News from December 2013
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today pressed Rhea Suh, nominated to be the next assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks at the Interior Department, on the importance of approving a life-saving road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to protect the health and safety of the people of King Cove, Alaska.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: MINERAL, CA - Lassen Volcanic National Park is taking advantage of the favorable winter weather and snowy conditions to hand ignite burn piles along the Warner Valley road.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: “Today’s hearing is the fourth in our series examining critical issues in postsecondary education ahead of the reauthorization the Higher Education Act. I said at our first hearing that we would spend time examining each player in the regulatory ‘triad’ that oversees colleges. Today we will take a close look at our accreditation system.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: ATLANTA - A federal jury today found Bernando O. Davis guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft for using stolen identities to file false federal income tax returns that claimed millions of dollars in bogus refunds.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue America’s leadership in clean energy innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy today announced $150 million in clean energy tax credits to build U.S. capabilities in clean energy manufacturing. The credits will go towards investments...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Hastings, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to two years probation on his conviction of conspiracy to manufacture and possess marijuana plants, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Lester Fernandez, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, Ric L. Bradshaw, Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas Caul, Special Agent in Charge...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of New York. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: The series of storm systems that passed through the Yosemite Area over the last several weeks have resulted in heavy snow accumulation throughout the park. Due to snowy and icy conditions, the Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in Yosemite National Park are closed for the season. These roads close each fall and remain closed throughout the winter months until weather conditions permit reopening in the spring next year.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - Six North Texas men have pleaded guilty in connection with a heroin trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: CHICAGO - Two executives of a prominent Chicago real estate development company were indicted today on federal fraud charges alleging that they lied about and concealed unpaid property taxes, the double-pledging of public financing notes issued by the City of Chicago, and the company’s default on those...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Hugo Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Office, Julie Leon, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Tampa/Orlando...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Derek Barnhill, 49, of Rio Rancho, N.M., was sentenced yesterday afternoon to three months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, which is to include nine months of home confinement, for his bank fraud and money laundering conviction. Barnhill also was ordered to pay $560,129.39 in restitution. The restitution is to be paid jointly with co-defendant Vincent J. Garcia.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Patrick Dandrea, 55, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of filing false tax returns, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci. The defendant was also ordered to pay $466,007.00 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: In Del Rio, 63-year-old Jose Luis Aguilar of Eagle Pass, TX, was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for aiding and abetting bulk cash smuggling announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: A Canton couple and one of their employees were indicted for engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the United State Department of Education of more than $2.3 million by obtaining fake high school diplomas for prospective students, fraudulently applying for financial aid on their behalf by representing that the students had the necessary educational credentials, and then enrolling them in the college that the couple operated, law enforcement officials said.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment, on December 4, 2013, charging Robert Charles Zeigler (44, formerly of St. Petersburg) with two counts of theft of government property. If convicted, Zeigler faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison on each count. The indictment also notifies Zeigler that the United States intends to forfeit any traceable proceeds of the offense.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The body of a man recovered from below the rim of Grand Canyon National Park late last year has been identified as that of Yoshikazu Yamada, a Japanese National.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: William J. Thompson accepted $50k to help arsonist collect $1 million insurance payment following blaze of Logan office building.
