News from November 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Bruce Alexander McIntyre, age 67, of Carbondale, Colorado was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez on Nov. 15, 2019 to 24 months (2 years) imprisonment and 1 year of supervised release for Aggravated Identity Theft. The defendant appeared at the hearing in custody and was remanded at the hearing’s conclusion.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Chinese national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: U.S. Park Rangers at Point Reyes National Seashore arrested a suspect in connection with multiple smash and grab style auto burglaries in the park. The arrest was made after several weeks of investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: To protect and restore native plants and promote healthy and diverse forests, Rock Creek Park is announcing its deer management window of operations starting Nov. 20, 2019, through March 31, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two Huntington men were sentenced by United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers to federal prison for drug crimes, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, a federal jury convicted twenty-eight year old Jory D’Michael Trayvunn Dumas, from Montgomery, Alabama, of theft from a gaming establishment on tribal lands and conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. The jury found that Dumas conspired with others to steal nearly $200,000.00 from the Wind Creek Casino in Montgomery.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Roger Karlsson allegedly defrauded more than 3,500 victims of more than $11 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLOS ANTONIO HERNANDEZ, 57, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a kidnapping and extortion scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man and his long-time girlfriend were sentenced today to federal prison terms for collecting and storing extortionate “taxes" for the man’s brother, an imprisoned Mexican Mafia member, and for acting as the brother’s eyes and ears on the street, delivering coded messages to him, including one message that resulted in an individual being marked for death.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: An Indian national arrived in the U.S. yesterday after being ordered detained and removed to the U.S. for the alleged sexual assault of a U.S. national on a military base in Afghanistan.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: MIAMI - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed a Jacksonville, Florida man Thursday to Bosnia after he was released from U.S. prison for fraudulently procuring U.S. citizenship.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the transcripts from joint depositions of Foreign Service Officer David Holmes and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Eagle Alliance, a Northrop Grumman partnership, has paid the United States $110,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it improperly billed the government for computer hardware.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 48-year-old resident of Brookshire has been ordered to prison after admitting to transportation of explosives with the intent to kill, injure and intimidate a person, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI. Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty July 1, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico and the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division announced the successful return of an item of cultural patrimony, a ceremonial war shield (“Shield") sacred to the Pueblo of Acoma. Acoma Pueblo is one of 22 federally recognized Native American tribes in New Mexico.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: The grants will restore or expand natural features such as coastal marshes and wetlands, dune and beach systems, oyster and coral reefs, mangroves, forests, coastal rivers, and barrier islands that help minimize the impacts of storms, rising sea levels and other extreme events on nearby communities and habitats. The 44 grants will generate $60 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $90 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: HAMMOND-Jason Cheek, 42, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after his plea of guilty to three counts of bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Machete Attack Case.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: Manassas, Va. - Manassas National Battlefield Park is preparing for a prescribed fire. The tentative target dates are from Nov. 18 to 22. This window may be extended depending upon weather conditions. The planned fire will be on about 75 acres near the Brawner Farm (north of US-29 between Pageland and Featherbed Lanes).
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the Las Vegas Metroplex Project , which proposes to use cutting-edge satellite navigation to move air traffic more efficiently through Southern Nevada.
