News from April 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Yesterday in federal court, a 47-year-old Shakopee man was charged via an Information with fraudulently using other people’s food stamps. On April 18, 2013, Chin Son Kim was specifically charged with one count of food stamp fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: Miller Field is re-opening to the public for the first time since Hurricane Sandy. Representative Michael Grimm and Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro will join National Parks of New York Harbor acting commissioner William Shafroth and Gateway Staten Island Unit Coordinator Brian Feeney for a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 am at the Ranger Station.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Two men, who flew into Lubbock and arrived at Lubbock Aero on Wednesday evening, April 17, 2013, Michael Gallanter, 48, and Ethan Oliver Wynne-Wade, 31, have been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Both men, residents...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter to White House Energy Advisor Heather Zichal regarding her public statements recently at an event hosted by Securing America's Future Energy. At the event Zichal admits the Administration would not accept any expanded drilling on federal lands beyond the existing Outer Continental Shelf plan.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz: On April 19, 2013, a federal jury in Tucson found suspended Border Patrol Agent Dario Castillo, age 25, guilty of four felony counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, in violation of 18 United States Code, Section 242, and his co-defendant, suspended Agent Ramon Zuniga, age 31...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of North Huntingdon, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of mail fraud, one count of witness tampering and one count of false statements to the government, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: Fort Sumter National Monument is proud to announce that the United States Coast Guard will hold a Silver Lifesaving Medal Ceremony at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 27 on the grounds of the U.S. Coast Guard Historic District at 1815 I'On Avenue on Sullivan's Island. The posthumous award will be presented...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: MOBILE, Ala. - Randy Wilson, aka “Rasheed Wilson," 25, a U.S. citizen living in Mobile, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists in connection with his plans to travel to Mauritania to wage violent jihad overseas, announced U.S. Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama and Stephen E. Richardson, Special Agent in Charge of the Mobile Division of the FBI.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: “This bill would defund an Obamacare political slush fund controlled by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and instead use the money to give the sickest Americans health insurance. ATR is supportive of this legislation… H.R. 1549 would take four years of funding from Obamacare’s “Prevention and Public Health...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Anthony Carl Roberson, a resident of Chilton County, Alabama, age 42, was sentenced to thirty-seven months in federal prison for a federal felony conviction for failing to register as a sex offender, United States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On April 18, 2013, Jacob Lloyd Montgomery, age 33, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced in United States District Court in Council Bluffs on the charge of felon in possession of a firearm and revocation of a term of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Nicholas...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: “This bill would defund an Obamacare political slush fund controlled by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and instead use the money to give the sickest Americans health insurance. ATR is supportive of this legislation… H.R. 1549 would take four years of funding from Obamacare’s “Prevention and Public Health...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: The public is invited to join park staff in June for two free butterfly programs at Congaree National Park. Sponsored by the park's Old-Growth Bottomland Forest Research and Education Center, the programs are coordinated in partnership with the Carolina Butterfly Society and the North American Butterfly Association (NABA).The upcoming programs engage "citizen scientist" volunteers to help identify and count butterflies in the park.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: Beginning on April 30 through May 20, Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park will close for a major repaving project. Aspenglen Campground will open early for the season on April 30 to accommodate campers. Aspenglen Campground will be first-come, first-served until May 22, when it will revert to the reservation system.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: KEISHANDRA HOUSTON, age 36, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty to wire fraud relating to an application for financial assistance in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, announced U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - A 29-year-old man has pled guilty to a charge of first-degree sexual abuse stemming from an attack he carried out earlier this year against a 13-year-old girl, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: JOSE ADAN DE DIOS-LARA, age 25, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to approximately 5 months imprisonment, announced U.S. Attorney Dana Boente. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Barbier ordered that DE DIOS be placed on two...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Larry T. Davis, age 38, of Marshall, Minnesota appeared before U.S. Magistrate John E. Simko on April 12, 2013 and pled guilty to Information that charged him with Failure to Pay Legal Child Support. The maximum penalty upon conviction is six months' imprisonment; a $5,000.00 fine; a $10.00 assessment fee; and child support restitution amount owing at the time of sentencing.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its schedule for the week of April 22, 2013. Beginning on Wednesday, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee continues its rigorous oversight of Obamacare with an examination of the health care law’s implementation. On Thursday, ...
