News from June 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeremy Hernandez, 30, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Fairview Heights, Ill. - An Omaha, Nebraska man pled guilty and was sentenced yesterday to 239.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Sentences. Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced LEONARD DALE HEADLEY, 62, of Fort Washakie, Wyoming on June 9, 2021 for failure to register as a sex offender. Headley was arrested in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. He received 14 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 60 months of supervised...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that PAUL EDMAN, age 53 and a Certified Public Accountant practicing in Rock Springs, Wyoming, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson to 120 days of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release. Edman pleaded guilty in March 2021 to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns filed with Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Russell County woman was sentenced today to 108 months in prison and to pay $455,930.00 in restitution, for conspiring with others to defraud the government of more than $499,000 and to commit mail fraud, and committing aggravated identify theft and for distributing drugs into a prison facility.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: The defendant was previously convicted on similar charges in 2016 and has avoided paying most of the $5 million in court-ordered restitution in that case.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Spring in Alaska means dandelions. Denali’s “Dandelion Demolition" volunteer event is Saturday, June 19, 9 am-1 pm. Participants will learn the difference between native dandelions and invasive dandelions in the park and spend the morning demolishing the invaders! This is a great opportunity to learn how invasive species can harm the park's ecosystem and why it is so important to help native species thrive on the fragile tundra.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 44-year-old physician from Laredo has paid $340,437.68 to resolve allegations he falsely billed Medicare for the use of electro-acupuncture devices, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the launch of the Victims Engagement and Services Line (VESL). The Victim Of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office is terminated. The new program will serve as a more comprehensive and inclusive victim support system offered...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Warren County man who met his victims through his volunteer work as a church bus driver was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 360 months in prison for sexually abusing a minor under the age of 12.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Curtis Kearnes, age 42, and Jalyssa Harlan, age 28, of Winnebago, Nebraska, were both sentenced in federal court today in Omaha, Nebraska. United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Kearnes to 87 months’ imprisonment for burglary...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: VAN BUREN, Mo. - Ozark National Scenic Riverways is seeking public input on the park’s draft Roads and Trails Management Plan (Draft Plan), which will be available for review and comment on June 18 at.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Man, Who Has Prior Criminal Convictions Involving Threats and Violence, Told Congressman’s Staffer that He Was Going to Have the Congressman Assassinated.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A man has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge for using an explosive device in an attempt to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant last year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Delamon A. Marshall, 41, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced on Thursday, June 10, 2021, to 20 years imprisonment and five years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher A. Boyko. Marshall previously pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and two counts of possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Recognizing the need to balance critical habitat for the threatened desert tortoise with high-quality visitor experience, the Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office will hold two virtual information forums to involve the public in the early stages of a Draft Management Plan for the Piute-Eldorado Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC).
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
Release: Child labor harms the physical and mental development of children, depriving them of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity. For their future and for the world’s future, we must do more to combat child labor and protect children from this scourge. June 12 is the World Day Against Child Labor,...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Two Charged as Co-Conspirators for Nearly $1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Roosevelt, AZ -Tonto National Monument will increase fire restrictions beginning Friday, June 11, 2021 and shall remain in effect until Sept. 30, 2021, or until rescinded, whichever occurs first. These restrictions coincide with similar restrictions going into effect on other public lands in southern Arizona. The fire restrictions prohibit the following acts.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - A Certified Public Accountant practicing in Wyoming, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson to 120 days of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns filed with Internal Revenue Service.
