News from June 2019

E-Commerce Company Pleads Guilty To Antitrust Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: E-Commerce Company Pleads Guilty To Antitrust Charge.

Department of Corrections Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A nurse at the Department of Correction’s Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center (MASAC) in Plymouth pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing Suboxone pills to inmates in that facility.
Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegally Reentering the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to sell about 15 pounds of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer after illegally reentering the United States.
Energy Department Invests Nearly $50 Million at National Laboratories and Universities to Advance Nuclear Technology
By DOE Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $49.3 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards for 58 advanced nuclear technology projects in 25 states. The awards fall under DOE’s nuclear energy programs called the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) program, and crosscutting research projects.

Rhode Island Man Indicted For Somerville Armed Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: When confronted by police, defendant allegedly shot at officer.

Eastside Hollygrove Resident Charged in Heroin and Fentanyl Conspiracy Sentenced to Ten Years
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that DONALD MARCELIN, a/k/a “Golfer," a/k/a “Black," a/k/a “Snook," age 41, of New Orleans, was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and a quantity of fentanyl.
Temporary limited access on Water Canyon Road during construction
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: HILLDALE, Utah - As part of the effort to modernize infrastructure, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will improve the Water Canyon Road between the Squirrel Canyon and Water Canyon trailheads from June 28 to August 30. During construction, the road will only be open to pedestrian traffic. Visitors...
Judge Sends Verona Man to Prison for 15 Years for Producing, Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court 15 years’ (180 months’) incarceration to be followed by 15 years of supervised release to violating charges of production, distribution and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Miami company sentenced to pay $500,000 fine for structuring financial transactions
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. - Latam Games, LLC of Miami, Fla., was sentenced today to pay a $500,000 fine following its guilty plea to structuring financial transactions to evade currency reporting requirements.

Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with the fraudulent abuse of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Informed Delivery electronic notification system.

Two Kansas City Men Indicted for $1 Million Conspiracy to Steal 1,400 Cell Phones in Dozens of Burglaries
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Kansas City, Missouri, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a $1 million conspiracy to steal more than 1,400 cell phones in dozens of commercial burglaries across five states.

Stamford Drug Dealer Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARCUS MOORE, also known as “Sparks," 41, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack and powder cocaine.

Federal Jury Convicts Former Honolulu Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha, Former Police Chief Louis Kealoha and Two Police Officers of Corruption
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: Special Attorneys Michael Wheat (619) 546-8437, Joseph Orabona (619) 546-7951, Janaki Gandhi (619 546-8817) and Colin McDonald (619) 546-9144.
Two Former Venezuelan Officials Charged and Two Businessmen Plead Guilty in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: A former Venezuelan government minister and a former officer at Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled electricity company, Corporación Eléctrica Nacional, S.A. (Corpoelec), were charged in an indictment returned today for their alleged roles in laundering the proceeds of violations of the Foreign...

2019 Summer Closure of Monument Campground
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: Due to operational challenges associated with winter storm impacts, Devils Postpile National Monument will not reopen its 20-site campground in 2019. There are five U.S. Forest Service campgrounds in the immediate area that can accommodate several hundred campers a night.
Wind Cave rangers investigate resource thefts
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Law enforcement rangers at Wind Cave National Park are asking help from the public in identifying several suspects connected with the recent thefts of elk antlers and a bison skull from the park. These individuals and their vehicles were captured on camera removing these items.

Former Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To IRS Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: Defendant was part of conspiracy whereby victims in U.S. were contacted by individuals, primarily in India, and falsely told that they owed money to the IRS.
Three Charged with Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl in Rutland County
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brent Campbell, also known as “Marv" and “Slim," 35, of Waterbury, CT, as well as Jeffrey Haynes, 37, and Marlana Gibeault, 46, both of Rutland County, VT appeared yesterday and today in United States District Court in Burlington...

Visitor Fatality in Denali National Park
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: On Tuesday, June 25, at approximately 12:20 pm, personnel at the Alaska Region Communication Center were notified a visitor was in distress in Denali National Park and Preserve.

E-Commerce Company Pleads Guilty to Antitrust Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2019
News Release: Gennex Media LLC (aka Brandnex.com and PMGOA) pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for conspiring to fix prices for customized promotional products sold online to customers in the United States. Gennex Media’s president, Akil Kurji, was also sentenced today for his role in the conspiracy.