News from August 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Timothy Logsdon, 29, of Batavia, NY, who was convicted of transporting an individual in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illegal sexual activity on April 18, 2013, was sentenced to 56 months in prison by U.S. District Judge, Richard J. Arcara.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Philadelphia - Deborah "Debbie" Darden has been selected as the new superintendent of Assateague Island National Seashore. Darden has served as the deputy superintendent at New River Gorge National River and the associated Gauley River National Recreation Area and Bluestone National Scenic River since November 2002.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that two Anchorage men were convicted of federal drug and weapons charges last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mitchell, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Abuse was sentenced on August 5, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade and Detroit Police Chief James Craig will join law enforcement and community leaders on Tuesday, August 6th at the Detroit Police Department’s 6th and 8th Precincts, 11450 Warwick at 5 p.m. as part of the 30th Annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two men were arrested by federal agents early this morning in Akron, Ohio, for conspiracy to defraud an aviation company out of charter flights and other businesses out of services and luxury goods, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Saturday celebrated National Farmers Market Week with a kick-off event at the Columbia Heights Farmers Market in Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Sandra Campbell, 57 a former Detroit Public Schools contract accountant and School Board candidate, and her daughter, Domonique Campbell, 38, a Detroit Public Schools teacher, were convicted today by a federal jury in Detroit on charges of program fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and tax...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Registration is now open for the fourth in a series of workshops to bring together representatives from government, industry and academia to establish a voluntary Cybersecurity Framework that will help reduce risks to critical infrastructure. The workshop will be held Sept. 11-13, 2013, at the University of Texas at Dallas, and will be the final public session before the preliminary framework is formally released later this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Fayette County fugitive pedophile who failed to appear for a May 2012 sentencing hearing on a child pornography charge was sentenced today to the statutory maximum of 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Brett David Bowyer, 34, of Scarbro, W.Va., previously...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A fraud artist who was a fugitive from justice for over a decade was sentenced this morning to 11 years in federal prison for running a nearly 15-year foreclosure-rescue scam that fraudulently delayed foreclosure sales for more than 800 distressed homeowners.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon will join law enforcement and community leaders on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at Elmwood Park in West Fargo, N.D., from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. as part of the 30th Annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - The Department of Transportation’s Inspector General (DOT IG) announced this afternoon that his office will conduct a comprehensive audit of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) management and oversight of measures designed to ensure the safety of the nation’s bridges. The audit...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom will join law enforcement and community leaders on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the Night Out Against Crime. The event runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the National Guard Armory near 18th and Ridge in Kansas City, Kan. Speakers begin at 6 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Offenses Included Child Pornography and Failure to Appear.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Juan Miguel Mendez-Velasquez, 36, a citizen of Mexico who most recently resided in Mexico, was sentenced on Aug. 2, 2013, following his conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With the Intent to Distribute Cocaine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Jersey City, N.J., police officer appeared in Newark federal court this afternoon to face charges that he stole more than 600,000 cigarettes from a trailer and conspired to rob $20,000 from a drug courier, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to produce and utter forged securities, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, Aug. 2, 2013- Summer is an exciting time to explore the natural diversity of the season. See what nature has to offer on ranger-guided walks and informal talks in New River Gorge National River and along the Bluestone River this week. Each program provides a fun way to get...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - With the guilty plea of Mexican national Francisco Chao-Martinez, 31, six people have now been convicted in relation to a conspiracy to transport aliens illegally present in the country, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Chao-Martinez was among six originally charged...
