News from February 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FEDERCK C. PETRO, the former President of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2094 (the “VA Hospital Workers Union"), pled guilty today to theft of union funds, and JOHN V. McNAMEE, the...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Cambridge, MN man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly having sexual contact with a 13 year old girl on November 6, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: BOISE - Christopher John Solders, 26, of Twin Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. today sentenced Mario Cabrera (34, Clearwater) to 24 months in federal prison for immigration document fraud. The court also ordered him to forfeit electronics and computer equipment, which were used to commit the offense. Cabrera pleaded guilty on Nov. 26, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on Feb. 14, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, EDGARD ENRIQUE LE, a 29-year-old resident of Escondido, California, pled guilty to transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Sentencing has been set for May 23, 2013. He is currently detained.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Tisha Leader Charge, age 33, of Mission, South Dakota appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on February 8, 2013 and pled guilty to Counts II and III of the Indictment that charged her with Theft in Connection with Health Care and...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: LAKE MEAD VISITOR CENTER REOPENS FEB 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: ALBQUERQUE - Randy Lee Gwaltney, 46, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon to ten years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his convictions for being a felon in possession of firearms and bank robbery. Gwaltney also was ordered to pay full restitution to the three banks that were the victims of his criminal conduct.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today kicked off its “Our Nation of Builders " hearing series with a focus on the challenges currently facing American manufacturers. Today’s panel of witnesses featured manufacturers from the districts...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: Today the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold 111 parcels totaling 68,897 acres for $2.1 million including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was for an 80-acre parcel in Bent County was sold to Martin Oil and Gas, in Uniontown PA for $300 per acre.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: Franklin, Mass., Teacher Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Tayvaughn Sinclair, 25, of Mount Rainier, Md., and John Wright, 22, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to robbery charges stemming from an attack against two men earlier this year in Northeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), and Subcommittee Vice Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today sought clarification from the Department of Health...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate loving relationships. But maybe it is also a good time for parents to check-in with their teenagers who may be involved in a romantic relationship.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on Feb. 12, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Wade Goodface, age 20, was sentenced to 12 months in custody and 5 years of supervised release. Goodface is to register as a sex offender, and is to pay $100 to the Victim Assistance Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A citizen of Mexico who has been living and working in Kansas City, Kan., after twice being deported pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge of altering and using a Social Security card of another person, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Jonathan Tyrrell, age 53, of Wessington Springs, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Feb. 12, 2013 and pled guilty to Count I of the Indictment that charged him with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Delaware returned an indictment charging John Boney, age 35, of New Castle, Delaware with witness tampering and interstate transportation of threats, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 875 and 1512.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2013
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Chief Judge Anne C. Conway today sentenced Phillip Beyel (28, Cocoa) to 27 years in federal prison for soliciting a minor to have sex and production of child pornography. The court also ordered Beyel to forfeit an Apple iPhone, which he used to facilitate the offenses. Beyel pleaded guilty on Sept. 25, 2012.
