News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: Gulfport, Mississippi. - Darryl Wayne Griffin, Sr., 55, of Carriere, Mississippi, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 87 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for accessing with intent to view visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Stephen Williams, of Neptune, New Jersey, pled guilty in federal court today to bribery in connection with programs receiving federal funds. Williams is the co-defendant of Crystal Martin, the Delaware...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: SANTA FE, NM - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has scheduled a two-week public scoping period for input on 16 parcels (7,619.46 acres) of federal minerals proposed for the November 2019 competitive oil and gas lease sale. The public scoping period will begin May 28 and conclude on June 10. The lease sale is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 7, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Morris & Dickson Company LLC has agreed to pay the United States $22 million in civil penalties to resolve claims that it violated the Controlled Substances Act by failing to report suspicious orders of hydrocodone and oxycodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and United States Attorney David C. Joseph.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: Fort Union National Monument announces that extended summer hours and expanded interpretive programming will begin on Saturday, May 25. The visitor center and Monument grounds will be open from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm every day of the week. Ranger-guided fort tours are scheduled for 10:00 am and 1:00 pm every day of the week. In addition to guided fort tours, there will typically be other ranger-led interpretive programs offered during the day.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Jackson County man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for a child pornography crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Connor Anthony Putillion, 23, of Ripley, previously entered his guilty plea in January 2019 to one count of attempted receipt of child pornography. Stuart commended the investigation conducted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - An indictment by a federal grand jury was unsealed today charging a doctor and seven others for conspiring to distribute Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI’s Las Vegas Division.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, MT - In the spring, many visitors head to the park for hiking and biking up the Going-to-the-Sun Road. These activities have increased steadily in popularity over the years. But, like other park activities, traveling by foot or bike on Going-to-the-Sun Road has its risks.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: Tourism to Whitman Mission National Historic Site creates $3.3 million in Economic Benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina comments on the confirmation of Michael East to serve as United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: OAKLAND- Laron Jamal Johnson was sentenced to 91 months in prison today for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and for violating the terms of his supervised release, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Jon S. Tigar, United States District Judge.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: Roosevelt, AZ - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 39,800 visitors to Tonto National Monument in 2018 spent $2.4 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 36 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3.5 million.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX - Fire crews working on the Castolon Fire in Big Bend National Park worked late into the evening on May 23rd to slow the wildland fire and prevent loss to park infrastructure and historic buildings.
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has renewed an alliance with the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Division of Labor Services, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union #55 to address safety and health hazards in the electrical industry.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will hold a field hearing requested by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and titled “Getting Counted: The Importance of the Census to State and Local Communities" to explore how data is used by state and local communities and the efforts of governments, non-profits, and businesses to make sure everyone is counted.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Luckner Stimphil (55, Brandon) to four years and nine months in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States. Last week, Stimphil’s daughter, Elwolfine Dufort (31, Riverview), was sentenced to two years in federal prison...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Derrick Stubbs, 54, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of bank robbery, was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
