News from April 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - Beverly Joan DeRonde, age 61, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 48 months for mail fraud. The Honorable James E. Gritzner, Chief United States District Court Judge, also sentenced DeRonde to pay restitution to her victims in the amount of $680,376.93, a $100 special assessment to the crime victims fund, and also ordered her to serve a three year period of supervised release after imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The owner of Autotron Systems Inc., an auto repair shop that provided auto repair services to numerous government agencies, admitted today that he paid bribes to a federal agent in exchange for the agent’s assistance in referring government business to Autotron and expediting and inflating payments, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: The Skate Creek Road (Forest Service Road 52) which travels along the park's southeastern boundary east of Ashford to Packwood remains closed at this time. Current information can be obtained from the Cowlitz Ranger District Office in Randle, Washington - 360-497-1100.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved legislation that will help Americans balance family and work. Introduced by Representative Martha Roby (R-AL), the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406) was approved by a vote of 23 to 14.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: On April 17, 2013, Don A. Miller, a twenty-nine year old Alton, IL, man pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: Portable electric generators retrofitted with off-the-shelf hardware by the University of Alabama (UA) emitted significantly lower levels of carbon monoxide (CO) exhaust, according to the results* of tests conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Former Adams Produce Chief Executive Officer SCOTT DAVID GRINSTEAD pleaded guilty today in federal court to fraud against the company, failure to report a felony against the government and failure to file federal income tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr. and IRS Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent in Charge Veronica Hyman-Pillot.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals to establish a new Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center in Nebraska. The award will provide up to $600,000 for one year, to help the state's small- and medium-sized manufacturers enhance their productivity, innovative capacity, technological performance and global competitiveness.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Recently in federal court, a 40-year-old Mexican national was indicted for entering the United States illegally after being deported as a criminal. On April 15, 2013, Benito Blanco-Correa was charged with one count of illegal re-entry after deportation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Benjamin F. Weatherly, 31, of Washington, DC, was sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: Nineteen separate federal indictments were unsealed today, charging 55 people with various violations of federal narcotics and/or firearms laws in and around Warren, Ohio, law enforcement officials announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: A man who unlawfully possessed over thirty firearms and three pipe bombs while using methamphetamine was sentenced on April 16, 2013, to more than five years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jose Nunez-Donastor, a/k/a Jesus Perez, a/k/a Rafael Torres Rivera, a/k/a Guineo, a/k/a Gineo, 33, of New York City, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, a fine of $5,000,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), announce that Marcos Ferrando, 29, of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, pled guilty yesterday...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of producing child pornography, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Josephine Cutolo, 54, of Buffalo, N.Y. pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott to deprivation of rights under color of law. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison, a $100,000 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: MELODY HUIE, age 56, of Mandeville, Louisiana, was sentenced today by U. S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt to 18 months in prison, after previously pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion, announced United States Attorney Dana J. Boente. HUIE was also ordered to pay full restitution, plus $446,983.00...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: Scheme Involved Theft Of 26,000 Identities From Long Island Business And $749,000 In Losses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Antonio Briggs, 40, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, cocaine, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Chief Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A level II sexual offender was indicted yesterday with the production of child pornography while on probation as a sex offender.
