News from January 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Kalispell man, previously convicted of a felony, was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison on Wednesday for illegally possessing firearms and for a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors who gave him money for oil and gas leases and art work, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Damon Austin, 36, of Somersworth, pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of firearms, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - An indictment was unsealed today against a member of the Philadelphia organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (LCN) and his alleged associate. The indictment charges various crimes involving the making of extortionate loans, conspiracy, and collections of loans by extortionate means.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national, formerly residing in Lawrence, but presently serving a state prison term for fentanyl trafficking, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to charges including identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Defendant convicted of engaging in sexual activity with student-athlete and filming such conduct.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: 2018 was a devastating year for natural disasters. Yet for every event, whether hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, or volcanic eruption, Department of Energy (DOE) emergency responders were there, working with their partners to aid in restoring power to those impacted.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Family Separation on Thursday February 7, at 10:30 am in 2123 of the Rayburn House...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: G Nova Corporation and Its CEO Indicted for Conspiracy to Fix Prices of Insulated Beverage Containers; Netbrands Media Corporation and Two of Its Top Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Fix Prices of Wristbands, Lanyards, Temporary Tattoos, and Buttons.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - The second of two New York men who admitted to cutting their way through a roof into a Target department store in Smithfield, R.I., in October 2017, prying open an ATM inside the store and stealing more than $14,000, then cutting through a wall into a CVS Pharmacy located inside the store and stealing a controlled substance was sentenced today in federal court to time served.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler yesterday requesting the immediate public release of all health and safety studies considered in the Draft Risk Evaluation for Pigment Violet 29, one of the first ten chemicals undergoing review in accordance with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
By DOE Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is committed to protecting the health, safety, and security of the public at all of our sites as we conduct our important national security missions. The recent plutonium shipments to the Nevada National Security Site were undertaken to comply with an order issued by the U.S. District Court in South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA-- On January 9, 2019, Daniel Lee Stone, age 49, from Solon, Iowa, was sentenced by District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to cyberstalking, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Stone was ordered to serve one year of supervised release following his prison term, and pay a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: SANTA ANA, Calif. - Following the arrests this morning of three defendants who allegedly operated “birth tourism" outfits that catered to Chinese clients, federal authorities today unsealed indictments that charge a total of 19 people linked to three schemes that operated across Southern California and charged clients tens of thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA -The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Philadelphia Field Division and the Chester County Fire Marshal's Office announced today a conclusion to the origin and cause investigation into the fatal fire that occurred on Nov. 16, 2017 at the Barclay Friends Senior Center, located at 700 North Franklin Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: A 39-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for sexual exploitation of a child, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: A Lantana resident was sentenced yesterday to more twenty-one years in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Abingdon, VIRGINIA - The final defendant charged in Operation Leaving Las Vegas, a 32-defendant conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine and other drugs between Las Vegas and Southwest Virginia, was convicted earlier this week in U.S. District Court in Abingdon following a two-day jury trial. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: The former Director of Sports Marketing and Alliances at Microsoft pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to wire fraud for his scheme to profit by stealing from Microsoft, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. JEFF TRAN, a/k/a TRUNG TRAN, 45 of Seattle, used his position at Microsoft...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: ARCATA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Arcata Field Office is holding a public meeting and accepting public comments regarding management needs and projects that would benefit off-highway vehicle recreation on public lands. The meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 5 p.m. at the BLM Arcata Field Office, 1695 Heindon Road in Arcata CA, 95521.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 31, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Family Separation on Thursday February 7, at 10:30 am in 2123 of the Rayburn House...
