News from August 2019
By Commerce News Now | Aug 5, 2019
The US Commerce Department published a seven page notice on Aug. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - the U.S. Attorney’s Office will join law enforcement, community leaders and residents on TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019, at the Mountain View Boys & Girls Club from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM to celebrate the 36th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Markis Dickerson, 24, of Berlin, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a prohibited object in prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Local high school students were selected from McCreary Central High School, in Kentucky, and Oneida High School, in Tennessee, to work on a summer program with the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Bribed Workers at AT&T’s Bothell Customer Service Center to Plant Malware and Illegally Unlock Cell Phones.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: On August 5, 2019, Ivette Dominguez, 33 years old, an Investigative Assistant with the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS"), Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), pled guilty to an Information charging her with making material false statements to Special Agents from DHS, Office of...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: AUSTIN, Texas -- The Bureau of Reclamation has finalized the title transfer of the Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office in Oklahoma over to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District. The transfer is being executed under Title VIII, Subtitle 8301 of the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of March 12, 2019 (Pub L. 116-9), which includes 2.83 fee title acres.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: DENVER - Roland Vaughn, age 58, of Clearwater, Florida, pled guilty late last week to paying illegal gratuities of more than a million dollars to an employee with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA"). In exchange, Vaughn received referrals for his company, Legacy Home Health, which in turned billed...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Kansas woman was sentenced today to a year of supervised probation for mail fraud in a scheme to make it appear her employer left her half his estate when he died, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. In addition, she was ordered to make monthly payments of $100 to Fort Hays State University during her probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE - United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman today announced the appointment and swearing-in of veteran Rhode Island state prosecutor Stacey P. Veroni as an Assistant United States Attorney.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said the following after two mass shootings occurred over the weekend...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - Patrick Hayden, 32, of Charleston, Arkansas, pled guilty to sending threatening letters to U.S. District Court Judges and other federal personnel through the mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876(c). D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, today announced the appointment of three new Assistant United States Attorneys: Lazaro Fields, Meredith Steer, and Kaitlin Weiss, assigned to the Tallahassee Criminal Division; and the additional appointment of Corey Aittama to serve as the Law Enforcement Coordinator for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Quinton Spinks, a/k/a “Q," a/k/a “Travis," 35, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.".
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute heroin and possessing a gun.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced today that CESAR ALTIERI SAYOC was sentenced today to 20 years in prison in connection with his mailing of 16 improvised explosive devices...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Kansas woman was sentenced today to a year of supervised probation for mail fraud in a scheme to make it appear her employer left her half his estate when he died, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. In addition, she was ordered to make monthly payments of $100 to Fort Hays State University during her probation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: A 20-year old man from Hawaii was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty in March to robbing a gun shop and using the stolen firearms to commit armed robberies, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: Appomattox, VA - Appomattox Court House NHP, the Appomattox 1865 Foundation, and the North Carolina School of Traditional Music will feature the 6 th Annual Joel Sweeney and the Banjo Festival at the park on Saturday, September 7 th from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The day will be filled with music that reflects...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on August 5, 2019, the Honorable Pamela Pepper sentenced Albert Golant, aka Alex Golant, (age: 38) of Wales, Wisconsin to 126 months’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit tax fraud. The Court deferred the imposition of a restitution order at this time.
