News from June 2019
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: McLean, Va.- The National Park Service (NPS) has completed a preliminary plan to make Memorial Circle, on the west side of Arlington Memorial Bridge, safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. The NPS is planning to adopt changes intended to simplify access for people in the circle and to protect its historic character.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal jury has convicted Raul Everado Ledesma Abarca, 36, of San Diego, California of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Demetrius Jackson, 43, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $1,000,000.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: A window of opportunity is available to U.S. citizens interested in becoming air traffic controllers. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accepting applications nationwide from June 14-17. The job announcement may close prior to the 17th if the number of applications exceeds the FAA’s needs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: Indictment Alleges Conspiracy to Smuggle at Least 190 Kilograms of Rhinoceros Horns and at Least 10 Tons of Elephant Ivory Valued at More Than $7 Million.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: Warden, Washington Man Sentenced in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that James Goldman Grant, 67, of Benton, Louisiana, was sentenced Monday to four years and three months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. for possession of child pornography. He was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and is required to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen announced that Chief U.S. District Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced a Fort Washakie, Wyoming man on June 12, 2019 on four counts of Abusive Sexual Contact.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - Nine defendants have been arrested in Orange County following a six-month investigation that led to numerous firearms- and narcotic-related charges.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lander Field Office announced today that it will delay the opening of Green Mountain, including the Cottonwood Campground, and the Shoshone Lake Road due to recent heavy precipitation and snowmelt. The BLM is committed to ensuring safe access to public lands.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on Senate passage of the Taxpayer First Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: Louisiana Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Violate the Federal Housing Rights of Woman with Disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: HAMMOND-Robert Nieto, also known as “Cowboy," 45, of Gary, Indiana, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Phillip Simon following his conviction at trial last May of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A federal grand jury in Portland returned a six-count indictment today charging Lebanon, Oregon business owner Robert A. Lund, 62, with evading $1.7 million in income taxes, failing to file individual income tax returns, obstructing or impeding the IRS and theft of government funds as part of a multi-year scheme to defraud the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Malcolm Xavier Taylor, 26, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a grand jury with four counts of robbery which interferes with interstate commerce, and use and carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Roxbury man identified as John Doe was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Boston of using another person’s identity for over 40 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: One Defendant Charged with Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jody Lambert, 24, was sentenced today in the Eastern District of Louisiana to 120 months imprisonment for conspiring with members of his family to prevent D.P., a woman with cognitive disabilities, from exercising her right to rent and occupy a dwelling without injury, intimidation, and interference because of her cognitive disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General William P. Barr today announced the establishment of the Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force, a joint law enforcement effort that will focus on investigating and prosecuting individuals and entities associated with foreign-based fraud schemes that disproportionately affect American seniors. These include telemarketing, mass-mailing, and tech-support fraud schemes.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 13, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation to end tax breaks for companies that run prisons and immigrant detention centers.
