News from February 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: ALBERTO JOSE ZAPATA MOREL, age 40, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to twenty (20) months imprisonment, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Vance ordered that MOREL be placed on three...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement in response to the release of more information on the President’s infrastructure plan...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: OXFORD, Miss. B Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, Luis Santiago, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Chief of Law Enforcement Steve Adcock announced that.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Avocado Importers International Inc., doing business as Ultimate Avocado, of McAllen, Texas, for failure to pay for produce.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation revealed that a Laredo based co-defendant associated with Los Zetas needed someone to transport weapons from the Dallas area to Laredo and then to the Republic of Mexico for ultimate delivery to Los Zetas Drug Trafficking Organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on Feb. 20, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, FRANKIE DUSHANE KINDNESS, a 39-year-old resident of Crow Agency, appeared for sentencing. KINDNESS was sentenced to a term of.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III, sentenced JIMMY THOMAS SASSER, 61, to 48 months imprisonment followed by 3 years supervised release. Restitution of $21,045,917 was also imposed. The sentence...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: LAM NGUYEN, age 40, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., to theft of government funds, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O’Neill, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced today that U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington sentenced Jimmy Samir Mendoza-(20, Honduras) to 15 months in federal prison for obstruction of justice and perjury charges. Mendoza-Valle pleaded guilty on Nov. 30, 2012.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Committee Members Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today sent a letter to acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Bob Perciasepe, and Dr. Ken Olden, Director ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, PA. - A resident of Blairsville, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court, Lionel Lamont COX, 40, of Smithfield, North Carolina, was convicted of his role in a gun trafficking scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: JOSHUA NETTLES, age 37, of Covington, Louisiana, pled guilty as charged before the Honorable Martin L.C. Feldman to the indictment pending against him, announced United States Attorney Dana J. Boente. A federal grand jury returned a twocount indictment on Dec. 13, 2012, charging NETTLES with receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a New York City man pleaded guilty Tuesday before Senior United States District Judge A. Richard Caputo to the charge of conspiracy to pass counterfeit United States currency.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Court Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington today sentenced Jonathan Oner (28, Lakeland) to a term of 6 years and eight months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and felony possession of marijuana. Oner pleaded guilty to the offenses on Nov. 16, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Robert Hubbard, age 37, of Baltimore, late yesterday to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of ammunition. Judge Bennett enhanced Hubbard’s sentence upon finding that he is an armed career criminal based on two previous convictions for carjacking and two previous robbery convictions.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Lavon Richard Caldwell, age 31, of Baltimore, today to eight years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for bank fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft. Judge Bennett also ordered Caldwell to pay restitution of $16,024.70.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody today sentenced Dean Counce (42, Brooksville) president and founder of American Mortgage Field Services, LLC (AMFS), to 8 years and one month in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The court also ordered Counce to forfeit his interest in...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - Claudia Robinson, age 39, pleaded guilty yesterday for her role in a false tax refund scheme, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Jose M. Martinez announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2013
News Release: WILMINGTON - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced ANGEL DARIO RODRIGUEZ NUNEZ, 30, of Durham, North Carolina, to 5 years of probation with a special condition of 6 months house arrest and a $500 fine. The sentence reflected a reduction for NUNEZ cooperation in the on-going investigation.
