News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Jeffrey Blake, age 49, of Ithaca, New York, was arraigned yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with attempting to entice and coerce two minors into a sexual act.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - The 50-year-old Malaysian man recently charged with video voyeurism has appeared in federal court and admitted his guilt, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: FORT WAYNE, Ind. - David Lee Wirges, 39, of Auburn, Ind., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and selling a firearm to a felon, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two Charleston women were sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine distribution, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Miranda Brandon, 38, of Charleston was sentenced to 138 months in prison for aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine and possession...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Brian D. Rancourt, 44, of Stewartstown, pleaded guilty in federal court to distribution of Suboxone, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Cumberland, MD, has been sentenced in federal court to 30 years in prison and ordered to pay $5,000 assessment under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act on his conviction of kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse of person under 12 years old, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on Aug. 13, 2019, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging MARIO ANTONIO HERRERA, 36, a citizen of El Salvador last residing in East Hartford, with one count of illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Manhattan Beach man surrendered this morning to face federal charges that allege he collected $14 million from investors who were falsely told their money would be used to produce a feature film that Netflix would distribute and would involve several notable Hollywood figures.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Aaron Stanley, 35, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to seven years in federal prison for robbing four businesses, one while armed. Stanley pleaded guilty to these charges on June 17, 2019. His prison term will be followed by a four-year period of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two men and one woman have been indicted in three separate, but similar cases involving the importation of drugs into the country via various ports of entry, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: ALAMOGORDO, NM - The Bureau of Reclamation is hosting a Pitch-to-Pilot event to fund innovative water treatment technologies for enhancing freshwater supplies in the United States. This event is designed to identify and fund development of desalination and water treatment technologies and processes.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Kenneth Eugene Cherry, Jr., 31, of Philadelphia was convicted at trial of multiple criminal firearms offenses: dealing in firearms without a license, possession and transfer of a machine gun, possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, and multiple counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: Strong City, Kansas - Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is planning to conduct a number of prescribed burns this fall. Prescribed fire is one method used to promote a healthy prairie and maintain the cultural landscape of the preserve. Preserve managers are interested in observing the effects of fall...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - It is important to avoid packing prohibited items in baggage when flying if travelers expect a smooth security checkpoint experience. The Transportation Security Administration has tools that travelers who are flying out of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport can use to help ensure that passengers aren’t bringing prohibited items to the airport.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the award recipients of its Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) 2019 Research Call. The awards, totaling $30 million, will fund National Laboratory and partner research, development, integration, and demonstrations that aim to advance cybersecurity, reliability, and resiliency in energy delivery systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office has filed charges against Journee Construction Inc., Bell Mechanical Contractors, and Kaplan Schmidt Electric in connection with the Government’s ongoing investigation into the improper use of “pass through" minority contractors on the Rochester Schools Modernization Program.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: The Finance Committee is releasing the fourth of six tax taskforce reports on long-term solutions to temporary tax policy. Earlier this month, the first three were released.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news that the Trump administration is diverting $271 million from FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard to pay for a massive increase in ICE detention beds...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: On September 6, 2019, Shiloh National Military Park, the city of Parkers Crossroads, and the Tennessee Historical Commission will have a public signing ceremony commemorating the establishment of Parkers Crossroads as an affiliated area of the National Park Service. The ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Parkers Crossroads Visitor Center, located at 20945 TN-22, Parkers Crossroads, TN 38388.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, NY - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Timothy Enix a/k/a Blaze, 60, was sentenced to serve 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The defendant, a Kingsmen Motorcycle Club (KMC) member and Florida/Tennessee Regional President, was sentenced...
