News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on June 27, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: Two people from Youngstown were indicted in federal court for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to obtain large amounts of cocaine from Puerto Rico and sell the drugs in the Youngstown area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH -A former resident of Homestead, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a violation of federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Stephanie Twyman, age 47, of Clinton, Maryland, pleaded guilty on July 3, 2019, to theft of government money and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a tax fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Elk Grove, California, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration announced today new airspace restrictions effective July 11, 2019 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) attempting to fly over national security sensitive locations.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: Key West, Fla. - Dry Tortugas National Park and partner agency scientists collected 410 corals within park waters from July 1-5. The coral rescue in the park is part of the Coral Rescue Project, a multi-agency effort that aims to collect healthy corals ahead of the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease front.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury sitting in Laredo has indicted a 51-year-old Laredo resident for making a false statement and providing contraband in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: A New York doctor has agreed to pay the government $127,072.34 for allegedly accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding, L.L.C., announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Eric Lloyd was captured just before midnight on July 3, 2019 by the United States Marshals Service (“USMS") Fugitive Taskforce and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lloyd was convicted of racketeering, money laundering, and related charges...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites interested members of the public to attend public meetings that will be held in Boise, Twin Falls and Idaho Falls to learn about a proposal to construct fuel breaks to enhance the ability of wildland firefighters to control rangeland wildfires in Idaho and five other states in the Great Basin. The meetings will be held over the next two weeks from 5-7 p.m. at the following locations:.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal criminal complaint unsealed today charges Dezhan Townsend, 20, with using a firearm during a crime of violence resulting in death in connection with the robbery of a Columbus internet café in which a husband and wife were murdered. A second man, Desjuan Harris, 24, is charged with robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in connection with two other internet café robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: Thomas Close is awaiting trial on charges of production of child pornography related to his alleged surreptitious recording of boys changing after swimming as part of Boy Scout activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on June 27, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on July 1, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - The National Park Service will host a free event entitled Wings Over the Wrangells on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, from noon to 3 p.m. at the visitor center in Copper Center. The event will feature live bird presentations by the Alaska Bird Treatment and Learning Center, bird-themed ranger programs, kids' crafts, and owl pellet dissection with Wrangell Institute for Science and the Environment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
