News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria woman pleaded guilty today to straw purchasing multiple firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Yaniv Gohar, 36, formerly of Berkeley, pleaded guilty today to conducting an illegal gambling business, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and failure to appear, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Santos Nicolas Obando-Flores, age 46, of Brentwood, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography. In 2015, Obando-Flores was convicted of a sex offense after engaging in sexual contact with a nine-year-old minor and was sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but six years suspended.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Have you ever wondered about your family’s story? Do you know where your great grandfather and great grandmother were married? Do you know if you have any homesteaders in your past? Join Homestead National Monument of America historian Jonathan Fairchild on Sunday, October 13 at 2 p.m. at the Homestead Heritage Center to learn the basics of genealogy research.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: The Olympic National Park road crew completed repairs to three washouts on the Quinault Valley’s Graves Creek Road. The road is now open to vehicle access.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former pharmacy owner was sentenced today to four years in prison for fraudulently filling and dispensing thousands of prescription medications, including opioids, outside the usual course of professional practice.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Park Ridge man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to 14 years in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to commit extortion.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Attempted to Run Woman Off the Road, Chased Her to Police Headquarters.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Agrees to 262-Month Prison Sentence. ALBANY, NEW YORK - Darrell Chapman, a/k/a “Bishop," a/k/a “Sly Foxx," age 39, of Rensselaer, New York, pled guilty today to narcotics and gun offenses. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; New York State Police Superintendent Keith...
By State Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Washington-Chairman Eliot L. Engel and Ranking Member Michael McCaul of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today released the following statement on ongoing protests in Egypt and reports of arbitrary detention of protestors and journalists...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Roosevelt, AZ - After significant damage from a storm on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, the Upper Cliff Dwelling Trail will remain closed to the public until January 2020. The amount of precipitation from the storm caused flooding, washouts, and erosion along the trail. Hazards including damaged trail crossings, loose rocks and debris, collapsed steps, and unstable ground create unsafe conditions for visitors and staff at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. -Mikhy Farrera-Brochez, a 34-year-old man originally from Winchester, Kentucky, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison Friday, by United States Chief District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for sending extortionate communications to the Government of Singapore and its Ministry of Health and using the means of identification of over 14,200 people as leverage in his extortion attempt.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: (BILLINGS, Mont.) - Coal Banks Landing and James Kipp Campground have shut the water off in preparation of the upcoming cold weather.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Defendant Charged with Providing Lethal Fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Paterson, New Jersey, man with a prior felony conviction has been arrested for illegally selling 11 firearms for over $8,000, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $200,000 to CryptoMove, Inc., to continue to enhance its dynamic defense data protection system for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) security. This is the final phase of a project that was awarded under the Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) Small Unmanned Aircraft Capabilities Solicitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday today sentenced Mario Marquez Roberson (28, St. Petersburg) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for distribution of 4-flouroisobutyrl fentanyl, a synthetic opioid.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Sanjay Lama (29, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged with using the internet to attempt to entice a 12-year-old child to engage in sexual activity. Lama is a citizen of Nepal who is legally residing in Jacksonville. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release. Lama has been detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for Oct. 1, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: During the orientation, attendees are provided an overview of the National Park Service and the history of Steamtown NHS, meet current staff and volunteers, learn about the different positions needed to operate trains safely, have a guided tour of the locomotive shop and our operating equipment, and gain a sense of the teamwork and esprit that are part of being a member of the Steamtown NHS Train and Engine Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 27, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that the last of 15 South Carolina defendants with pending charges from the Aiken County investigation dubbed “Operation Gunsmoke" have pleaded guilty in federal court to offenses involving narcotics and firearms.
