News from August 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jack Belin, Jr., 59, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his abusive sexual contact conviction. Belin will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: On July 31, the Office of Indian Energy’s Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Program team, which includes technical experts from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), was on-site in Ignacio, Colorado, conducting a site visit for the Southern Ute Tribe. The Tribe was one of...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that David Simpkins, age 25, of Indianapolis, has been charged with producing child pornography involving two young victims. Hogsett said the filing of formal charges comes as his office has launched Operation Community Watch, a new effort which aims to reduce the abuse of Hoosier children through innovative investigative techniques and aggressive prosecution.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: ANCHORAGE: The National Park Service (NPS) has released for public review an environmental.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Charles Jones, 40, of Amherst, N.Y., was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, a fine of up to $8,000,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A Beaver County resident has been sentenced in federal court to 78 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy and money laundering, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), Subcommittee Ranking Member, yesterday sent a letter to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) head requesting more answers on how the Administration developed their new social cost of carbon estimates.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Miguel A. Granadeno, of Carthage, Mo., has been convicted of conspiracy to transport and the transportation of undocumented persons, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The verdict was returned less than an hour ago following a three-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: Vancouver, WA Man Accepted More Than $500,000 In Investments For Fraudulent Music Projects, Claiming Bruce Springsteen And Other Major Artists Were Involved.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: New $36 Million “RANGE" Program Seeks to Develop Innovative Electric Vehicle Battery Chemistries, Architectures, and Designs Washington, D.C. - Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Deputy Director Cheryl Martin today announced that 22 projects across 15 states will receive a total of $36...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Kalum McPhedran, 29, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court to unlawfully possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. McPhedran was indicted by a federal grand jury in Coeur d’Alene on Feb. 20, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Senior District Judge G. Kendall Sharp sentenced Richard Middleton (36, New York) today to five years and ten months in federal prison for possession of device -making equipment and possession of a false identification implement. Middleton pleaded guilty on May 29, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: MARSHALL, Texas - A 55-year-old Gilmer, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lander, Wyoming, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly failing to register as a convicted sex offender between Aug. 1, 2012, and Oct. 31, 2012, in South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Eugene A. Kelly, 28, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 67 years in prison on charges of first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, and related offenses stemming from the shooting of two teenagers in Northwest Washington on Memorial Day of 2011, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: Late Thursday evening, Aug. 15, Grand Teton National Park rangers deployed a Taser during the arrest of Edwin Matthew Schmidt, a 47-year-old seasonal concession employee and resident of Fountain Hills, Arizona. Jackson Lake Lodge security officers called park rangers at 10:45 p.m. for assistance with an intoxicated individual near their employee residential area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: False Information Hid Mounting Past Due Loans At Summit Bank.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: - Cocaine supply tied to the Mexican Drug Cartel.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: On Wednesday, Aug. 14, a Grand Teton National Park ranger deployed his Taser to subdue a 23-year-old man from Kentucky who became agitated, physically combative and a risk for public safety. The ranger was attempting to talk with the man following a search for his whereabouts and concern for his wellbeing...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2013
News Release: Upcoming Webinars. August 21: Live Webinar on the 2012 Distributed Wind Market Report. Webinar Sponsor: EERE's Wind and Water Power Technologies Program. The Energy Department will present a live webcast titled "2012 Market Report on U.S. Wind Technologies in Distributed Applications" on Wednesday...
