News from December 2013
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Wyoming State Office will conduct an audit of its commercial Special Recreation Permits (SRP) for the 2011 - 2013 use seasons. The audit is being conducted through an independent contractor and should be completed by early September 2014.Periodic audits are usually...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: A federal grand indicted three men from the Toledo area for their roles in the operation of a $23 million fraud scheme involving the sale of Iraqi dinar currency and two non-existent hedge funds, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Kathy Enstrom, Special Agent in Charge, IRS-Criminal Investigation, Cincinnati field office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Francis Tronolone, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from the City of Buffalo, a Governmental agency which receives federal funding. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 19, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today unveiled a draft proposal to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which was last authorized by Congress in 2006 through fiscal year 2013. The draft proposal...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced VINCENT JAROD WILLIAMS, 30, of Spring Lake, to 105 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release upon conviction for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon in and Affecting Commerce, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g) and 924.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A Beverly man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court on child pornography charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: A superseding indictment was filed today adding four people to a multi-year bank fraud and identity theft scheme, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Benjamin Easley, 36, of Darby, PA, Jonathan Weeks, 42, of Upper Marlboro, NJ, Roderic Grady, 23, and Martina Grady, 25, both of New Castle...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Zhifei Li, the owner of an antique business in China, pleaded guilty today to being the organizer of an illegal wildlife smuggling conspiracy in which 30 rhinoceros horns and numerous objects made from rhino horn and elephant ivory worth more than $4.5 million were smuggled from the United States to China.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway today sentenced Albert Nedd (41) to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Nedd pleaded guilty on Sept. 13, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: A grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Cameron J. Lawhorn, 21, of Mansfield, Ohio, with one count of damage to and interference with an air navigation facility and one count of theft of government property, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: A launch permit is required for the launching of any vessel at all designated National Park Service-managed launch ramps on Lake Roosevelt, regardless of the type of vessel.Boaters may pay a fee of $6, which allows unlimited launches for up to 7 days from the date of purchase (available at each boat launch), or purchase a seasonal permit, which allows unlimited launches from January 1 to Dec. 31, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt announced the indictment on Dec. 17, 2013, of six Chinese nationals for conspiracy to steal trade secrets from U.S. seed companies. The indictment alleges that from on or about April of 2011, to on or about December of 2012, Mo Hailong...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: A New Jersey man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg yesterday on charges of possessing more than 3 ounces of heroin with the intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: Eight people were indicted for their roles in a $40 million mortgage fraud conspiracy involving dozens of properties along Florida’s Gulf Coast, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Jose Luis Martinez, 47, of Columbus, Ohio, and Mercedes Emelinda-Silie, 41, of Grove City, Ohio both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - United States Attorney Pamela C. Marsh announced thatAdnan Ali Sabla, 50, of Tampa, Florida, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert Hinkle to serve 27 months in prison for fraud charges. Sabla will serve a three-year term of supervised release after his incarceration and is required to pay $112,861.12 in restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Jim Richardson has been selected as superintendent of War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam and American Memorial Park in Saipan. Jim replaces Barbara Alberti who has transferred to the Pacific West Regional Office in San Francisco.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: Jackson, TN - John McKinney, 71, of Bolivar, TN was sentenced yesterday to a total of 480 months in federal prison, following his September conviction on four counts of producing child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: Defendant Also Convicted on Obstruction and Perjury Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, N.J., man admitted today to engaging in the sex trafficking of a young boy and distributing child pornography over the Internet and was sentenced during the same proceeding to 210 monthsin prison. He was also ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution to his victims, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
