News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On April 9, 2019, James Michael Hood, 55, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 10 years and one month in federal prison. Upon his release from prison, Hood will be supervised by the U.S. Probation office for life.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM and cleanup contractor Fluor Idaho recently hosted a tour at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site for Japanese engineers helping with the ongoing cleanup of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor accident. The delegation from the Tokyo Electric Power Company and Marubeni...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), a global financial institution headquartered in London, England, has agreed to forfeiture of $240 million, a fine of $480 million, and to the amendment and extension of its deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Justice Department for an additional two...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that tax fraud conspiracy charges were filed against five former tax preparers, Florence Clark, 64, Israel Ortiz-Pena, 39, Alexander Salas, 39, Priscilla Rufino, a/k/a Priscilla Diaz, 37, and Mary Correa, 46, all residents of Philadelphia, who were owners and employees of a tax service business with numerous offices located in Philadelphia.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Cortez Demoria McWilson, 29, and Troydarius Jamal Jackson, 29, both of Bastrop, Louisiana, pleaded guilty Friday before U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty to drug and firearm charges.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Today, the Committee continues its look at why prescription drug costs are so high and what can be done to bring them down.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Central Falls resident previously convicted for drug trafficking in Massachusetts today pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to charges that he trafficked fentanyl from his Central Falls apartment and that he was a felon in possession of two firearms, one of which he said he obtained for “protection" for his drug trafficking activities.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Currently, sections of the Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park remain very icy and snowy and the anticipated opening on Monday, April 15 must be delayed. As soon as possible, after ice melts and the roads are safe for motor vehicles, the Park Loop Road will open.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Sparks, Nevada, man who posed online as a teenage boy to coerce a teenage girl to send nude photos of herself to him was sentenced Monday to 12 and a half years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Michael Mitchell, 38, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Hanford firefighters are highly trained to provide emergency services across the 580-square-mile site. It’s crucial they receive unique training specific to the site’s complexity and potential hazards.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two former residents of Duquesne, Pennsylvania have pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal firearms laws United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY-17) today introduced new legislation to provide relief and recovery assistance for Americans affected by recent natural disasters.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 40-year-old Donna man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Juan Fernando Mata pleaded guilty Jan. 9, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Innovative medical therapies discovered by doctors and researchers have improved the quality of life for millions of Americans and saved the lives of millions more. However, the public and policy makers are concerned with the rising prescription drug costs and the political will to address the problem...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Maryland man was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for possessing Suboxone, a Schedule III controlled substance, while in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of ANTONIO CARLOS DE GODOY BUZANELI, 57, to 240 months in prison for his role in a $150 million investment fraud scheme involving Brazilian factoring. BUZANELI, who entered his guilty plea on April 19, 2018, was sentenced today...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Grand Canyon National Park invites the public to celebrate the 49th anniversary of Earth Day during National Park Week with free entrance on Saturday, April 20, 2019. All Earth Day activities are free and open to the public and will take place at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center Plaza on the South Rim between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Join us for great family fun!.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for bank robbery.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Indian Health Service.
