News from April 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court yesterday DENNIS RAY HOWARD, 41, of Wilson, North Carolina was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III to life imprisonment, followed by 60 months of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - Memorial Day represents a time for the nation to pause, remember and honor the service of deceased veterans and military members who died on active duty. For many Americans, the weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer and includes activities such as backyard barbeques...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on April 9, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, the following individuals were arraigned.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- Federal charges were filed today charging JOSE EDUARDO OSUNA VALDEZ (aka "Lalo"), 25, BRIAN JESUS GARCIA-PENA (aka "Chino"), 18, JESUS HERNANDEZ-CARILLO (aka "Jesus Jesse Hernandez"), 20, JOSE IRAI GARCIA-PENA, 20, and GAEL GUADALUPE ZANUEDO-ARREDONDO, 20, all from Mexico...

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the March jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. A net total of 88,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate for March decreased to 7.6 percent from 7.7 percent in February.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: In celebration of National Park Week, all three Cochise county National Park Service (NPS) sites will offer special events and activities April 20-28, 2013. "Did You Know?" is the theme for this year's events that will take place in all 401 NPS sites across the nation, including Chiricahua National Monument...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that two individuals pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to conspiracy charges stemming from a scheme to direct illegal campaign...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: During this year's National Park Week, April 20-28, Superintendent Barclay Trimble invites the public to experience their national parks across the country, and those here on the Outer Banks; Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Special programs will be offered during National Park Week and a portion of the week, April 22-26, will be fee-free days for entry to Wright Brothers National Memorial.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt announced today that four individuals have plead guilty to offenses relating to mortgage fraud schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: ALBANY, N.Y.-Matthew Rogers, of Miami, Florida, a citizen of the United Kingdom and a resident alien of the United States, who worked for McGinn, Smith & Co., Inc. as a senior managing director from 2007 until 2009, was sentenced today to one year of probation and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine by United...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: Agrees to Forfeit $2 Million in Connection with the Operation.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on April 4, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, COURTNEY CAL GARDENIER, a 25-year-old resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced to a term of.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: SAN JUAN, PR - Carmelo Rondón-Feliciano was sentenced today to 262 months in prison by United States District Court Judge José A. Fusté. On November 7, 2012, Rondón-Feliciano pled guilty to violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO"). Particularly, Rondón-Feliciano admitted...

By State Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that Secretary of State John Kerry will testify before the Committee on Wednesday, April 17. The hearing will mark Kerry’s first congressional testimony since being sworn in as Secretary of State.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that two additional defendants pleaded guilty Thursday for their involvement in an international criminal network organized to sexually exploit children in connection with their participation in the Dreamboard child exploitation operation. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks presided over the hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: Juan Miguel Mendez-Velasquez, 36, a citizen of Mexico who most recently resided in Mexico, entered a plea of guilty on April 11, 2013, to Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With the Intent to Distribute Cocaine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton...

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement after the Administration expressed their support for Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: Injuries hidden to obtain over $2.5 million in safety bonuses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: South Bend, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 12, 2013
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, April 12, 2013-The New River Clean Water Alliance is hosting the New River Festival June 7 - 9, 2013 that will feature a Friday night film festival, Saturday live music, camping, a puppet parade, field trips, educational exhibits, community art, and food vendors. All proceeds...