May.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that 42-year old Brian Weber of Great Falls was sentenced to 180 months in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On Sept. 26, 2018, Angel Roberto Santos-Garcia pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Bruce J. McGiverin to the theft of federal funds in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641 and on Sept. 27, 2018, Luis Serrano-Perdigon pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced the unsealing on an indictment charging a California man with two counts of attempting to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Lucas Rodriguez, 27, Hemet, California, was charged in an indictment returned by a grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sept. 12, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced that Kristiana P. Collins, 44, formerly of Tulsa, pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud and to signing a false tax return.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced the sentencings of Grandview, Washington residents, Fidel Gonzalez-Molina, Jr., age 24, and Edvin Daniel Osorio, age 21, following their pleas of guilty to being previously convicted felons in possession...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: Insurance is a valuable recovery tool for individuals and communities impacted by disaster. While it doesn’t prevent the unexpected from happening, it does provide financial peace of mind, a safety net when disaster occurs. Insurance offers critical financial protection and resources that Federal Emergency...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Keith Miller, age 35, of Albion, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa Springmann after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess methamphetamine, knowingly and intentionally distributing methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced the sentencings of Grandview, Washington residents, Fidel Gonzalez-Molina, Jr., age 24, and Edvin Daniel Osorio, age 21, following their pleas of guilty to being previously convicted felons in possession...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Social Security representative payee misuse, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced the sentencings of Grandview, Washington residents, Fidel Gonzalez-Molina, Jr., age 24, and Edvin Daniel Osorio, age 21, following their pleas of guilty to being previously convicted felons in possession ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a former Alabama legislator to nearly three years in prison for accepting bribes from a Birmingham lawyer and an Alabama coal company executive to advocate their employers’ opposition to EPA actions in north Birmingham. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Holloman announced the plea.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: HOCKLEY, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited GBW Railcar Services - a railcar repair, refurbishment, and maintenance company - for repeated and serious safety and health violations at its facility in Hockley, Texas. The company faces $265,147 in proposed penalties.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2018
News Release: Spend the day listening to great music, enjoying good food, and learning about the traditions of life in the Ozarks at The Ozark Folklife Festival on Saturday, October 13 at Buffalo National River, Tyler Bend from 10am to 5pm. We welcome everyone to celebrate the heritage of the Ozarks as this event brings traditional Ozark artists and craftspeople together in the park for a day of musical performances and demonstrations.
