News from May 2019

By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - The leader of a Lawrence-based heroin and fentanyl trafficking organization was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with orchestrating a wide-ranging operation that distributed multiple kilos of fentanyl and cocaine to customers in Lawrence and surrounding areas - including New Hampshire and Maine.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On May 5, 2019, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Amanda Joy Nash, 31, of Bakersfield, charging her with bank fraud, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2019
News Release: Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park is pleased to announce the selection of Julie Elkins as the May Artist-in-Residence. Julie received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Craft and Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2002. She first gained recognition for her porcelain sculptures...
By State Newswire | May 5, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) made the following statement amid the ongoing rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)...

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson announced that New Jersey residents turned in 16,127 pounds, or 8 tons, of expired, unused and unwanted prescriptions during DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27. Nationally, more than 469 tons of prescription medications were collected at nearly 6,400 sites across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, woman convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter was sentenced on April 29, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft of Government Property was sentenced by Daneta Wollmann, U.S. Magistrate Judge.

By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two men and four women from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Assault of a Spouse by Strangulation, and Child Abuse.

By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Ravinia, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on April 30, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Ravinia, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on April 30, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) welcomes visitors to help commemorate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad with special activities at the park from May 10-12, 2019. With the driving of a ceremonial golden spike on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory, the nation was linked from coast to coast by rail, accelerating the transit of people and goods across country at a speed not previously known.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mobridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Distribution of a Controlled Substance.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of possessing a stolen firearm was sentenced on April 30, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White River, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on April 29, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: Native spring wildflowers and nature art will be celebrated during Shenandoah National Park's 33rd annual Wildflower Weekend, May 11-12, 2019. Special hikes and programs will focus on the diversity and importance of hundreds of species of flowering plants that are protected by the park.

By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Assault of a Spouse by Strangulation, and Child Abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mobridge, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Distribution of a Controlled Substance.

By DOJ Newswire | May 4, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, woman convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter was sentenced on April 29, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.