News from December 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A Long Beach man with a long history of forcing women into the sex trade pleaded guilty this morning in a sex trafficking case and is expected to be sent to prison for another decade.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. sentenced Olumide Babafemi Ogunmakinwa, age 47, of Brandywine, Maryland, today to 28 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a bank fraud conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: - First defendant sentenced in prosecution resulting from "Project Recoil".
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Lashaundra Evans, 32 of Wilkinson County, Georgia, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, by the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell, United States District Judge, in Macon, Georgia, to serve twelve (12) months and...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Lee Wilder, 210.932.0650 x 14. 66th Anniversary Presentation of the Folk Play "Los Pastores" at Mission San José by the Guadalupe Players. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is proud to announce the 66th anniversary presentation of the folk play, Los Pastores, by the Guadalupe...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Jacob Aniceto Jose Villarreal, 29, of Brownwood, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 50 years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release, following his guilty plea in August 2013 to one count of production of child pornography and one count...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Frank Richardson Jr., 39 of Detroit, was sentenced to 124 years in federal prison after having been found guilty in June on ten counts of robbery and firearms offenses, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), today announced charges against 49 defendants for participating in a widespread fraud scheme...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: (BALTIMORE) - On December 3rd and 4th, the DEA Baltimore District Office, in collaboration with the Saint Margret’s Middle School, located in Harford County, Maryland, hosted a two day parent and student symposium detailing the dangers of abusing pharmaceutical medications “pain pills" and synthetic...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced the former commander of the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force to one year and a day in prison for stealing at least $125,000 from suspected drug proceeds seized by the multi-agency task force, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: In the catfish industry, it's well-known that hybrid catfish-a cross of the channel catfish with the blue catfish-generally have better growth, higher survival rates and better meat yield than purebred channel catfish. Although production has increased from 30 million hybrid fry in 2007 to about 150 million in 2012, these fish are not easy to breed.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Springfield, Ill. - A Menard county man, Charles Brackhan, 40, of Greenview, Ill., made his initial appearance in federal court this morning following his arrest last night on federal drug and gun charges. Brackhan appeared before U.S. District Sue E. Myerscough, and was ordered to remain in the custody...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 58-year-old Tyler, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Darnele J. Nelson, 32, of California, pleaded guilty to possessing 15 or more unauthorized access devices, before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An alien found in Monaca, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to time served on his conviction of illegal re-entry after deportation, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Jeffrey Cofield, age 26, of Baltimore, today to 12 years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute heroin. Judge Blake further entered an order that Cofield forfeit $58,531 seized on Dec. 11, 2012 during the execution of search warrants.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, December 5, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. DAYTON - Two members of a Dayton family have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges connected to their attempts to gain U.S. citizenship. A third...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine why the Coast Guard is not meeting its mission performance targets and whether those targets are truly achievable, given the variety of its missions, the condition of its assets, and the resources available.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board. Members will serve a three-year term of office beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
Release: Washington, DC, December 5, 2013 - The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a study providing clear evidence that well-designed nutrition education programs can lead to healthier food choices by participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
