News from August 2019
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: THURMONT, Md. - On or about Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will close portions of MD 77 (Foxville Road) between Pryor Road (in Thurmont) and Stottlemeyer Road (approximately five miles west of Thurmont) to expedite work on culvert...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Lenard Gibbs, Kyre Campbell, and Benita Alveranga have been sentenced for their roles in the violent take-over robberies of two metro-Atlanta businesses - a Loan Max store and a PNC Bank branch.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of New Castle, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to Social Security fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: Defendant Beat Victim With a Metal U-Lock.
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: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that Gage Davis, 37, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for identity theft and the fraudulent use of Social Security numbers to obtain cell phones from retail outlets in Central Nebraska. Senior United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Juan DeLaCruz, age 29, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: SAN JOSE - A federal grand jury in San Jose has indicted Anthony Scott Levandowski on theft of trade secrets charges, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Marcus Broadway, age 29, was sentenced last week to 100 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - United States Attorney Mark Krickbaum announced on Aug. 22, 2019, Robert Milton Kimber II, age 46, was sentenced by United States District Senior Judge James E. Gritzner for Possession of Child Pornography. Kimber was sentenced to 189 months in prison to be followed by a term of supervised release of seven years. Kimber was ordered to pay $2,000 to each victim seeking restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 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 six months in prison, consecutive to the current prison term he is serving, and three years’ supervised release, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: William Wren, from the McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas - Austin, will present a special program, “A Voice for Our Dark Skies: Preserving the Wonder and Awe," on Thursday, August 29 at the Medora Community Center. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. MDT.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA -Samantha J. Simmons, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
Release: HUNTINGTON, WV - A Snohomish County, Washington, man was caught by Transportation Security Administration officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS) on Saturday, Aug. 24, with a 9 mm handgun loaded with 15 bullets, marking the seventh gun caught at the airport’s checkpoint so far this year. By comparison, TSA officers caught two firearms at the HTS checkpoint in 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - Electric vehicle (EV) destination travelers can add Grand Canyon National Park to their list. Six EV charging stations are available for visitors to use at Maswik North, Canyon Village Market and Yavapai Lodge. Three additional charging stations were installed for National Park Service (NPS) and partner staff members to use at the park headquarters and Xanterra general offices.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 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 six months in prison, consecutive to the current prison term he is serving, and three years’ supervised release, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: Attorney General Barr today invited Romanian Minister of Justice Ana Birchall to meet with him in Washington this coming September. The Department of Justice has worked closely with Ana Birchall and views her as a vital and trusted partner in the fight against corruption. Her leadership comes at a vital ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced that it is moving forward to facilitate and expand scientific and medical research for marijuana in the United States. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture marijuana for researchers. DEA anticipates that registering additional qualified marijuana growers will increase the variety of marijuana available for these purposes.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: CRESTVIEW, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Lockheed Martin Corp. has paid $327,271 in back wages and liquidated damages to 20 employees for violating provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) at a Crestview, Florida, work site.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: NATCHEZ, MS – AJFC Community Action Inc. – a Natchez, Mississippi-based non-profit agency providing Head Start services to children – has paid $62,603 in back wages to 33 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation identified overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
