News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Standard Chartered Bank Admits to Illegally Processing Transactions in Violation of Iranian Sanctions and Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Billion.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pled guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Michael Pittman, 38, entered a guilty plea to an indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND- Every April, the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) leads communities across the country in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) to honor crime victims, promote their rights and recognize those who advocate on their behalf. This year’s observance takes place April 7-13, with the theme: Honoring Our Past. Creating Hope for the Future.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal robbery laws, using a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - On April 8, 2019, Maria Dawn Goldtooth, 44, of Laveen, Ariz. was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 60 months in prison, followed by a term of three years of supervised release. Goldtooth had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute less than 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Alleged Conspiracy Involved a Staged Armed Robbery at a Convenience Store in Culpeper.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Medfield man and Louisiana man were charged today in federal court in Boston in connection with an international business email compromise scheme that defrauded companies of almost $900,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to a 5 life sentences plus an additional 50 years in prison for his involvement in a violent crime spree, including four murders, multiple attempted murders, robbery, attempted robbery, and firearms offenses stemming from his involvement in the Nine Trey Gangsters, a street gang affiliated with the United Blood Nation.
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 Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Vicksburg, MS: North Union Avenue has reopened to all visitor use, including vehicle and pedestrians following the completion of road repairs. The North Union Avenue repairs were the final phase of an emergency road repair project that began in January of 2019. All immediate repairs to the tour road are complete, and there are no detours or closures along the route.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: ST. LOUIS - The Department of Justice today announced that defendant Maria Terry, 47, pleaded guilty to violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and transmitting a threatening communication over the internet for posting on Twitter threatening to “blow up" Planned Parenthood facilities...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Boone County man pled guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Benjamin John Mooney, 42, pled guilty before Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. to distributing methamphetamine. Stuart commended the investigation conducted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, the West Virginia State Police, the U.S. 119 Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM workers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site are employing an innovative technology to characterize more than 320 drums, boxes, and objects that have been difficult to measure with other equipment used at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: HAMMOND - Charlotte Hunter, 69 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced, on April 2, 2019, by District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on her plea of guilty to health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
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 Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Interior Acting Secretary David Bernhardt noting concerns with Chairman Elijah Cummings’s (D-MD) partisan investigation of compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Committee has traditionally conducted bipartisan oversight of FOIA compliance.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement today, in response to news Peru will reverse its decision to strip independence from the timber watchdog agency OSINFOR and restore autonomy to the agency...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing the firearm he used in the armed robbery of a Pizza Hut.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Want to be a park ranger for a day; April 20th is your chance. In celebration of National Park Week, Earth Day and Junior Ranger Day, Nez Perce National Historical Park is throwing all of their eggs in to one basket and hosting an egg hunt in the Spalding Picnic Area. Park rangers hope you’ll join the fun on Saturday, April 20, 2019 from 1:00-3:30 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge on Monday sentenced the father of a Huntsville elementary school shooting victim, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
