News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two local men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Administration’s decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) to counter Iran’s global campaign of terrorism.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two Huntington men were sentenced to prison today in federal court in Huntington, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. The sentences were imposed by United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: Former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway was sentenced this afternoon to 4 years and 8 months in federal prison for public corruption, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: Gary DeVoe, Branch Manager for the New England Division of an insulation contractor, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport, Connecticut, for his role in schemes to rig bids and engage in fraud on insulation installation contracts, marking the first conviction in this investigation, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Noel Carter, 45, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today for conspiring with Bakersfield police officers Damacio Diaz and Patrick Mara to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana that Diaz and Mara seized in the course of their duties as police officers, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) honored the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) with the prestigious Gold Standard Award at a meeting of the transit agency’s Board of Directors Monday evening. TSA Federal Security Director Sid Hanna presented the award to SacRT’s General Manager/CEO Henry Li.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of providing contraband in a federal prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Rodrequis Council, age 33, of North Carolina, was sentenced to 108 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release on March 29, 2019, by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Tony John Evans, 30, formerly of New York, N.Y., was sentenced today to five years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging scheme that caused a Maryland man to embezzle more than $4 million from his employer in Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller sentenced Steven Brian Homan, 62, of Benicia, today to six months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for one count of concealment of bankruptcy assets, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - Thirteen parents charged in the college admissions scandal will plead guilty to using bribery and other forms of fraud to facilitate their children’s admission to selective colleges and universities. One coach also agreed to plead guilty.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will initiate stage II and III fire restrictions as of April 10 for BLM-managed public lands within Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Mono and San Diego counties. These restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Jackson, Ohio man has agreed to plead guilty in U.S. District Court to orchestrating a $50 million dollar Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 46 investors.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: Washington - USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that higher levels of coverage will be offered through the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), a popular safety net program, beginning April 8, 2019. The 2018 Farm Bill also increased service fees and made other changes to the program, including service fee waivers for qualified military veterans interested in obtaining NAP coverage.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jamie L. Moore, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 87 months incarceration for drug distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy that distributed 45 kilograms of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and Valley Water released today a draft feasibility report addressing improved water quantity and quality in San Luis Reservoir. The San Luis Low Point Improvement Project Draft Feasibility Report addresses the potential costs, benefits and environmental impacts of four action alternatives and is available for public comment until May 6.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 44-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of theft of government money, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Sheiletta McGrew pleaded guilty Sept. 17, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A Braford County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 30 months in jail, 5 years supervised release and a $2,000 fine on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
