News from April 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: Hill Made Millions Reselling Stolen Merchandise Acquired From Identity Thieves.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: DALLAS - Joshua Wayne Bevill, 33, of Dallas, was found guilty today in a bench trial, before U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle, on stipulated facts concerning crimes he committed while awaiting sentencing for a prior securities fraud conviction. Specifically, Bevill was adjudged guilty on one count of...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Dakota Lee Dillon, age 24, of Pierre, South Dakota appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on April 2, 2013 and pled guilty to Escape from Custody. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 5 years imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA RANKED AMONG TOP 10 NATIONAL PARKS.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that eight individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances in South Dakota between 1993 and 2013. The individuals charged include the following.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: On April 22, at the Bear Valley Visitor Center, from 10 am to 2 pm, Point Reyes National Seashore will host an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling collection, joining thousands of local organizers holding recycling and other events across the country to celebrate Earth Day, the only nationally and globally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating planet Earth and the protection of its resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: On April 5, 2013, Jason Scott Byrley, 35, of Pittsburg, Illinois, pled guilty in United States District Court in Benton to a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Tony Le, 55, Minh Le, 36, and Cuong Le, 43, all of Sacramento were sentenced today by United States District Judge William B. Shubb for their involvement in a conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. Co-defendant Tien Le, 47, was recently found guilty after a six-day jury trial in this same case.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: On Wednesday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a hearing entitled “Raising the Bar: Reviewing STEM Education in America." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on April 8, 2013, Brandon Lee Stockburger of Fargo, N.D., was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson on three counts of possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors and one count of receipt of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors. Stockburger, 26, pleaded guilty to the charges on Jan. 14, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: Bark beetles continue to be active within Rocky Mountain National Park, impacting large numbers of conifer trees. The park's priorities for mitigation of the effects of beetles are focused on removing hazard trees and hazard fuels related to the protection of life and property. For several years, Rocky...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: On April 8, 2013, U.S. Commerce Department Deputy Secretary Rebecca Blank presented four U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the award program.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - Managers of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park remind the public that dogs and other pets are not allowed in many areas of the park for safety reasons, and for the protection of threatened and endangered species.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Wanblee, South Dakota woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring with others to distribute methamphetamine in South Dakota and elsewhere from August 2009 to February 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Sergio Hector Aguilar, 46, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine while under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for a 1997 methamphetamine conviction, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that applications are being accepted from qualified non-profit and public organizations (intermediaries) to provide loans to support rural businesses and community development groups. Funding, which is intended to spark business expansion...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMON MATAMORO-MEJIA, also known as Ramon Majano-Guzman, 34, a citizen of Honduras last residing in Norwalk, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Warren W. Eginton in Bridgeport to 10 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after he was deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A federal court judge Monday sentenced a Brown County man to five years in federal prison for distributing child pornography and took under advisement claims for restitution from three victims totaling more than $2 million, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on April 8, 2013, Matthew David Siebrass, 27, of York, was sentenced to 10 years and one month (121 months) for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lincoln and York areas between March of 2011 and November of 2011. Siebrass was also ordered to forfeit $1,837 in cash to the United States. Following the prison term, Siebrass will serve five years on supervised release.
