News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: ROVIDENCE - A Fall River, Mass., man who admitted to robbing a Tiverton, R.I., bank in October 2017 was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence to 48 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Nevada State Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson, who resigned his position last week, pleaded guilty in federal court to a wire fraud scheme involving the misuse of at least $249,000 of donor money on personal expenses. Those expenses included operating a Las Vegas night club, payments to personal credit cards, and leasing a luxury car.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: ROVIDENCE - A Fall River, Mass., man who admitted to robbing a Tiverton, R.I., bank in October 2017 was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence to 48 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Dontrell Wise, 32, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted following a federal jury trial of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, butyryl fentanyl, fentanyl, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: . St. Thomas, USVI - Clement Bougouneau, 51, of St. Thomas, made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller today, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Bougouneau is charged with having committed bank burglary and larceny from Banco Popular de Puerto Rico on...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID MIDDENDORF, who was the National Managing Partner for audit quality at the accounting firm KPMG LLP (“KPMG"), and JEFFREY WADA a former employee of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), announced nearly $1.2 million for four new projects to support American steel and aluminum manufacturers in improving energy efficiency, increasing productivity, and accelerating manufacturing innovation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: NEWARK - Two Union County, New Jersey, tax preparers today admitted their respective roles in conspiring to defraud the IRS, filing false personal tax returns, and witness tampering, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Mkrtych “Mike" Sargsyan, 55, of Fair Oaks, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb to four years in prison for conspiring to sell stolen credit card information and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - Property owners who share boundaries with Bureau of Land Management public lands may now apply for permits to clear flammable vegetation from public lands adjacent to their private properties.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-The 2019 S&T Cybersecurity and Innovation Showcase, one of the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) flagship events, will be held March 18 - 20 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office invites you to participate in a second round of public engagement meetings on the travel and transportation planning process for the Sombrillo Travel Management Area (TMA). The TMA is approximately 20 miles north of Santa Fe, east of US-84/Hwy 285 extending north to Espanola, and south of Hwy 76 extending east to the Santa Fe National Forest.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jose Gilberto Harris, age 59, of Manhattan, New York, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison, to be followed by 4 years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute cocaine to the leader of a drug ring that operated in Schenectady and Albany.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former West Covina resident pleaded guilty today to knowingly creating and publishing an advertisement that sought to exchange sexually-explicit images of children on a Russian photo-sharing website frequently used to trade child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy will hold a hearing on “Examining the Public Health Risks of Carcinogens in Consumer Products."
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Government Operations Subcommittee, sent a letter to Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) asking why he provided White House documents related to security clearances to the media without sharing them with Committee members.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2019
News Release: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is excited to announce that several guest speakers will be in attendance at this year’s Anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe event on Saturday, March 23, 2019. They will help commemorate the battle as well as Alabama’s bicentennial. Speakers are scheduled from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (CST) and will include.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - EDUARDO VILLA-ALVAREZ, 22, JOSE MANUEL SOTO-OCHOA, 22, and KRISTNADEVY MENDOZA-ZAMBRANO, 22, have been charged with conspiring to distribute 28 gallons of liquid methamphetamine and 55 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced his commitment to ending elder abuse. Approximately one in ten Americans aged 60 and over have experienced some form of elder abuse in the last year. The abuse can be physical, psychological, or financial. Financial scams result in seniors losing billions each year.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2019
News Release: Burlington, VT - The U.S. Marshal Service arrested a fugitive wanted by the Massachusetts State Police for Multiple counts of Larceny over $250.00 from disabled/elderly person.
