News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A McAllen grand jury has returned a 74-count superseding indictment against four local men alleging they conspired with others to pay bribes to two Weslaco City Commissioners.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: A New York man appeared in federal court in Dallas Tuesday afternoon on charges related to his alleged role in a $1.5 million Apple gift card scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-David Ernest Otto, 50, of Tigard, Oregon, was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison and lifetime supervised release after finding, contacting, grooming and sexually exploiting seven minor girls ages 13-to-17 using a variety of social media platforms.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
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By Interior Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: The Steam Vents parking lot in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will be closed Mon., April 15 from 8 a.m. to noon as park staff continue efforts to eradicate little fire ants (LFA) from the area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An illegal alien with a criminal history that includes sexually assaulting a minor pleaded guilty today to illegally reentering the United States.
By State Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today commended his Senate colleagues for their overwhelming support of General John P. Abizaid (Ret.), to be U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. General Abizaid was confirmed by a vote of 92-7.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Double Double Bandit. The FBI is seeking information on two unsolved bank robberies in Phoenix. On November 9, 2017, at approximately 10:10 a.m., an unknown suspect entered the BMO Harris bank located at 3100 West Indian School Road in Phoenix, Arizona. Upon entering, the suspect brandished a weapon...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: CODY, Wyo. - As part of its commitment to manage healthy herds of wild horses on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office reminds the public to always maintain a safe distance from wild horses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced a former detention officer at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center (BCADC) to 18 months in prison for his scheme to smuggle methamphetamine to inmates, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Newport News woman pleaded guilty today to her role in a conspiracy to defraud the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), a non-profit corporation that provides case management services and financial aid to Americans with chronic, life-threatening, and debilitating illnesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG - A human trafficking training will be held this week in Berkeley County as a part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
Release: SEATTLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday celebrated the career and retirements of Bela, an explosive detection canine who has worked as a Passenger Screening Canine since 2014. Bela is TSA’s longest serving PSC at Sea-Tac Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Warner Robins Man Admits Guilt In Federal Court Tuesday.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $87.3 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects for advanced coal technologies and research. DOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg announced this R&D funding at the Annual Project Review Meeting for Crosscutting, Rare Earth Elements, Gasification, and Transformative Power Generation at the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was charged today in federal court in Boston on firearm and drug offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Breyon Richardson, age 28, of Newark, Delaware, was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison for illegally aiding and abetting attempted illegal purchases of an AR-15 rifle.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Following four days of deliberations, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts for seven individuals implicated in the Forest Park Medical Center bribery scheme Tuesday evening, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Peter Breitnauer, of Kenmore, NY, who was convicted of possession of hydrocodone, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and a $1,000 fine by U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2019
News Release: Huntsville - A federal jury on Thursday, April 4, 2019, convicted a Huntsville man on multiple counts of tampering with vehicle odometers and three counts of bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
