News from January 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Jan. 23, 2013 by United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Darrell Bear Robe, age 23, was sentenced to 15 months in custody, 5 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Victim Assistance Fund.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: On Monday morning, Grand Teton National Park rangers began a recovery mission for the body of a backcountry skier who died in an avalanche on Sunday, January 27. Nick Gillespie, age 30, of Jackson, Wyoming, was caught in an avalanche on the southeast face of Survey Peak (elevation 9,277 feet) in the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today DEVON LAMAR MARION, 33, of Hope Mills, North Carolina was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever to 168 months imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Marlon DeShan Perkins, 36, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 11 years and two months in prison for robbing a woman while armed with a knife and for attacking two people who tried to help her, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: On Jan. 25, 2013, a Randolph County resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court on methamphetamine related charges, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: On Jan. 25, 2013, a Williamson County resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court on a one-count indictment, charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings sent a letter to the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) about the NFLPA’s continued reluctance to implement in-season testing for human growth hormone (HGH) in National Football League (NFL) players. Fifteen months ago, the parties assured the Committee that they would work to begin testing for HGH as soon as possible.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Brita Lanette Jackson, 51, of Winchester, Va., was arrested today accused of making a false statement in connection with the purchase of a firearm.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In recognition of Data Privacy Day, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Lee Terry (R-NE) are urging American consumers to be vigilant in protecting their online data and privacy. The committee held several...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Tina Moore a/k/a Tina Pollard (55, Daytona Beach) pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy and money laundering. Moore is facing a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Moore was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 2, 2012.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: During the next two months, National Park Service fire crews will be conducting a series of prescribed fires within Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The prescribed fires, as defined in the Fire Management Plan, will all be located within the boundaries of the park. Plans call for burns varying in size from 38 to 520 acres to occur at locations in both Kentucky and Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Involuntary Manslaughter.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Mexican citizen has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine in Wichita, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-A federal indictment unsealed earlier today charges three Minnesota tax preparers with filing false tax returns on behalf of their customers. Solomon Frank-Sawari, Chasma Dixon, and Tameca Stokes were each indicted on one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of aggravated...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In recognition of Data Privacy Day, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Lee Terry (R-NE) are urging American consumers to be vigilant in protecting their online data and privacy. The committee held several...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago lawyer who hosts a national radio talk show was indicted on federal charges for allegedly engaging in two mortgage fraud schemes that defrauded lenders of a total of approximately $9.7 million. The defendant, WARREN BALLENTINE, allegedly schemed with others to obtain more...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An attorney pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, filing false income tax returns, and failing to file income tax returns, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La: United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Curtis Roller, 56, of Jonesboro, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for 11 counts of wire fraud after obtaining Federal Emergency Management Agency grants and four counts of making false statements on workers compensation forms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on Jan. 28, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, ASHLEY ANN LAMERE, a 32-year-old resident of Billings, appeared for sentencing. LAMERE was sentenced to a term of.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - Seven individuals were charged today in federal court with conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone.
