News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Columbus, Ohio pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Savannah man has been indicted on charges of production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the indictment today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: The Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will be open for climbing this year from Friday, April 19 through Monday, October 14.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: A Detroit man was sentenced yesterday to six months in prison for stealing more than two-hundred and eighty thousand dollars from the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 51-year-old Sulphur Springs, Texas, woman has been indicted for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Kody Oscar Maynard., age 31, of McAlester, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Felon In Possession Of Firearm & Ammunition, 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 | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former lawyer in Wichita pleaded guilty Monday to a federal embezzlement charge, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Maurice Swift, of Highland Park, Michigan, has admitted to his involvement in a heroin, oxycodone, and cocaine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Jose Garcia Faustino and Ernesto Santiago-Baltazar, both age 21 and citizens of Mexico, pled guilty yesterday before Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to unlawful reentry by an alien after removal, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Special Agent in Charge Jere T. Miles...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS - Wolf Point resident Andrew Preston Martell admitted on Monday he had been drinking and driving under the influence on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation last October when he crashed his vehicle, killing one of his passengers, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 14, 2019, United States District Court Judge James M. Munley sentenced Willis DeLaRosa-Baez, age 34, to 80 months’ imprisonment and a four-year term of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute heroin and crystal methamphetamine.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) announced today that the Subcommittee is holding a hearing titled “Trade and Labor: Creating and Enforcing Rules to Benefit American Workers." The hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 10:00 AM, in room 1100 Longworth House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced KELLEN MICHAEL SORBER, 27, on March 18, 2019 to forty-four months in federal prison for setting fire to the Albany County Republican Party Headquarters in Laramie, Wyoming.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that CIBONEY PARKER, age 25, of New Orleans, was sentenced Thursday, March 14, 2019 by Chief United States District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown, to (3) years of probation with (8) months home detention and location monitoring for her role in attempting to introduce controlled substances into the Orleans Justice Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. -A former president of a credit union in Topeka pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of embezzlement, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: PERRY, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ammunition manufacturer AMTEC Less Lethal Systems Inc. for exposing employees to explosive hazards after an explosion fatally injured two workers at the company’s Perry, Florida, facility. The company faces $188,290 in penalties for multiple serious violations, and a willful violation that carries the maximum penalty allowed.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: JACKSON, MS-Five Greenville, Mississippi men were taken into custody by law enforcement on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of felon in possession of a weapon, and three of the five are additionally charged with drug trafficking and related weapons charges, announced United States Attorney William C. Lamar for the Northern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze of the FBI in Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - FELIPE GUTIERREZ, 48, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty yesterday to making a false statement and representation to the Department of Labor ("DOL") to employ Mexican workers, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that John Douglas Walker III., age 39, of Daisy, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Felon in Possession of Ammunition, 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 Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, MT - The park has begun preparations for the 2019 summer season. Summer is not only the time when most of the public comes to visit the park, but also the opportunity to complete important maintenance projects on roadways and facilities. “A little bit of planning can help visitors maximize their time in Glacier and be prepared for some of this year’s projects they may encounter," said Glacier National Park Superintendent Jeff Mow.
