News from May 2019
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Roosevelt, AZ - On May 7, 2019, the National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) announced that Tonto National Monument has been designated as an International Dark Sky Park. This prestigious award means that Tonto National Monument has exceptional opportunities to observe the night sky, and has implemented efforts for preservation of the nocturnal environment and educational programs for the public.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On May 6, 2019, Robert Edward Kinsler, 49, of Bean Station, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Pamela L. Reeves, Chief U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 151 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A former chiropractor with offices in Lakewood, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for evading income taxes totaling more than half a million dollars from 2012 through 2015 and failing to report a Russian bank account, to which he wired more than $1.5 million, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent letters seeking transcribed interviews with eight current and former officials as part of two Committee investigations into the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census and the Secretary of the Interior’s compliance with federal record-keeping laws. Previous requests for seven of these eight for interviews have been denied or have gone unanswered.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Printmaker, painter, and art installation artist, Deborah Jojola, is Mesa Verde National Park’s next Artist in Residence, from May 13-25. During her residency, Deborah will explore the theme, "A Living Link between Past and Present Ways of Life." Being from Isleta Pueblo and Jemez Pueblo, Deborah is...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hoboken, New Jersey, man today admitted promoting a voter bribery scheme in two city elections, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STANLEY HUGOCHUKWU NWOKE, also known as “Stanley Banks," “Banks," “Hugo Banks," “Banky," and “Jose Calderon," 28, a citizen of Nigeria, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to a fraud offense stemming from his role in a business e-mail compromise scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Tamesha Lewis, 36, of Shubuta, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to 14 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for making a false statement to a licensed firearms dealer in connection with acquiring or purchasing a firearm, announced...
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon sent a letter.pdf) to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig regarding its review of the Free File program and potential impropriety by participants of the program.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, would like to remind the public of the following information concerning use of public land when authorization(s) are required.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that former Penn National horse trainer Murray Rojas, age 53, of Grantville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on May 6, 2019, to 27 months’ imprisonment on each of her 14 felony convictions for misbranding prescription...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Mexican man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with making false statements on a loan application.
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: NAPLES, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Stettinius Construction Inc. for exposing employees to safety hazards after a worker suffered a fatal fall at a worksite in Naples, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Agreed to Contact Victim of Brother’s Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - May 7, 2019 - Jay Costa Kelter, 49, of Alpharetta, Georgia pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court, to wire fraud and securities fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores today announced the apprehension of a fugitive on the FBI’s Wanted List who was charged in a 2014 federal indictment for alleged drug and gang conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - John G. Stroming, age 60, of Stuyvesant, New York, was found guilty today of sexual exploitation of a child following a 2-day jury trial.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, TN - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced a contract with Cray Inc. to build the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is anticipated to debut in 2021 as the world’s most powerful computer with a performance of greater than 1.5 exaflops.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A controller for a commercial printing company has pleaded guilty to tax and mail fraud charges for embezzling $2.8 million from his employer and failing to report the stolen funds as income to the Internal Revenue Service.
