News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: A City of Cleveland employee pleaded guilty to charges related to extortion, accepting bribes and other crimes after he accepted below-market improvements on his property from a contractor seeking city business and directed city projects to benefit himself, his outside businesses, and his clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An electrical engineer has been found guilty of multiple federal criminal charges related to a scheme to illegally obtain integrated circuits with military applications that were exported to China without the required export license, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Scranton Mayor William L. Courtright, age 61, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to a criminal information charging him with three felony public corruption offenses. The guilty pleas were...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: A radiological dispersal device (RDD), or “dirty bomb," detonation in a local jurisdiction will have significant consequences for public safety, responder health and critical infrastructure operations. First responders and emergency managers must quickly assess the hazard, issue protective action recommendations...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - Due to extremely dry conditions, Superintendent Ben Bobowski announced today that campfires and other activities which unduly increase the fire danger will be prohibited throughout Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve until further notice.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) received a response from the Department of Defense (DoD) to an April 1, 2019 letter he sent regarding potential threats to taxpayer-funded research at DoD.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An electrical engineer has been found guilty of multiple federal criminal charges related to a scheme to illegally obtain integrated circuits with military applications that were exported to China without the required export license, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: The defendant has also been charged with physically assaulting a federal correctional officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal jury has convicted Darryl M. Greene, 48, of Buffalo, NY, of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine and two counts of attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and an $8,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: Sentenced To 48 Months Probation and $27,738.80 Restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: DENVER - The Bureau of Reclamation announced the selection of Janet White, P.E., as chief of Engineering and Laboratory Services Division for the Technical Service Center, which operates a world-class materials and hydraulic engineering laboratory in Denver, Colorado. White will start her new position on July 7, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: In 2018, Rocky Mountain National Park was the third most visited national park with over 4.5 million visitors. This visitation represents a nearly 42 percent increase since 2012. Over the last 100 years, the reasons people visit are the same; to experience nature, to seek solitude, to enjoy scenic grandeur, to watch wildlife, and to partake in outstanding recreational activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Allegheny County has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: Defendant Shot and Wounded a Marijuana Dealer in Middle Island in 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. -A Burlington man who possessed firearms silencers and discussed using them to shoot into a Raleigh federal building was sentenced to five years in prison on June 28, 2019, announced Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Charles V. Stanley Jr., 65, of Agua Dulce, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to six years in prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: FREDERICK, MD - The Battle of Monocacy, known as “The Battle That Saved Washington," took place on July 9, 1864, as part of the third and final Confederate campaign into Maryland. Monocacy National Battlefield will commemorate the 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Monocacy with a FREE special event on July 6-7, museum exhibit opening and a Ranger-led auto tour on July 9.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was arrested on Friday, June 28, 2019, and charged in federal court in Boston with a firearms offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Craig Alan Castaneda has been sentenced for traveling from San Diego, California, to Atlanta, Georgia, to have sex with a nine-year-old girl and enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - KENDALL MATHEWS, a/k/a “DOT," age 36, EARL JOHNSON, a/k/a “MUD," age 39, MONTRELL CLEVELAND, a/k/a “NOON," age 32, and DONTRELL MATHEWS, age 40, all residents of Thibodaux, Louisiana, were charged June 14, 2019, in a fifteen-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with several...
