News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Two years ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. -A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 96 months in jail and 6 years supervised release on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Event Seeks to Assist Released Offenders with Necessary Services and Jobs to be Successful.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit, Michigan man was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Huntington, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Brandon R. Ware, 35, was sentenced to 60 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Ware was also ordered to serve a four-year term of supervised release following his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Department of Justice Reaches Agreement Resolving Investigation of Virginia Department of Corrections Over Religious Practice Policies.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: December 6 and 7, 2019, Fort Scott National Historic Site will present its 38th Annual Candlelight Tour. Tours on December 6 will begin at 6:30 pm and leave every 15 minutes until 9 pm. On Saturday, December 7, the tours will start at 5 pm with the final tour leaving at 8:45 pm. Please arrive 10 minutes...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A former member of the Tribal Council for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and his wife have been arraigned on a Superseding Indictment for theft/embezzlement, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and false statements to a bank, in separate schemes to defraud the Tribal government...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A McHenry County, Ill., farmer, Timothy A. Cosman, 44, has been ordered to serve 36 months in federal prison for defrauding a Champaign, Ill., bank. Cosman appeared in federal court in Urbana on Oct. 4, for sentencing. Cosman was also ordered to pay restitution to the bank in the amount of $2.96 million. Cosman was allowed to remain on bond until he reports to the federal Bureau of Prisons on Jan. 7, 2020, to begin serving his sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Two years ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: FBI Arrests Troutdale Man on Sexual Exploitation Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: A Dallas charter school CEO was convicted for her role in a corruption scandal Friday evening, following an investigation by the FBI Dallas Field Office, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service’s Gates of the Arctic National Park Subsistence Resource Commission is meeting in Fairbanks on Wednesday, November 13 and Thursday, November 14 at Sophie Station Hotel, Zach’s Boardroom. The hotel is located at 1717 University Avenue South, Fairbanks, Alaska. The meeting will begin at 8:30 am on Wednesday and adjourn for the day at 5:00 pm. It will resume at 8:30 am on Thursday, November 14 and conclude when business is completed.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 3 years of probation on his conviction of a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2019
News Release: FBI Confirms Samuel Little is Most Prolific Serial Killer in U.S. History.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announces that Seth Perina, age 43, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana. Perina was also sentenced for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Senior United...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2019
News Release: Tampa, FL - Two years ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Brooklyn Pohl, age 37, of Wisconsin, was sentenced today in federal court by United States District Court Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. Pohl received a sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After her release from prison, she will begin a five-year term of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Nicholas Skaroulis (58, Tarpon Springs) has pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Endangered Species Act by causing the unlawful export of wildlife. Skaroulis faces a maximum penalty of one year in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2019
News Release: The hours of operations for the public buildings of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park will change starting Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 for the start of the winter season.
