News from August 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Ten individuals have been charged in Alexandria for their alleged involvement in a large-scale identity theft ring operating in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area since at least January 2012. The seven individuals arrested were.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: Michelle L. Welcher, 40, and Mandy L. Tingley, 33, both of Marshall, Illinois, pled guilty today in United States District Court in Benton to an indictment charging them with conspiring to make and pass counterfeit United States currency and possession of counterfeit currency, announced Stephen R. Wigginton...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: Sheep producers in western states can get a better idea of which breeds are best suited for their operations, based on a comprehensive evaluation by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists of the animals used to produce market lambs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A federal grand jury in Springfield returned an indictment today against Lee Police Chief Joseph Buffis for extortion and three counts of money laundering.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold three parcels totaling 2,125 acres for $478,845 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was for a 908-acre parcel in Moffat County that was sold to Bullock Corporation in Morrison for...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Helena, on August 8, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, MARIA LOURDES MOE, a 42-year-old resident of Helena, was sentenced to a term of.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Mauricio Espinoza, 34, pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of North Carolina to conspiring to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, to steal and convert monies belonging to the U.S. Government, and to smuggle currency into the United States as well as to theft and conversion of government property.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: (MANHATTAN) - Brian R. Crowell, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Raymond W. Kelly, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New (NYPD), Joseph Anarumo...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, August 8, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. DAYTON - Lamont P. Pryor, 47, of Lima, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to violating the Clean Air Act in connection with his company’s handling of...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury has returned a 34-count indictment charging three individuals with conspiracy, bribery, theft of government funds, disclosing or obtaining contractor bid and proposal information, honest services mail fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and making false statements.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A member of the LulzSec hacking group was sentenced this morning to one year and one day in federal prison for participating in an extensive computer attack that compromised the computer systems of Sony Pictures Entertainment and resulted in personal information of more than 138,000 people being posted on the Internet.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: LOWELL, MA - See, touch, share, create! Celebrate Lowell's rich textile history with "Lowell's Cloth Traditions: A Celebration of our Communities," a free program at Lowell National Historical Park's Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John Street, Lowell, MA) on Sunday, August 25th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Two Southeast Texas residents and a Louisiana man have been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Joseph P. DeMarco, 48, was convicted today of failing to register as a sex offender. DeMarco was convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama following a one-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Kenneth J. Gonzales is resigning as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico today in anticipation of taking his judicial oath as a U.S. District Judge tomorrow, Aug. 9, 2013.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: If the president is indeed committed to reducing unemployment, he should swiftly pivot toward American energy production. Data from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrate that the U.S. oil and gas industry continues to be a bright spot in America’s economy. The Energy Information...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn regarding a provision in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) that requires the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On July 29, 2013, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned three separate indictments against 139 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: CARLOS ALBERTO AGUILAR, age 40, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced yesterday by U. S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman to 10 months imprisonment, announced U.S. Attorney Dana Boente. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Feldman ordered that AGUILAR be placed on three years of supervised...
