News from June 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kaylen Miller, 22, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara to being a user of a controlled substance in possession of firearm and ammunition. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Leandro Acevedo Lozada, age 34, of Gaithersburg, Maryland to 150 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux City, Iowa, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact by Force was sentenced on June 24, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that MAHER SALIM, age 41, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jay A. Zainey to (3) years after previously pleading guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2320(a)(1). Judge Zainey scheduled a hearing to determine restitution owed to the victims for Sept. 24, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Martin, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Theft of Firearms, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: AUGUSTA, Ga. - DOE federal and contractor officials took part in panel discussions on Savannah River Site (SRS) operations, contracting opportunities, and ways to partner with EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) during a recent event held by the Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association (ETEBA).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: National Park Service staff at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial look forward to greeting Outer Banks visitors over the Independence Day holiday next week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced TIMOTHY TYRONE HORTON, 37, of Raleigh, North Carolina to 87 months’ imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: NDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: The Glenwood Dunes Trail system at Indiana Dunes National Park, which was closed due to flooding on June 21, has been partially reopened. Approximately, 2.6 miles of the 6.4-mile long trail, is open to both hikers and equestrian users.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). With matching funds from the private sector, these projects will advance the commercialization...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - June 25, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - U.S. Attorney Lawrence Keefe for the Northern District of Florida today announced the sentencing of Larry L. Masino, 69, of Gulf Breeze, and Dixie L. Masino, 66, of Pensacola. A jury found both guilty of conspiracy and money laundering charges related to their ownership and operation of Racetrack Bingo in Fort Walton Beach.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Taj Armon Reid was sentenced to 12 months in prison for conspiracy and receiving bribes, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson; Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett; and Department of Energy Office of the Inspector General, Inspector General Teri L. Donaldson. The sentence was handed down today by the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, U.S. District Court Judge.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: Western WY - Despite the precipitation and cooler temperatures throughout the region in the past few weeks, fire managers are expecting a drying trend in vegetation that will make the Teton Interagency Fire response area more receptive to fire starts and potential for fire spread.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: CRATER LAKE, OREGON - Campfires are no longer permitted in the backcountry at Crater Lake National Park. This change comes with the annual update of the Superintendent’s Compendium, a document that details park specific rules and regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A New York man has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for being a high-level promoter of a fraudulent company that solicited more than $200 million for a business that purported to market online children’s educational courses, but was in fact nothing more than a pyramid scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: Three people were indicted in federal court for firearms violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - John Michael Herron II, 38, of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to six years and three months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: [ DC] - In a victory for the Constitution and 215 Congressional plaintiffs, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied President Trump’s request to delay the challenge brought by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to one year of imprisonment, followed by three years’ supervised release, on her conviction of wrongfully disclosing the health information of another individual, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
