News from July 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael J. DePalma, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Tom Caul, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General (SSA-OIG)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicle was sentenced on July 10, 2013, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2013
News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on July 15, 2013, Hope Louise Tomahawk Whiteshield, 32, of St. Michael, N.D., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to one charge of felony child abuse, which caused the death of a young child, and one charge of witness tampering.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2013
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., company pleaded guilty in federal court today to importing thousands of lamps from its manufacturer in China bearing counterfeit safety certification labels.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Sex Trafficking of a Child has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2013
News Release: As a special experience for the visiting public and local communities, the National Park Service will be offering Full Moon Climbs of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse the evening of Monday, July 22, 2013. Two tours will be given; one at 8:30 p.m. and a second at 9:30 p.m. and each tour is limited to 30 people.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2013
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - According to a signed filed today in U.S. District Court in Providence, Jason W. Pleau, 35, will plead guilty as charged by way of a federal indictment for the robbery and murder of Woonsocket gas station manager David Main. It is alleged that Pleau robbed and shot Mr. Main on Sept. 20, 2010, as he attempted to enter a Woonsocket bank to deposit receipts belonging to the gas station that he managed.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Fayette County woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of production and distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2013
News Release: Port Alsworth, Alaska - Activity on the Currant Creek Fire increased yesterday prompting State of Alaska Division of Forestry fire managers to deploy eight smokejumpers to assess the fire from the ground.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two hundred and fifty-five child predators were arrested and 61 victims of child sexual exploitation identified during a five-week operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces across the United States and its territories.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2013
News Release: Archeology is tons of dirt-digging, story-telling, mystery-solving fun! Get started on your archeological adventure by joining the Fort Stanwix Backyard Rangers on Saturday, July 20th, from 10 to 11:30 am and 1:30 to 3 pm as we dig into archeology! Children will experience the excitement of exploration on a mock dig and work along with a ranger to decipher the story behind the discoveries.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2013
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Women's Rights National Historical Park has announced its program for the 165th Anniversary of the First Women's Rights Convention. The Anniversary events will be held on July 19 & 20, 2013.All events will be free of charge.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2013
News Release: State of Alaska Division of Forestry fire managers flew the Currant Creek Fire late yesterday and reported seeing a column of smoke with an occasional torching tree in the fire’s northwest section. The fire activity appears to be confined to a few acres of unburned fuel inside the fire perimeter, but...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2013
News Release: Several students at Oglala Lakota College in South Dakota are turning their solar lessons into clean electricity. Through a training course offered by the Department of Energy's SunShot Solar Instructor Training Network (SITN), a group of 20 undergraduates and their teachers installed a solar photovoltaic...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2013
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “For more than four years I have had the privilege of serving President Obama and his Administration as the Secretary of Homeland Security. The opportunity to work with the dedicated men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, who ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 12, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 12, 2013 - As the 2013 Major League Baseball (MLB) season slides into the All-Star break, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the results of innovative research by the U.S. Forest Service, and funded by MLB, that will result in significantly fewer shattered baseball bats.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2013
News Release: Contrack International Inc., a global design and construction company headquartered in McLean, Va., has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracts, the Justice Department announced today. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2013
News Release: Gary Battaglini was sentenced today to serve 96 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy involving loan sharking and illegal gambling, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Edward J. Hanko, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2013
News Release: After conducting a rigorous review of internal Justice Department guidelines governing investigations and other law enforcement matters that involve journalists, Attorney General Eric Holder today released a report outlining several key reforms to the department’s protocols, as well as the following ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2013
News Release: Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee approved a comprehensive consent order in McFerren v. County Board of Education of Fayette County, which the Department of Justice negotiated with the Board of Education of Fayette County, Tenn., and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational ...
