News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law hearing on forced arbitration...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A registered sex offender in Independence, Mo., has been sentenced in federal court for possessing and exchanging child pornography over the internet.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of felon in possession of a firearm by prohibited person was sentenced on May 13, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Carlos Montemayor, the head of the U.S. arm of the cocaine transportation and distribution network of Edgar Valdez-Villareal, a/k/a La Barbie, has been sentenced to federal prison on charges of cocaine trafficking and money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sisseton, South Dakota, man convicted of felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon was sentenced on May 14, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: FBI Profiles Oregon Fugitive as Part of National Police Week Remembrance Events: Reward of Up to $10,000 Still Available.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has indicted four teenagers on carjacking or weapons offenses in connection with the theft of a vehicle at gunpoint in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that MARIO ARGUETA-CHUN, age 41, a native of Guatemala, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count bill of information charging him with unlawfully transferring false identification documents.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - Cape Cod National Seashore and Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore invite the public to Eastham’s Red Maple Swamp Trail on Friday, May 24 at 10 am to celebrate completion of the trail’s rehabilitation. The project was made possible by major funding from Friends and an innovative construction approach by seashore staff. The event is free and open to the public.
By USDA Newswire | May 16, 2019
Release: By Food and Nutrition Service. You want to ensure your tax dollars are used properly. So does FNS. That is why we are continually working to improve federal administration and oversight of our programs. We undertake these efforts in order to ensure that resources are spent properly, effectively, efficiently...
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service will be hosting a Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA) information session on Monday, June 10, at the McCreary County Library, starting at 5:00 PM (ET), at 6 Main Street, Whitley City, Kentucky. The meeting is open to all interested persons.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: BOISE - A federal grand jury indicted ten members of an Idaho prison gang called the Aryan Knights on RICO (the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act) charges, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. The indictment results from an FBI investigation of the Aryan Knights at the request of the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC).
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Miguel Sernas, age 40, of Mexico City, Mexico, pled guilty yesterday to conspiring to steal trade secrets from the General Electric Company (GE).
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Liberty Island, NY - The Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island opened to the public May 16th following a dedication ceremony presented by the National Park Service and the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. Superintendent John Piltzecker was joined by NPS leadership Dan Smith, David...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANTHONY MARRACCINI, the former chief of the Harrison Police Department, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion. MARRACCINI pled guilty in January 2019 before U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas, who imposed today’s sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A business manager was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today for crimes related to a $7.9 million scheme to defraud his celebrity clients.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment today charging an East Greenwich, Rhode Island business woman, whose business specializes in preserving foreclosed homes for resale, with nine counts of wire fraud, two counts aggravated identity theft, and one count each of money laundering...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man and a Dominican national were charged today in federal court in Worcester for distributing fentanyl and heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: A Miami-Dade County, Florida resident was sentenced yesterday to five years in federal prison for setting fire to a local business.
By State Newswire | May 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today applauded the Senate's confirmation of Brian Bulatao to be Under Secretary of State for Management. Bulatao was confirmed by a vote of 92-5.
