News from February 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - A federal grand jury here has returned an eleven-count indictment charging Terrance J. King, 46, of Columbus in a scheme to defraud homeowners and...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Shawn Stephen Russell, age 30, of Longmont, Colorado, was sentenced late last week by U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to serve 75 months (over 6 years) in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney John Walsh and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - David J. Rainsberger, 32, a law enforcement officer with the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service, pleaded guilty today to receiving unlawful gratuities while stationed at the U.S. embassy in Kingston, Jamaica, and making false statements to the United States government on a national security questionnaire required to maintain his security clearance.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: LEXINGTON, KY - A Richmond man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced today to 250 months in prison for dealing cocaine and using his retail store to conceal his drug trafficking activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced today that in Federal Court Judge Terrence W. Boyle, sentenced CHARLES ROBERT BAREFOOT, JR., 50, of Benson, North Carolina, to 180 months imprisonment followed by 3 years supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), Miami Field Office, Noel Manheimer, Director of Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Isiah Mesteth, age 22, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on February 5, 2013 and pled guilty to Count III of the Indictment that charged him with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, or both; 3 years of supervised release and an additional 2 years of supervised release upon revocation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Yesterday in federal court, a 41-year-old Fridley man was indicted in connection with the armed robbery of two Twin Cities-area shoe stores in early January. Peter Christopher Nunn was charged with two counts of interference with commerce by robbery, pursuant to the Hobbs Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Colorado man has been indicted on charges of robbing a bank in Lawrence, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: Public comments are encouraged on a proposal to increase the nightly fee and allow some reservations at the Many Glacier Campground in Glacier National Park. It will provide an opportunity for visitors to plan their trip to Many Glacier with knowledge of a secured campsite.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: With help from a wind tunnel and the latest DNA technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are shedding light on the travel patterns of microbes in soils carried off by strong winds. The work has implications for soil health and could lead to management practices that minimize the damage to soils caused by wind erosion.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: A Ravenna man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: Hundreds Of Thousands In Fraud Proceeds Spent On Red Carpet Gala At Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, in collaboration with the National Park Service's Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network, is seeking public input and comments on an invasive plant management plan. This document will guide the park in eradication, control, or containment of exotic invasive...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: MIAMI - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field (MFD), served an Order to Show (OSC) yesterday on Walgreens Corporation d/b/a Walgreens #03836, located at 9332 U.S. Highway 19, Port Richey, (hereafter “registrant"). An OSC is served as a notice to a DEA registrant to provide them an opportunity to show...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 42-year-old Mineola, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Eric Hinson pled guilty to mail fraud and multiple tax evasion charges involving his misuse of approximately $593,236 of St. Clair Fire Protection District funds between January 2006 and September 2011. As a result of the federal investigation, Hinson resigned his positions as Chief at both the St. Clair Fire Protection District and the Ladue Fire Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Ernest Gaines, of Akron, with four counts related to the distribution of heroin and illegally having a firearm, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: Hammond, Indiana- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that the following Indictments were returned on February 7, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 6, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management’s National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet in March in Oklahoma City to discuss issues relating to the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The day-and-a-half meeting will take place on Monday, March 4, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, March 5, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., local time.
