News from July 2013
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott announced today that the National Park Service (NPS) has made final decisions regarding the next two phases of the Grand Teton National Park pathway system. These phases will extend the current network by 2.2 miles and improve safety for users of the existing segments.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Alazajuan Gray, 20, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to a 14-year prison term on charges stemming from a series of crimes, including two robberies that took place on Metrorail trains, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: Defendant committed four armed bank robberies.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: Van Buren, MO- Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) Superintendent, William N. Black, invites the public to comment on a proposed Current River Trail designated for hiking only.Presently, the section of the park from the Current River State Park to the Brushy Creek area does not have any long distance...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Staten Island, N.Y., man was sentenced today to 114 months for his role in the robbery of Blue Stove Antiques in Fair Haven, N.J., on June 2, 2012, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By State Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below following the release of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction’s (SIGAR) report that flawed reconstruction projects in Afghanistan may have resulted in the death or injury of U.S. Armed Forces members serving in Afghanistan:
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army who served in Iraq as a contracting officer pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tacoma today to criminal conflict of interest for using his position of authority to benefit himself to the detriment of the United States. HAROLD L. BROEK, 49, who served...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Charmetra Urssery pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to file a false tax returns, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez, announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON -Today, leaders on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee pressed Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to release documents related to the Delphi pension scandal and raised the possibility of using the compulsory process if the long-sought documents are not finally produced by August 5th.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it has asked a federal court to bar Ronald Manis of Carbondale, Ill., from preparing tax returns for others. The civil injunction suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, alleges that Manis routinely prepares federal tax returns for individuals and corporations improperly claiming deductions that result in his customers understating their federal tax liabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Luis Marte, 34, of Pawtucket, and Luis Fernandez, 26, of Providence, were sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms today for conspiring to possess and possessing with the intent to distribute over 800 grams of heroin, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Cranston Police Chief Marco Palombo, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: Meeker, Colo. - Management of the Citadel and East Tschuddi Fires transitioned to the Rocky Mountain Area Incident Management Team B at 6:00 a.m. this morning. Both fires were caused by lightning. There are no evacuations or road closures for either fire at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on July 22, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, JOSEPH DANIEL BAHR, JR., a 42-year-old resident of Lame Deer and an enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, pled guilty to attempted sexual abuse. Sentencing has been set for Oct. 23, 2013. He is currently detained.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Billy Bores a Hole, age 28, of Oglala, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on July 19, 2013, and pled guilty to a charge of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on July 23, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, KRYSTEL A. BUCKLAND, a 32-year-old resident of Billings, pled guilty to acquiring a controlled substance by subterfuge. Sentencing has been set for Oct. 23, 2013. She is currently released on special conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A total of 12 individuals have been arrested in connection with a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana from March 1, 2012 through June 25, 2013, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The indictment, returned June 25, 2013, was partially unsealed upon the arrests today and yesterday. It remains sealed as to those charged but not as yet in custody.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: JULY 23 - ( - PITTSBURGH) - Twelve western Pennsylvania residents have been indicted by a federal grand juryalleging their participation in a prescription drug ring operating in Allegheny and Beaver Counties, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. The indictments were returned on July16, 2013, and unsealed this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that charges have been filed against Paul J. Orner, of Coal Township, Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The leader of the Irvington, N.J., Brick City Brims set of the Bloods street gang was sentenced to 325 months in prison today for his involvement in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute more than 280 grams of crack cocaine, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
