News from August 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - The Justice Department and U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware Charles M. Oberly III announced today the filing of a lawsuit alleging that Regal Contractors LLC, Regal Builders LLC and Noble Pond Homes willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by terminating U.S. Air Force Reserve Member Lon Fluman following his return from required military training with his reserve unit.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Three members and one associate of the North Carolina Almighty Latin King/Queen Nation (ALKQN) have been sentenced this week in federal court in the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Twelve men from Northeast Ohio were indicted on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and related charges, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 58-year-old Prosper, Texas business owner has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Timothy P. Glavin, 32, of Avon, N.Y., who was convicted of production of child pornography, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will celebrate the 97th birthday of the National Park Service by offering free admission on Sunday, August 25. Fees waived include entrance fees and commercial tour fees. Other fees such as reservations, camping, and concession fees are not included.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: A 33-year-old New Baltimore man was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison for producing child pornography by using Facebook to entice boys to send him nude pictures of themselves, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Kevin Lamont Anderson, a/k/a "Cuda," 40, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted following a jury trial of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and five kilograms or more...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Thank you for your kind introduction. I am thrilled to be here to help kick off the 11th Annual West Virginia Aviation Conference.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Yesterday and today, doctor brothers José and Carlos López-Díaz were sentenced to 121 months and 36 months and one day of imprisonment respectively, and three years of supervised release for their participation in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced United States Attorney...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced in federal court to 135 months in prison and ordered to make restitution to the banks involved on his conviction of bank robbery, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Bullhead, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on Aug. 12, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Five fossil energy-related projects that will help maintain the nation’s energy portfolio while also providing educational and research training opportunities for tomorrow's scientists and engineers have been selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted nine individuals in connection with a heroin distribution ring that allegedly operated in Cecil County, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York. The indictment was returned on August 7, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Yosemite Conservancy Funds 12 "Youth in Yosemite" Programs to Inspire the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Tyler Andrew Smith (23, Port Orange) pleaded guilty this week to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Smith faces a maximum penalty of not less than 5 years...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DENIS KURLYAND, the former Vice President of Sales for Mission Settlement Agency (“Mission"), pled guilty to fraud charges for his role in a multi-million dollar scheme that victimized more than 1,200...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Harrison City, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to five years imprisonment and four years supervised release, and ordered to pay a $17,500 fine, on his conviction of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Sturgis, South Dakota, husband and wife were indicted by a federal grand jury for engaging in a scheme to submit employment petitions for foreign workers to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Labor in order to obtain temporary work visas for the workers. The petitions contained false statements about fees collected from the workers.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 15, 2013
News Release: Stole $144,908 from Elderly Bank Customers and a Restaurant’s Account, Failing to Pay at Least $30,000 in Taxes Owed on the Embezzled Funds.
