News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that QIYON REED, also known as “Quiyon Reed" and “Gutter," 36, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm and drug offenses, and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: A mail carrier from Painesville was charged with stealing reward certificates from the mail.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities have arrested a resident of Iran who is charged in a scheme to ship prohibited items from the United States to Iran, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and U.S. sanctions imposed on the nation.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold a meeting October 8, 2019, in Washington, D.C., to solicit public comments and suggestions from stakeholders on issues relating to whistleblower protections under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR21).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Boggs, age 39, of Bedford, Pennsylvania, was charged on Aug. 16, 2019, in a criminal information for failure to pay employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
Release: NEWARK - It appears that someone left their pet snake at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport last night.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: The FBI is Seeking Assistance in a Bank Robbery in Miami.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Robert E. Robinson, 45, of Monroe, was sentenced Monday to 72 months in prison and five years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. He previously pleaded guilty to the federal charges on Feb. 20, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Curtis Tarver, 54, Spring Grove, Minnesota, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud. The wire fraud charge stems from Tarver’s embezzlement from Rapid Die and Molding Company (“RDM") in Cassville, Wisconsin, and its sister company Hawley Products in Paducah, Kentucky.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Two film producers and a former Wells Fargo Bank employee arrested on fraud and money laundering charges in connection with a scheme to steal money from investors and producers seeking financing for motion pictures and theater performances.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 21-count superseding indictment has been unsealed alleging conspiracy, witness tampering, obstruction of justice and multiple tax violations in a barratry scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Fernandino Rodriguez-Colon, age 40, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2019, by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to 262 months’ imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release, for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of robbery, conspiracy, and firearms violations, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: NEWCASTLE, Wyo. - Stage 1 fire restrictions on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Wyoming’s Niobrara County will begin Aug. 20, 2019 due to dry conditions and high fire danger.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM and cleanup contractor Fluor Idaho have safely finished processing remaining waste at an Idaho National Laboratory Site facility following a breach of four drums containing radioactive sludge there last year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: ALBANY - The final defendant charged in the armed robbery of an Albany, Georgia bank was found guilty by a federal jury late Tuesday afternoon following a two-day trial, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Shataz Hampton, 25, of Albany, was found...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Luke Hillier, the majority owner and former Chief Executive Officer of Virginia-based defense contractor ADS, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $20 million to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently obtaining federal set-aside contracts reserved for small businesses that his company was ineligible to receive, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Arms Trafficker Convicted in Anti-Aircraft Missiles Scheme and Other Arms Offenses Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: PIKETON, Ohio - Zak Lafontaine is a world-class gamer.
