News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On May 17, 2019, Loren Wessel, 55, a resident of Tucson, was sentenced by United States District Judge James A. Soto for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme. Wessel had previously pleaded guilty to Health Care Fraud.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: With Memorial Day weekend right around the corner, the staff at Big Thicket National Preserve would like to encourage everyone to think about safety when swimming, boating, or recreating in any way along the Southeast Texas waterways. Each year lives are lost in the creeks and rivers of Southeast Texas, and most of those tragedies could have been prevented.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi today introduced legislation to give the congressional watchdog arm complete access to American Red Cross records for oversight purposes. The bipartisan, bicameral American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2019 responds...
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Antietam National Battlefield will present a Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 27, 2019 starting at 11:00 a.m. at the park’s National Cemetery. The Cemetery is located on Rt. 34, just east of Sharpsburg, MD.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - DUNCAN ERIC HERRON, II, 31, and REGENEA CAROL BERRY, 30, both of Norman, have been arrested for robbing IBC Bank in Moore, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two members of a Jersey City gang have been charged with the Jan. 9, 2019, shooting of two people and the attempted shooting of a third person, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Lynn man pleaded guilty today to tax fraud charges in connection with a “ten-percenting" scheme, in which he purchased millions of dollars’ worth of winning Massachusetts state lottery tickets at a discount in order to help the ticket holders avoid taxes on the winnings.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Robert Jacob Eberle, age 30, of Lexington Park, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charge of theft of firearms, which Eberle admitted he stole from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: OXFORD, MS. - William C. Lamar, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, announced today that several alleged members of the Simon City Royals have been charged in a two-count indictment for participating in a violent assault in aid of a racketeering enterprise. The indictment was returned by a grand jury on April 23, 2019, and unsealed today in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Mississippi.
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - EM and the State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) each mark 30th anniversaries this year, and they came together last week to reflect on an enduring partnership that has helped the cleanup program make informed decisions protective of people and the environment.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Skagway - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park has reopened the Chilkoot Trail north of mile 2.4, the site where a bridge was moved to address a safety concern of river erosion around the bridges supports.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas photographer who posed as a professional modeling photographer and sports sponsor was sentenced Monday to 29 1/2 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI’s Las Vegas Division.
By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Colin Akparanta Engaged in Sexual Acts With Four Inmate Victims Between 2012 and 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Member of Violent West Baltimore Gang Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Federal Racketeering and Drug Conspiracies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 60-year-old from El Salvador has been convicted of illegal re-entry after deportation, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Yusef Payne, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of a stolen firearm. Payne admitted that he had at least two previous felony convictions and was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Jarius T. Carson, 26, of Lafayette, pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays for illegally possessing a loaded semi-automatic pistol.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that that Dominican authorities have extradited Jose Rafael Hidalgo, age 43, formerly of New Jersey, to face a 1999 indictment for drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2019
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981, Caroline Han (619) 546-6968 and Peter Ko (619) 546-7359.
