News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Reagan Sydney Clark, age 22, of Ada, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to False Statement In Acquisition Of A Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(a)(6) and 924(a)(1)(A), punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Leroy Anthony Griffin, 31, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: In unrelated cases, a federal judge in Midland sentenced Christopher David Mayhall, 42 of Dublin, TX, and James Vernon Foster, 57 of Abilene, TX, to 20 years and 15 years in federal prison, respectively, for child exploitation offenses, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie, Jr., El Paso Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Edward Weidow, Sr., age 65, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was charged today in a criminal information with making false statements to federal investigators in a public corruption investigation involving...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: Showcasing precise control at the quantum level, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method for making an ion (electrically charged atom) display exact quantities of quantum-level motion - any specific amount up to 100 packets of energy or “quanta," more than five times the previous record high of 17.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dr. Xingjia Cui, 56, of Pittsford, NY, who was convicted of health care and tax fraud, was sentenced to serve 12 months and 1 day in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount $597,823.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: NORCROSS, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Transdev Services Inc. for exposing employees at a Norcross, Georgia, worksite to safety and health hazards. The company faces $188,714 in penalties.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: American small businesses received a near-$44 million boost from the Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. As part of last Monday’s announcement, small businesses are receiving Phase II Release 2 grants that demonstrate commercial feasibility for innovations during the second phase of their research. Phase II awards range from $975,000 to $1,150,000, with a duration of two years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Dr. Ronald A. Hargrave, age 60, of Mt. Pleasant, has been convicted of Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances after a four-day jury trial in federal court in Charleston. Senior United States District Judge Margaret B. Seymour of Charleston presided over the trial and will sentence Hargrave at a later date.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Lee Lemasters, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Rance DeWayne Childs, age 36, of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Felon In Possession Of Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: Defendant stole more than $164,000 in housing, health care, and SNAP benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A Moreno Valley man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for leading a crew that committed at least 15 armed robberies of AutoZone stores in the Inland Empire, making off with a total of more than $11,000 in cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Jesus Escobar, 34, of Hawthorne, NJ, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to ten months of imprisonment following his guilty plea that he conspired to distribute marijuana. U.S. District Judge Christina...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that George Joseph Randall Collier, 40, of Theodore, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court on two charges, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and using, carrying, or possessing a firearm in furtherance of or in relation to a drug trafficking felony. Collier pled guilty to the charges in 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it has released the Final Environmental Assessment for its proposed Travel Management Resource Management Plan Amendment for the 1.5-million acre White River Field Office in northwestern Colorado. The proposed plan amendment will provide access for diverse recreational opportunities, including off-road motorized areas as well as places for high-quality big game hunting in non-motorized areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: New England Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory Opens for Business.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - On Friday, July 19, 2019, a Chinese national residing in Chino Hills, California, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy operating in Fayette County and elsewhere. Fengqiang Zhang, 41, was sentenced to 48 months in federal...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Final Request for Proposal (RFP) for the EM Nevada EPS Contract to perform services to complete End States to achieve measurable results towards completion of the DOE-Office of Environmental Management mission at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) by accomplishing the maximum amount of environmental cleanup within the 10-year ordering period and at the best value to the U.S. taxpayer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 22, 2019
News Release: Eli S. Miranda Named Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu Field Office.
