News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: Four Extradited from Peru for Operating Spanish-Speaking Call Centers that Extorted U.S. Consumers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: Des Moines, IA-On April 15, 2019, Theodore Eric Watson, age 54, of Des Moines, Iowa, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Celeste F. Bremer and entered guilty pleas to Mail Fraud and Embezzlement of Labor Union Assets.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A South Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Steven Gasiorek, 33, of Cheektowaga, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Michael Bean, 33, of Loudon, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for conspiring with others to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former Wichita police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to looking the other way for years while co-defendants made a business of operating illegal private poker games, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced winners of its Solar Decathlon® Design Challenge, comprising 10 contests, in which student teams design highly efficient and innovative buildings powered by renewable energy.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Monday to selling two firearms, one with an obliterated serial number, to a local person and one to an undercover law enforcement out-of-state resident.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Javon Murry, age 26, was sentenced in federal court today in Omaha, Nebraska, for one count of attempted bank robbery. The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Murry to 34 months of imprisonment. Murry was also sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, consecutive...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) announced the introduction of the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 today. Pallone unveiled the legislation at an event in New Jersey alongside public health advocates. The new legislation aims to address the sharp rise in use of tobacco and e-cigarette products among young people.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is issuing warnings that large quantities of broken glass have been found on the Lake Michigan beach near Good Harbor Picnic Area at the east end of Lake Michigan Road in Cleveland Township. Glass was also found in large quantities along the Lake Michigan beach in October 2017 near the Lane Road parking area in Port Oneida.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) announced the introduction of the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 today. Pallone unveiled the legislation at an event in New Jersey alongside public health advocates. The new legislation aims to address the sharp rise in use of tobacco and e-cigarette products among young people.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Steven Gasiorek, 33, of Cheektowaga, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2019
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - A golden eagle was found dead on December 6, 2018, near Phantom Lake in the northern section of Yellowstone National Park. A recent lab necropsy indicated the cause of death was lead poisoning. Levels found in the golden eagle were extremely high and well over lethal toxicity.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2019
News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, the seventh and final defendant was sentenced in connection with a bribery conspiracy to smuggle narcotics and other contraband into New York City prisons. Carl Noel, a former correction officer employed by the New York City Department of Correction, was sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Matthew Gregory, 34, of Bridgeton, MO, pled guilty to one felony count of Possession and Accessing with the Intent to View Child Pornography. Gregory appeared before United States District Judge Henry Autrey and set sentencing for July 16, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2019
News Release: Kimberly, Oregon - Wildflowers at Painted Hills typically peak in mid-May, just in time for a Mother’s Day hike. The heavy winter snows and deluge of spring rain may make this wildflower season at Painted Hills one to remember.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 15, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced three recent additions to her Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee staff: Tristan Abbey, who is returning to the committee as a senior professional staff member; Nick Matiella, who has joined the committee as a professional staff member; and Stephanie Miller, who has joined the committee as a detailee from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Kevin E. Burley, Jr., of Parkville, Maryland, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 15, 2019 - To help residents, farmers, and ranchers affected by the devastation caused by recent flooding, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid Iowans in their recovery efforts. USDA staff in the regional, state, and county offices are providing a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to residents, agricultural producers, and impacted communities at large.
