News from August 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today JOHN WARREN COURTNEY, 47, was sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge Malcolm J. Howard to 180 months imprisonment, 15 years of supervised release and a $4,000 fine for receipt of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Thomas P. DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller, today announced charges against JOSEPH L. JUNKOVIC for allegedly engaging in a scheme to defraud the New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH") out of more than...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: An illegal alien who attempted to obtain a U.S. passport using fraudulent and illegally obtained documents was convicted by a jury today, after a one-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Lisa Mottaghi, 46, of Ocean Park, Washington, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Ancer L. Haggerty to 33 months in prison for the crime of wire fraud involving a “sweetheart swindle" of a retired widower from St. Helens, Oregon. In addition to her sentence, the Court ordered Mottaghi to serve three years of supervised release following her release from prison and to repay $649,536 in restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: CARLSBAD- Carlsbad Caverns National Park is one of four pilot projects newly certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative ™ (SITES™), a comprehensive rating system for sustainable design, construction, and maintenance of built landscapes. The 2010 Bat Cave Draw Rehabilitation project, which replaced a parking lot near the entrance to Carlsbad Cavern with native vegetation, received a two-star rating by SITES.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today announced that it will hold a hearing in September on the legal regimes that regulate the delivery of video content to consumers. Increased competition and evolving technology has made for a more robust video marketplace but current laws and regulations vary depending on the technology used for delivery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BETTEJANE HOPKINS, 68, of Essex, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to three years of probation, during which she is required to perform 300 hours of community service, for participating in a pyramid scheme known as “Gifting Tables.".
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: On Saturday, Aug. 24, Stage 6 of the 2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge will come through the community of Estes Park on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park. The race will start that morning in Loveland and finish in Fort Collins. The race will not come through Rocky Mountain National Park, however access to and egress from the east side of the park will be impacted.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: PHOENIX - On Aug. 12, 2013, Artemio Pena-Torrecillas, 26, of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Boltonto 40 years in prison. Pena-Torrecillas was found guilty by a federal jury on May 30, 2013, of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Anton Miles was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for his involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, United States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. On May 9, 2013, Miles pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government funds.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - Aug. 14, 2013. Merrith Baughman 402-223-3514. National Park Service Founders Day Commemorated with. Special Exhibits and Refreshments. Homestead National Monument of America would like to announce a Civil War open house for its newest special exhibits -Lincoln: The...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: Into Allegations Involving 2010 Mayoral Campaign.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: BUSHKILL PA: Superintendent John J. Donahue announced that park rangers at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area will be undertaking a targeted enforcement operation to reduce the number of impaired drivers on park roads over the upcoming weekend. "The use of sobriety checkpoints is an effective method for removing impaired drivers from our roads and make them safer for park visitors, employees, local residents, and commuters," said Donahue.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced John F. “Jef" Curran, III, age 44, of Westminster, Maryland today to 37 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for securities fraud, in connection with the sale of $1.9 million worth of stock in his company, Gargoyles, Inc. Judge Bennett also ordered that Curran forfeit $1,963,065, and pay restitution of $1,250,768 to repay victims for the money they invested in Gargoyles, Inc.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must resume its consideration of the Yucca Mountain license application, which had been on hold since 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Pamela Navasie, 42, an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe who resides in Shiprock, N.M., was sentenced yesterday afternoon to 110 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for her voluntary manslaughter conviction.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today announced that it will hold a hearing in September on the legal regimes that regulate the delivery of video content to consumers. Increased competition and evolving technology has made for a more robust video marketplace but current laws and regulations vary depending on the technology used for delivery.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - Park rangers on Tuesday rescued a man who had been stranded overnight after climbing over a barrier and falling 115 feet down a sheer cliff behind Volcano House in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ten university projects to conduct advanced turbine technology research under the Office of Fossil Energy’s University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for additional development.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2013
News Release: Defendants Charged with Multiple Counts of Conspiring to Distribute “Spice," Money Laundering, Smuggling.
