News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Duquesne, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal drug and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Kyle C. Sims, Herman A. Fields, and Peter Armour have been indicted for selling illegal guns and drugs out of a store in Riverdale, Georgia. Sims and Armour were charged with possessing a machinegun, which they sold for $1,250 in cash. Sims and Fields were charged with conspiring to distribute marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and Xanax. Sims was also charged with two counts of possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS-Poplar resident Richard Allen Granbois, who admitted to possessing methamphetamine for distribution and possessing a firearms in connection with drug trafficking, was sentenced today to six years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging CHRISTINA ROCHELLE ANGLIN, of Burnsville, North Carolina, with six counts of failure to collect and pay over employment taxes, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho- The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District has transferred surplus wildland fire engines and equipment to 34 fire programs- including two Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPAs)-across eastern Idaho. The transfers are part of BLM’s effort to respond to rural wildland fires by giving excess equipment and supplies to local fire departments and RFPAs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Assault and two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: * Tucson, Arizona - Aug. 12 (7:30am - 5:00pm) University of Arizona, UA Tech Park Event Center, 9030 S. Rita Road, Tucson, AZ 85747.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: COOS BAY, Ore. - A section of Smith River Road, northeast of Reedsport, Oregon, will be closed starting August 9 while crews replace a culvert. The closure is located at milepost 36.5 on Smith River Road, between Weatherly Creek Road and South Sisters Access Road. The work is expected to take three to four weeks to complete.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: Portland, Ore. - On Saturday, Sept. 28, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be hosting numerous National Public Lands Day events across the region. All ages and abilities can get involved helping to restore, beautify, and improve the wild lands and recreation areas we all benefit from and enjoy. The BLM is committed to providing opportunities for Americans to connect or reconnect with our nation’s outdoors.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault on a Federal Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, John Cucinella, the former investment manager of Mackrow Asset Management Group (Mackrow), a purported asset management firm located in Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to securities fraud. As part of his plea, Cucinella agreed to forfeit $948,530 that he misappropriated from investors. The guilty plea was before United States Magistrate Judge Steven L. Tiscione.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Shawn Bacon, 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was convicted after a four-day jury trial before U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady of two counts of possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances to include more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and more than 400 grams of fentanyl ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has announced that it is making grant funding available as part of the WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant Program. Through water and energy efficiency grants, Reclamation provides funding to undertake projects that result in quantifiable and sustained water savings, increase the production of hydropower and support broader water reliability benefits. This funding opportunity is for projects in 2020 and 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Robert Dowty, Sr., age 57, was found guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor following a federal trial in Rapid City, South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: MACON - A federal judge sentenced a bank robber to 48 months in prison for his crimes, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Clifford Terrell, 44, of Barnesville, GA previously pleaded guilty to one count of Bank Robbery on May 2, 2019. U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell sentenced Mr. Terrell in Macon federal court on August 7, 2019. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: LAUREL, MS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Wayne Farms LLC for exposing employees to hazardous chemicals. The poultry processing company in Laurel, Mississippi, faces $119,341 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - Brian M. McKnight, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Manuel Small, 48, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to seven years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to sell it. Small pleaded guilty to this charge on April 17, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: Company knowingly manufactured medical products in China and Malaysia for sale to the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs despite Trade Agreements Act prohibition.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Franklin County resident Patrick Estes, 57, with enticement of a minor (18 USC 2422(b)), solicitation of child pornography (18 USC 2252A(a)(3)(B)(ii)), and committing a felony involving a minor while a registered sex offender (18 USC 2260A). Estes has been taken into custody and ordered detained pending trial.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2019
News Release: PLEASANTVILLE, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Paris Produce Inc. for failing to correct workplace hazards identified during an August 2017 investigation at the wholesale supplier’s facility in Pleasantville, New Jersey. The company faces $236,089 in penalties.
