News from April 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that two men and one woman from Eugene, Oregon have been indicted by a federal grand jury for two counts of Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: GALVESTON, Texas - Aurelio J. Ariaz, 27, has been ordered to prison for more than eight years following his conviction of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Ariaz entered a plea of guilty to the charge on Nov. 14, 2012.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Superintendent Barclay Trimble is pleased to announce the Bodie Island Visitor Center bookstore recently received Eastern National's 2012 Customer Service Award.The award, presented annually, recognizes Eastern National staff who received the highest average score in the Eastern National's secret shopper program.The program evaluates the overall store appearance, product presentation, and professionalism of staff.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Erick Ochoa-Rodriguez, 19, of Pharr, has been ordered to prison for almost 10 years following his convictions for conspiring to possess and actually possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute the controlled substance to another, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. A federal jury in McAllen convicted Ochoa-Rodriguez on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, after nearly three days of trial.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) analyzing the proposed Gateway West transmission line between Wyoming and Idaho will be published in the Federal Register April 26, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today.The Gateway West project, proposed by Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today renewed a historic agreement with U.S. dairy producers to accelerate the adoption of innovative waste-to-energy projects and energy efficiency improvements on U.S. dairy farms, both of which help producers diversify revenues and reduce utility expenses on their operations. The pact extends a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
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By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved by unanimous consent H.R. 1208, a bipartisan bill introduced by Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) and Congressman Ben Lujan (NM-03) to establish a Manhattan Project...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 116,000 metric tons of soybeans to unknown destinations during the 2013/2014 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, presented the Crystal Kipper & Ali Kemp Memorial Award today to Assistant Jackson County Prosecutor Alison Dunning for her work on behalf of protecting children.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Mark Olkowski, 62, of North Wildwood, NJ, a business partner in K & O Sporting Goods, pleaded guilty today to tax charges for filing false personal income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service from 2006 through 2009. K & O, on Moyamensing Avenue in South Philadelphia, is a distributor...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia: As a part of the celebration of National Park Week, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites you to join a ranger for a special 45 -minute program on the national parks, Saturday, April 27 at Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center, at 2:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Joplin, Mo., man has been convicted in federal court of disaster fraud and making false statements to FEMA in a failed attempt to get federal disaster benefits following the May 22, 2011 tornado.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Chattanooga, TN: Rangers from Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and educators from the Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center have once again partnered to provide the public a unique experience at the nation's oldest military park. On Saturday, May 4 at 9:00 a.m. take a hike through...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: PHOENIX - With public participation at an all-time high after five prior events in two years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its state, local, tribal, and community partners will hold a sixth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the state on Saturday, April 27th. Collection sites are open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Raymond Earl Jones, Jr. (24, Ocala) pleaded guilty yesterday to four counts of making, selling, and possessing counterfeit United States Federal Reserve Notes. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count. A sentencing date has not been set.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia: Join volunteers of the 3rd Tennessee as they discuss the role Chickamauga Battlefield played as a training post during the Spanish American War. Programs will take place in the living history area behind the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - A former Portland Police Bureau Officer was sentenced to five years in federal court today for receiving child pornography. Scott Edward Elliott, 51, pleaded guilty, admitting that in the fall of 2009, he received several images of child sexual abuse during a yahoo chat session. Several...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Recently in federal court, an inmate who last month escaped from the Federal Prison Camp in Duluth was indicted after being apprehended following six days on the run. On April 22, 2013, Michael Joseph Krzyzaniak, age 64, of Minneapolis, was indicted on one count of escape from custody.
