WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A Virginia woman pleaded guilty last week to willfully failing to pay employment taxes to the IRS. According to court documents and statements made in court, Gail Jones, of Dumfries, Virginia, served as Director, Vice President and President of S&G Property Management Inc. (S&G), a parcel delivery service. Between 2013 and 2018, Jones caused income, Social Security and Medicare taxes to   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Rui Jiang, 35, of Falls Church, Virginia, with attempting to obstruct the congregants of the Park Valley Church in Haymarket, Virginia, in the free exercise of their religious beliefs. The indictment charged that his attempted act involved a dangerous weapon and an attempt to kill, and included both a threats count and a firea  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: A former State Representative and her longtime friend are facing federal charges for long-term scheme to defraud the U.S. government. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, 66, of Albuquerque, and Joseph Johnson, 72, of Chantilly, Virginia, are schedule to appear in federal court for an initial appearance on April 9, 2024. The indictment alleges that from about July 1, 20  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 29 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: The National Credit Union Administration released its Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) Annual Report to Congress on the agency's diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs and initiatives for fiscal year 2023. The report also outlines the agency's efforts in ensuring fair and inclusive business practices and assessing its regulated ent  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Technology transfer officials from 13 Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories converged on NETL in Morgantown, West Virginia to exchange ideas, share successes related to efforts to move new energy technologies from laboratories to the marketplace, and meet with key NETL leaders. Technology transfer is described as the movement of data, designs, invent  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Mess Attendant 3rd Class (Matt3c) David Walker, 19, of Norfolk, Virginia, killed during World War II, was accounted for on November 27, 2023. On Dec. 7, 1941, Walker was assigned to the battleship USS California, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraf  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: A former Danville Food Lion employee, who pulled a gun on a Food Lion cashier and robbed the store of more than $1,200 in cash, pled guilty yesterday to federal charges. Christopher Rashard Harris, 30, pled guilty to one count of Hobbs Act Robbery. According to court documents, on June 28, 2023, Harris entered the Food Lion grocery store wher  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Algie Kenya Scales, 50, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 23, 2023, Scales sold approximately 2.7 grams of fentanyl in Beckley for $300. Scales admitted to the transaction and further admitted to selling approximately 5 grams of fentan  more