News from July 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: JOHN LABEE, age 35, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, was charged today in a thirteen-count Indictment with nine counts of assisting in the preparation of false tax documents, two counts of making false statements on his own tax returns, one count of attempted mail fraud, and one count of lying to a federal Grand Jury, announced United States Attorney Dana J. Boente.

By DOE Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today introduced bipartisan legislation, entitled the Sportsmen’s Act, to recognize and ensure the rightful place of hunting and fishing on our nation’s public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Erick McDonald, 21, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Two Grey Hills, N.M., was sentenced yesterday afternoon to 37 months in federal prison followed by seven years of supervised release for his child sexual abuse conviction. McDonald also will be required to register as a sex offender.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: Gemarian Douglas, 38, of Alorton, Illinois, and Anaya Bluiett, 26, of St. Louis, Missouri, were each sentenced for the offense of Filing False Federal Income Tax Returns, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Gemarian Douglas was sentenced...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Three Atlantic City, N.J., residents today admitted their roles in the kidnapping and death of a 20-year-old Atlantic City woman, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Joseph Ortiz, 23, of South San Francisco, pleaded guilty today to twenty-five federal charges, including three counts of racketeering murder, eight counts of attempted racketeering murder, two counts of robbery affecting interstate commerce, racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit racketeering murder, multiple firearms violations, and multiple violations related to the obstruction of justice, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On July 18, 2013, David Vincent Gierlus, age 60, formerly an osteopathic doctor in Muscatine, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 96 months imprisonment and a fine of $400,000.00 after pleading guilty to distributing hydrocodone to a patient...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Samuel Santiago, Caribbean Area Manager, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Investigation and Enforcement Services (USDA-APHIS-IES), announced that Raquel Molina, 55, of Miami...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: RUBEN JAUREGUI, 24, and FRANCISCO MALDONADO, 46, both of Dade City, Florida, pled guilty in federal court today before U. S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to misprision of a felony, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: Mount Rainier National Park currently has a reduced ability to perform upper mountain rescues. Under especially hazardous conditions, no rescue may be possible. Climbers should take special heed of this notice.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: 21 Locations Searched Today Involving Drug Trafficking and Burglaries and.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced that Randy Binder, a pharmacist and the former proprietor of Texas Road Pharmacy in Manalapan, N.J., admitted today that he conspired to illegally distribute oxycodone to people without a legitimate need for the drug.

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: Dear Messrs. Hoffa, Hansen, and Taylor...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced that David Bacon, 53, and Donald Sargent, 37, both former residents of Key West, Florida, were sentenced...

By USDA Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of organizations in 11 states for loans and grants to support job creation efforts and business development, and to strengthen economic growth in rural communities. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused on...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal grand jury in Providence on Wednesday returned an indictment charging Matteo Morelli, 34, of Warwick, a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier, with one count of delay or destruction of mail by a Postal Service officer or employee. It is alleged in court documents that Morelli discarded more than 1,000 pieces of mail that were addressed to individuals and business in East Greenwich and North Kingstown.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, July 18, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - Justin Stewart Mote, 33, of Marysville was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 300 months in prison for coercing or enticing a minor to engage in illegal...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - --Alfredo Barrientos, 30, of Rio Grande City, and Mexican National Esteban Trevino, 39, have been ordered to prison following their convictions in relation to a crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The two men pleaded guilty on March 4, 2013.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Obamacare has suffered a rough July: costs continue to go up, businesses continue to cut hours, and the administration kicked off the Fourth of July by dropping not one but two bombshells. First, it announced a delay of mandates for businesses, while forcing individuals to comply. Then, ...

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2013
News Release: The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday* agreed to expand their current scientific cooperation to include new areas of research, such as energy, healthcare and clinical measurements, and food safety and nutrition.