News from May 2019
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: “Thank you all for having me here today to talk about the important issue of entitlement reform.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Donald Hennings, 33, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of butyryl fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Louis Jones, 26, of Lake Charles, was sentenced Thursday to two years and three months in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter for being a felon in possession of a pistol and ammunition. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
By Homeland Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the government’s information technology procurement and...
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Homestead National Monument of America will begin extended hours for the summer starting on Saturday, May 25, 2019. The monument will be open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. through Labor Day Weekend. Along with the extended summer hours, the monument will offer a wide variety of special programs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: A Broward County resident has been charged with six armed robberies.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2019
Release: By Food and Nutrition Service. Ensuring access to nutritious food is critically important when emergencies and disasters happen. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is prepared to work with states and with other federal agencies to support both immediate response, and longer-term recovery efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for Social Security fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio - Robert W. Stroud, 45, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 12 years in prison for crimes related to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and violating supervised release from an earlier conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Jefferson County resident pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Anthony Gerace, 39, of Clarence, NY, with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $500,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that BRIAN ROBERSON, 42, of Fort Myers, Florida, pled guilty today to securities fraud before U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - An Italian national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking cocaine on board maritime vessels.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mankato, Minnesota, man and a Delano, California, man were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: Nashville, Tenn. - May 10, 2019 - Nicole C. Walker, 40, of Clarksville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee. LaToya Chambers, 42, of Nashville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to the same charges earlier this year.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to felon in possession of five firearms and witness tampering.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 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 today that Max Paul Riestra, 42, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering, was sentenced to serve 216 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2019
Release: Washington, D.C., May 9, 2019 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of fresh pepper fruit from Colombia into the continental United States. Based on the analysis, ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - In letters sent yesterday to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are highlighting concerns...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - The co-owners of a Boston-area home healthcare company were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for underreporting income to the IRS resulting in over $1 million in losses.
