News from July 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: - U.S. Attorney creates new violent crime unit.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: MOISES CHICAJ-IMUL, age 26, a citizen of Guatemala, pled guilty in federal court today before U. S. District Judge Helen G. Berrigan to a two-count indictment charging him with fraud and misuse of a Permanent Resident Card and illegal use of a Social Security number, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: MELVIN HUDSON, age 26, MOSES LAWSON, age 27, and TEDRICK REYNARD, age 24, all of Harvey, Louisiana were sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk after pleading guilty to Violations of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act, the Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering Act, the Federal Gun Control and Controlled Substances Acts, Aiding and Abetting, and Obstruction of Justice.
By State Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Chairman Robert Menendez released the following statement regarding the developing situation in Egypt.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: Joel Ernesto Esquerra-Cervantes, a/k/a “Luis Gonzalez-Solivan," a/k/a “Raul Salazar-Trujillo," a/k/a “Armando Espinoza Padilla," 34, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by Indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced United States Attorney David Memeger. The indictment alleges that...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
Release: “Our dream is to be part of upgrading the living standards of small-scale farmers who produce the foods that go into Azuri products, in a sustainable and profitable way," - Tei Mukunya, CEO of Azuri Health Limited, Kenya.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting a free public workshop to discuss mining claim/site filing requirements from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., July 31 at the Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood CO 80215.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jeremy Otrosinka, 32, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography, was sentenced to 180 months in prison by U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: St. Louis, MO - FREDERICK CRAYTON, St. Louis City, pled guilty to federal gun and assault charges involving the April 18, 2013, assault of a federal officer. His brother DWAYNE CRAYTON, pled guilty yesterday to charges of selling crack cocaine to an undercover officer. Both defendants appeared before United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig in St. Louis.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Federal prosecutors this week charged three more people as part of a conspiracy to fraudulently take money from funds established to pay claims from individuals and businesses harmed by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: RASHELLA REED, 41, from Riverdale, Georgia; DERRICK ROBINSON, 41, also from Riverdale; and, TORY HARDWICK, 21, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, were convicted last week after a 4-day jury trial before United States District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr. for their roles in an $8 million fraud upon the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as the Food Stamp Program, and the Women, Infant and Children Program (WIC).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: A 10-count information was filed charging an Aurora, Ohio, man with defrauding his Beachwood-based employer and its investment clients out of about $366,000, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming State Office and the Western Area Power Administration (Western) seek public input on the TransWest Express Transmission Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The public has until Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 to review and comment on the draft EIS.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: Due to cool, wet weather, fire danger is low in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and Southwest Alaska. However, until a multiple day wetting rain occurs over the Currant Creek Fire, expect occasional smoke from the fire. NPS and Division of Forestry wildfire managers will keep a close eye on the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: The defendants include a Doctor, a Physician’s Assistant, and Clinic Owners/Managers.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Superintendent John J. Donahue would like to remind visitors and local residents that the Delaware River is still running fast and high and is predicted to remain at higher than normal levels through the holiday and the weekend. It is currently...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: VILLA GROVE, Colo. - The 1,152 acre Ox Cart Fire was fully contained yesterday and the last hotshot crew was released. The fire will continue to be monitored every day by fire personnel with the San Luis Valley Interagency Fire Management Unit.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DANIEL FERNANDEZ, 35, was found guilty yesterday in Manhattan federal court of marijuana trafficking. FERNANDEZ was convicted following a two-and-a-half-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: ANAHIT HOVHANNISYAN, age 34, of Armenia, pled guilty on Monday, July 1, 2013, to health care fraud. HEALTH GUARD, INC., a Louisiana corporation that operated as a medical clinic, also plead guilty to a health care fraud conspiracy. The pleas were entered before U. S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on July 2, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, WILLIAM LAWRENCE BARROW, a 40-year-old resident of Clearfield, Utah, pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. Sentencing has been set for October 7, 2013. He is currently detained.
