News from June 2019
Leader of religious organization La Luz Del Mundo, arrested at LAX on multiple human trafficking and child pornography charges
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the arrest and filing of charges against Naasón Joaquín García (Joaquín García) and his co-defendants for alleged human trafficking, production of child pornography, forcible rape of a minor, and other felonies.
Former Roswell Park Nurse Charged With Stealing Pain Meds And Violating HIPAA
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kelsey A. Mulvey, 27, of Grand Island, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with illegally obtaining controlled substances by fraud, tampering, and violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Kansas City Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $558,000 from Health Care Foundation
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling almost $558,000 from the health care foundation that employed her as an accountant.
Trump Administration Announces Strategy to Strengthen America's Economy, Defense
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Trump Administration released, “A Federal Strategy to Ensure a Reliable Supply of Critical Minerals, " to make America’s economy and defense more secure. The strategy directs the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to locate domestic supplies of those minerals, ensure access to information necessary for the study and production of minerals, and expedite permitting for minerals projects.
Jasper Man Charged with Embezzling Money From a Knox County Non-Profit Organization
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: EVANSVILLE - Josh J. Minkler, the United States Attorney, announced today that Mark A. Schmitt, 65, of Jasper, Indiana, has been charged with Theft Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds.
Two Ponca City Men Indicted for Armed Robbery of Yale Drug Store to Steal Opioids
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging TANNER BLAKE JENSEN, 28, and RODNEY TYRONE FAHS, 26, both of Ponca City, in connection with an armed robbery of the Yale Drug Store, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. According to court records, on December...
Murkowski Welcomes Administration Strategy on Critical Minerals
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after the Department of Commerce released a report with 61 recommendations to rebuild the United States’ critical minerals supply chain.
Former Donora Resident Pleads Guilty to Illegally Importing Fentanyl and Possessing Guns
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Donora, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating a federal narcotics law and federal firearm law, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
2 illegal aliens plead guilty in separate East Texas trials to transporting illegal aliens, illegal re-entry
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Two illegal aliens pleaded guilty Tuesday in separate but similar cases to transporting illegal aliens, and illegally re-entering the United States after having been deported.
Bloomfield Man Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - On June 3, 2019, Steven Douglas Crook, Jr., of Bloomfield, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to the maximum penalty of 120 years in prison. Crook previously pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
DC Water and the National Park Service welcome public comment on Soapstone Valley Park sewer rehabilitation project
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS) welcome public review and comment on a proposal to rehabilitate the sanitary sewer system in Soapstone Valley Park. Soapstone Valley Park is managed by Rock Creek Park and is located southeast of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue NW and Albemarle Street NW, extending to Broad Branch Road NW.
Rap Artist “Chad Focus” Facing Federal Indictment for Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Allegedly Used His Company Credit Card to Make More Than $4.1 Million in Unauthorized Purchases to Promote His Brand and Enrich Himself and His Co-conspirators.
Chairman Bishop Statement at Full Committee Markup of FY 2020 Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA Funding Bill
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
Release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Chair of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2020 Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA bill.
EM’s Idaho Cleanup Contractor Sponsors STEAM Day at Local Zoo
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - How can a third-grader lift a zebra? How do you calculate what it takes to feed a tiger? What is the science behind how a bird sings? What are the geometric shapes found in a penguin?
Oversight Committee Held Bipartisan Hearing on Federal Agencies’ Use of Facial Recognition Technology
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Elijah E. Cummings convened the Committee’s second facial recognition technology hearing of the year entitled, “Facial Recognition Technology (Part II): Ensuring Transparency in Government Use."
Mexican National Enters Plea to Assaulting a Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 39-year-old Mexican National has admitted he injured a Border Patrol (BP) agent by hitting him with arm shackles, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
Days and Hours of Operation at the Calumet Visitor Center
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: The Calumet Visitor Center at Keweenaw National Historical Park is open from Memorial Day through Sept. 30, 2019, on a Monday - Saturday schedule from 9:00am to 5:00pm each day. Everyone is invited to visit this facility as you plan summer outings to local Keweenaw Heritage Sites or share our region’s history with visiting family and friends.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Waterbury Man for Firearm and Drug Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned a three-count indictment today charging JERMAINE GILBERT, 21, of Waterbury, with firearm possession and drug trafficking offenses.
Fatality near Milepost 423 along the Blue Ridge Parkway
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: (Haywood County, NC) - On Monday, June 3, 2019, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Blue Ridge Parkway dispatchers received a report of a single motor vehicle rollover near Milepost 423 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Identity Document Trafficker Pleaded Guilty for Conspiring to Sell Identity Documents to Illegal Aliens
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Identity Document Trafficker Pleaded Guilty for Conspiring to Sell Identity Documents to Illegal Aliens.
