News from April 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Stephen Reid, age 50, of Frederick, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud relating to the failure to provide contracted-for services to clients of Reid’s company, RMS Direct, Inc., resulting in losses of over $628,500.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Hector Rivera, 35, of Paramount, California, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 50 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Rivera to serve four years of supervised release after his prison term. He pleaded guilty to the charge on November 5, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On April 1, 2013, Michael Saad, age 49, was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment followed by 6 months home confinement for willfully overvaluing property for the purpose of influencing a federally insured credit union, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States District Judge Stephanie M. Rose also sentenced Saad to two years supervised release, and ordered Saad to pay $131,575.06 in restitution to Deere Harvester Credit Union.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a White Horse, South Dakota man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on April 1, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Danny C. Williams, Sr., announced today that a federal Grand Jury returned Indictments against two individuals for Conspiracy and Possession of More Than 500 Grams of Methamphetamine With Intent to Distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Seattle has indicted Jamie Larson, 49, on a federal hate crime charge relating to a racially-motivated assault of a 50-year-old Sikh man.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: LAKE MEAD VIDEO DOCUMENTS HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Essex County, N.J., man was convicted by a federal jury in Trenton federal court today on all counts related to the robbery and shooting of a retired police officer working as an armed money courier, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: Two New York City Party Leaders And Two Elected Officials In The Village Of Spring Valley Also Charged In Bribery Schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury in Rochester has returned a nine count superseding indictment charging an additional defendant and additional crimes in a Rochester area drug conspiracy.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: Glen Jean, WV, April 1, 2013 - The National Park Service is working with Federal Highways to provide necessary repairs to Cunard Road. The repairs began in mid-March with anticipated full road closures Tuesday through Thursday during the month of April. These closures are now extended Monday through Friday, April 1 - 26th, due to safety concerns resulting from the construction work.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Daniel Thomas, age 30, of Pine Ridge, South appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on March 27, 2013 and pled guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years' imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Clint Brown, age 36, of Presho, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on April 1, 2013 and pled guilty to Felon and Drug User in Possession of a Firearm. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both; 3 years of supervised release; and a $100 special assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: An illegal alien from El Salvador who used false identity documents to gain employment and falsely claimed to be an United States citizen was convicted by a jury today, after a two-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Dunes Learning Center and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry are jointly offering a Project Learning Tree Educator Workshop on Saturday, April 27, 2013 in celebration of Arbor Day and National Parks Week.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management in Montana/Dakotas is extending the public call for nominations to fill 23 open positions on its four Resource Advisory Councils, which advise the BLM on public land issues. Nominations are due May 10, 2013.The BLM's RACs, composed of citizens chosen for their expertise...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Law enforcement arrested 15 people, executed five federal search warrants and seized over a pound of “ice" methamphetamine, over 30 firearms, nearly $13,000 in cash and several vehicles that were being used to transport illegal drugs, through a joint effort by federal, state and local authorities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Arlene Gerson, 46, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and attempted distribution of oxycodone, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Sentencing has been set for July 12, 2013 before the Honorable Stewart Dalzell of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Gerson faces an advisory sentencing guideline range of 57 to 71 months in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Seven former Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) correction officers have pleaded guilty in the large-scale racketeering case involving the McConnell Unit in Beeville, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2013
News Release: David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARL G. KOPLIN, 55, of Tolland, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 51 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for receiving and distributing child pornography. KOPLIN also was ordered to pay a fine of $10,000.
