News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Dennis Weston, 55, of Anchorage, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to serve four years in federal prison, followed by 10 years supervised release, on one count of sexual exploitation of a child - possession of child pornography. Weston pleaded guilty as charged in October 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: (Calumet, MI) The Calumet Visitor Center at Keweenaw National Historical Park will close for the winter from Dec. 29, 2019 - April 2020. The facility will open for special events like Copper Dog 150 and educational events that are done in collaboration with community partners and organizations. Please stay tuned to the park’s website and social media pages for Visitor Center updates.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that BENNIE RUTH HARRIS, age 64, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana pled guilty on Dec. 18, 2019 to obtaining oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, by fraud.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
Release: NEW YORK - The number of passengers expected to fly this holiday through LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International and John F. Kennedy International Airports is expected to be high and those travelers need to be well-prepared for arrival at the airport. Travelers are advised to arrive at the security checkpoint two hours before their domestic flight because the terminals will be active and congested.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - James Seeley, age 55, of Albany and Queensbury, New York, was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: Tumacácori National Historical Park is starting the winter season with a calendar full of programs and events for visitors and families to enjoy. We invite the public to come out and explore the park on a guided hike or take part in upcoming special events.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Natick man has been indicted by a federal jury in Boston in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, man convicted of Passing Counterfeit United States Currency was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Richard Steven Alberts, II, 31, an Oregon Department of Corrections Officer and resident of Sherwood, Oregon, made an initial appearance today in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Jelderks.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: Thinking about winter camping or boating at Lake Roosevelt? You now have the option to pay by credit card through your smart phone at all National Park Service operated campgrounds and boat launches at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Each pay station contains a QR code and instructions to help guide you to pay.gov where you can use your credit card to pay for weekly and annual boat launch permits and campsite fees.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded the unanimous passage of bipartisan legislation he championed in the Senate to provide grants to nonprofits and faith-based organizations to help secure their...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Orlando Balderas Guerrero, of Menifee, Calif., was sentenced in federal court today to 10 years in custody for participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor has selected Michael Rivera as the new Regional Administrator for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Philadelphia region.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - On Dec. 20, 2019, Christina Louise Stein, age 34, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger for Felon and Unlawful User of a Controlled Substance in Possession of a Firearm. Stein was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment, the statutory maximum, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - U.S. Attorney Bill Powell is applauding the announcement made by Attorney General William P. Barr last week regarding the launch of “Operation Relentless Pursuit," an initiative aimed at combating violent crime in seven of America’s most violent cities through a surge in federal resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A London woman, Jennifer L. Moore, 51, was sentenced Monday to 168 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Robert E. Wier, for carjacking, two armed bank robberies, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent letters seeking documents following reports of a pattern of negligence and abuse leading to serious harm and the deaths of immigrants detained by the Trump Administration.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA -- Seven people were injured and one woman lost her life in a two-car collision east of Death Valley National Park on CA-190 on the evening of Dec. 20, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: Yamel Guevara Tamayo, 36, of Miami, was sentenced Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 to 63 months in prison for his role in serving as a money mule, and recruiter of more than 15 additional money mules, in an international money laundering operation for business email compromise (BEC) and other cyber-schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2019
News Release: Texas Health and Human Services Commission Agrees to Pay Over $15 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Deficient SNAP Quality Control.
