News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: MISSOULA-West Yellowstone resident Ann Bennett Hermanson was sentenced today to five years of probation and ordered to pay $479,730 restitution for embezzling from her employer over a seven-year period, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Government Operations Subcommittee, sent a letter to Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) urging him to refocus his investigation...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Defendant stole more than $164,000 in housing, health care, and SNAP benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered practitioners and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for supposed violations of federal drug laws or involvement in drug-trafficking activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX- On April 8, 2019, Seraphina Charley, 30, of Church Rock, NM, a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by District Judge Steven P. Logan to 78 months’ imprisonment. After a four-day trial, Charley was found guilty by a jury of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury and making false statements to a government agency.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i -Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture, After Dark in the Park talks, stewardship programs and opportunities to explore the Kahuku Unit during May 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina - United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office has joined with state and local partners to honor National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Events included the South Carolina Victims’ Rights Week Conference, held April 2-4, and a Unity Ceremony on April 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - A real estate developer has been indicted on federal bribery charges for allegedly steering private legal work to a Chicago alderman in an effort to influence and reward the alderman in connection with a permit and tax increment financing for a Northwest Side redevelopment project.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Due to the heavy snow pack and the abundance of hazard trees in Lodgepole Campground, the Lodgepole Campground will not open next week as scheduled. This very popular campground will remain closed until May 22. This campground closure includes reservations, walk ups and the self-registration system that usually begins in April.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of an indictment yesterday charging five defendants with allegedly...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - The test taker in the college admissions case pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with accepting payments to cheat on the ACT and SAT exams, and other tests.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Dory L. Sater, age 44, of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, was indicted on April 2, 2019, by a federal grand jury for attempted bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. The indictment was unsealed today following Sater’s arrest and initial appearance.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, issued a statement reminding all Wisconsin residents to file accurate federal income tax returns as the deadline for filing is Monday, April 15. Although the filing season is nearing the end, the U.S. Attorney’s Office...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Defendant also Made Illegal Conduit Campaign Contributions to D.C. Council Candidates.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime For Crossburning.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Redwood National and State Parks is seeking enthusiastic local youth age 15 to 18 to apply for Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) jobs this summer. This highly successful program offers local teens a chance to participate in conservation work throughout Redwood National and State Parks.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: Carvajal Barrios Allegedly Participated in Large-Scale Drug-Trafficking Activities as a Venezuelan Government Official, Including a 5.6-Ton Cocaine Shipment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A man dubbed the “Incognito Bandit" was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for armed bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the federal criminal investigation of alleged civil rights violations at Lincoln Hills School (LHS) has concluded, after finding insufficient evidence to prove federal criminal civil rights charges against LHS staff members.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two men were each sentenced today to over two years in prison for their respective roles in a large-scale marijuana trafficking conspiracy.
