News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Jeremy Olinger is the Second of Four Co-Defendants to be Sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Robert Glenn Warner, 36, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, was sentenced today to 300 months in federal prison and 10 years’ supervised release for the repeated sexual abuse and rape of an 11-year-old child.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 22-year-old Alton man has been indicted for coercion and enticement of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: No Charges to Be Filed Against Off-Duty Metropolitan Police Department Officer.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: This morning, Wednesday, July 3, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers began search efforts for a 51 year old man from Baton Rouge, LA. At 8 p.m. last night, Tuesday, July 2, park rangers were notified by a family member that the man had not been heard from since Monday morning, July 1. He was reported to be planning a hike in the Mount Chapin, Mount Chiquita, Ypsilon Mountain area. His rental car was located at 9:30 p.m. at the Alpine Visitor Center parking lot.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: YAKIMA, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s July 2019 Total Water Supply Available forecast for the Yakima basin indicates the water supply will fully satisfy senior water rights. Junior water rights will receive an estimated 67% of their entitlements for the period June 3-September 30.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: FBI Search Warrant Execution. Pursuant to its anti-money laundering efforts, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant at the offices of South Bank International, issued based on probable cause for the following federal law violations: * Conspiracy to defraud the Unites States...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK, MN: Last week a group of twenty one Minnesota high school students explored Voyageurs National Park for their first time through the award-winning National Park Teen Ambassador program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury today convicted Ronnell Francis Lewis, a/k/a Punkin, age 45, and William David Hill, a/k/a Old Man and Tank, age 62, both of Washington, D.C., for conspiring to commit a commercial robbery; for using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a weapon during and in relation...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Two Dominican nationals wanted for murder and manslaughter in their home country were removed Tuesday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia. ERO previously removed one of the individuals in 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS -United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announces the sentencing of convicted sex trafficker Elijah Vines, aka “Elijah Kilt Vines," to 40 years in federal prison. Judge James R. Sweeney II also sentenced Vines to a lifetime of Supervised Release and ordered him to pay over $10,000 in restitution to the minor victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: A Key Biscayne, Florida, resident and the former CEO and Chairman of a now-bankrupt multinational pharmaceutical company was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release yesterday for his role his role in a $100 million scheme to defraud Westernbank of Puerto Rico (Westernbank). The losses triggered a series of events leading to Westernbank’s insolvency and ultimate collapse.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, July 8, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Parking Area, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and the Lawn Lake Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park will be closed to all uses for a pavement preservation project. These closures will be in place through Tuesday, July 9, until 7 a.m. Wednesday, July 10. Visitors entering the park from the east side on Tuesday, July 9, are encouraged to visit the Fall River Visitor Center that day.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Justice Department Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Against an Educational Service Agency in Michigan.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: FBI Arrests 'Trained to Go' Fugitive.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Myles Hannigan, 48, of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, was charged by Information with one count of obstructing the due administration of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and seventeen counts of preparing materially false income tax returns.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: NORMAN, Okla.-The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro event in Center, Texas, on July 12-13, at the Shelby County Expo Center. The two-day event, featuring 75 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 12. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, July 12, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, July 13. Animals are eligible for direct purchase to a good home or for adoption. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, NJ - A convicted sex offender was removed to Costa Rica Monday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). He was accompanied by ERO officers and turned over to Costa Rican authorities upon his arrival in his home country.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Lonnie Lawrence Mercer, Jr. (40, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Mercer faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison, up to a life term of supervised release, and has agreed to pay restitution to the victim of his offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Fort Smith, AR - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Eric De Priest, age 47, of Marshall, Arkansas, was sentenced Monday to serve 24 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a total of $284,736.30...
