News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Damion Anderson, age 48, of Syracuse, was sentenced today in federal court in Syracuse to serve 12 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute and distributing crack cocaine, announced United...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - As the summer vacation and travel seasons opens, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced today that visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2018 resulted in a $40.1 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 329,000 jobs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - The United States filed a civil complaint against defendants Confidence USA Inc., of Port Washington, New York, the company’s president Helen Chian, and manager Jim Chao to prevent the distribution of adulterated dietary supplements in violation of federal law, the Department of...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 29 indictments charging 32 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2019
Release: Since 1974, the southern part of Cyprus has been under the control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. The northern part, administered by Turkish Cypriots, proclaimed itself the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (“TRNC") in 1983. The United States does not recognize the “TRNC," nor does ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Thomas Martin Roberts, age 52, of Wilbur, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on June 12, 2018, to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possessing ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and green as possible, should you use gas or electric for your heating and cooling needs? Gas is the more eco-friendly option-for now-for an energy-efficient home in Maryland. That’s the conclusion of a new economic study by the National Institute of...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - The national seashore has completed several construction projects throughout the park. The stairs at Marconi Beach in Wellfleet will be open to the public at noon on Friday, in time for the holiday weekend. The stairs were damaged by storms last fall, closing access to Marconi Beach through this spring.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS - A Garryowen man this week admitted involuntary manslaughter and assault charges stemming from an August 2018 vehicle crash that killed one passenger and injured two other passengers on the Crow Reservation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX - Late Wednesday, May 22nd, a fast moving wildfire crossed the Rio Grande and caused extensive damage in the Castolon Historic Area of Big Bend National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Brian Alan Jones (36, Lady Lake) today pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child under 12 years of age. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up to 30 years, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: When confronted by police, defendant allegedly shot at officer.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: A new National Park Service report shows that 563,420 visitors to Mesa Verde in 2018 spent $58.5 Million in communities near the park. That spending supported 828 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $72.4 million.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Mark Farnham, 26, of Conewango Valley, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, was sentenced to time served (nine months) and five years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2019
Release: The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), as well as other laws and policies, states residents have freedom of conscience; freedom of religious belief; and freedom to preach, conduct, and participate in religious activities in public. The Bill of Rights Ordinance incorporates...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The former president and CEO of MRI International Inc. (MRI), a purported investment company and medical collections business located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Tokyo, Japan, was sentenced to 50 years in prison today for his role in a $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Daniel Doyle, 56, Sanford, South Carolina, formerly of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to one year of probation for fraudulently making false statements under oath in a bankruptcy proceeding. Daniel Doyle pleaded guilty to this felony charge on March 6, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for misusing a Social Security number.
By Homeland Newswire | May 23, 2019
Release: Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chair of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2020 bill.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced Michael Gene Reed, age 40, of Dundalk, Maryland, to 12 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for possession of child pornography and for violating his supervised release on a previous federal sex offense...
