News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County man was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he blackmailed young women on Facebook by threatening to publish nude photographs and videos unless they complied with his demands of sending him additional sexually explicit images.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kimberly Harrison, 47, Beloit, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Chief Judge James D. Peterson to 21 months in federal prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Aug. 15, 2019, charging a resident of Port Deposit, Maryland with one count of wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Two former residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: VERMILION CLIFFS, Ariz. - This year has proven exciting for California Condors in Arizona and Utah with the milestone hatching of the 1,000th condor at Zion National Park, but the excitement is far from over as the 23rd annual public condor release is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28. The public is invited to join the recovery effort by witnessing first-hand a spectacular release into the wild of several captive-bred young condors on National Public Lands Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Edgar Joel Jimenez-Rodriguez, 40, of North Tonawanda, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM- A one-count information filed yesterday in U.S. District Court charges a Birmingham psychologist with defrauding the Alabama Medicaid Agency by filing false claims for counseling services that were not provided, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-OIG Special Agent in Charge Derrick L. Jackson, and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, the Alaska Region Communications Center received a call alerting them to a vehicle accident at Mile Post 231 on Parks Highway. Park rangers responded to find 2 vehicles, containing a total of 9 passengers, had collided.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Earlier today, following a two-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict against Rafael Antonio Fabian for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, specifically crack cocaine. When sentenced by United States Chief District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry, the defendant faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment. Chief Judge Irizarry ordered the defendant remanded.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: The FBI and Benton County Sheriff's Office Arrest Corvallis Man on Child Pornography Charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the results of the August 2019 Federal Grand Jury.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pa. pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to a charge of possession of a prohibited object in prison, and immediately following, was sentenced to 16 months followed by 3 years of supervised release, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Five individuals have been charged by a federal criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute and distribution of controlled substances, in connection with an alleged drug distribution organization operating in Prince...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Arbre Group Holding - doing business as Holli-Pac Inc. - for willful and serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its Holley, New York, facility. The company, which packages frozen fruits and vegetables for retailers, faces a total of $200,791 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that HENRY BABIN, age 29, of Gonzales, Louisiana, pled guilty before Brian A. Jackson to possessing child pornography. As a result of his conviction, Babin faces a term of imprisonment, a fine, and a period of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) continues to experience high levels of recreational visitation this year. July 2019 visitation was up by over eight percent compared to visitation in July 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in an arson conspiracy to damage a local business.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
Release: By Brandon Lipps. Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. Children’s nutritional needs do not take a summer break. This summer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service partnered with the Texas Department of Agriculture and Baylor University’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: Florida Man Arrested for Child-Exploitation Crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2019
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today the conviction and sentencing of Oraine Gray a/k/a “James Cooper", a 23-year-old resident of Jamaica, to 34 months in federal prison after his admission of guilt to devising a lottery scam that swindled elderly and vulnerable victims...
