News from June 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that John Anthony Barton, 33, of Dix, N.Y., was convicted of conspiracy to manufacture 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of more of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana with intent...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jorge Garcia, 37, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to possession with intent to use or transfer unlawfully five or more identification documents. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: Richard M. Gordon, 65, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was charged today by Information with one count of theft of Government funds, announced United States Attorney Zane D. Memeger. The information alleges that between June 4, 2004 and Dec. 31, 2012, Richard Gordon implemented a scheme to steal funds...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County man surrendered to law enforcement officers today for allegedly defrauding hundreds of sellers of foreign and antique banknotes on the eBay online auction site, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Danny Dan Don Brown, 25, a member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Church Rock, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon to 162 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for his second degree murder conviction. He also was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1200 to cover the cost of the victim’s funeral and related expenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - David Brister, 56, of Philadelphia, was charged by indictment, unsealed today, in a counterfeit check scheme that victimized dozens of people across the United States, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Brister is charged with one count of conspiracy, five counts of mail...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway today sentenced Stephen Governale (50, Tampa) to 10 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor to engage in a sexual activity. Governale was also ordered to serve a ten-year term of supervision and required to register as a sex offender, following his release from prison. He pleaded guilty on Jan. 29, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Robert Ranieri, 37, of Glendora, N.J., pleaded guilty today to committing loan sharking activities on behalf of the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra (LCN) Family. U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno scheduled a sentencing hearing for Sept. 25, 2013. Ranieri faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: In Eagle Pass last night, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents along with Texas Department Public Safety investigators arrested 52-year-old Salvador Castillon, owner of South Texas Concrete based in Eagle Pass, in connection with an alleged bribery, kickback and bid-rigging scheme announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Yesterday in federal court in St. Paul, a 24-year-old felon from St. Paul pleaded guilty to possessing a nine-millimeter, semi-automatic pistol. On June 12, 2013, Virgil Lee Kirkwood specifically pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Kirkwood, who was indicted on March 19, 2013, entered his plea before United States District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - An indictment was filed this afternoon in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging Andrea Sanderlin of Scarsdale, New York, with manufacturing and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute it and maintaining a drug-involved premise. Sanderlin, 45, was arrested...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: Joseph Richard Adams, 55, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on June 12, 2013, for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. Adams was arrested in Los Angeles, California. He received 24 months imprisonment, to be followed by two years of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Donald Joseph West, 49, of Amarillo, Texas, an armed career criminal, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson to a total of 35 years in federal prison following his conviction at trial in March 2013 on all counts of a superseding indictment charging felony offenses...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that the main Energy and Commerce Committee hearing room will be named in honor of former Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Dingell (D-MI).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: The temporary closure of Pilgrim Creek Road, located between Jackson Lake Lodge and Colter Bay Village, will be extended while a contractor continues to haul and stage gravel along the length of this unpaved road in preparation for an improvement project scheduled for July. This secondary road will be...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - Below are the Navajo County Stage II Fire Restrictions on June 13, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. Please note the additional restrictions: 3, 4, and 5 and stricter smoking restrictions (as compared to Stage 1). Other area agencies may have some variances. Any questions please call myself or Mary Springer.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today made the following statement regarding reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drastically exaggerated on its economic benefits prediction in a formaldehyde emissions rule. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) dropped multiple categories of financial benefits from the proposed rule that the EPA sent them for review.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: Following today's assessment by fire staff, the Big Meadows Fire remains at an estimated 333 acres and 30% containment. Hand crews constructed and strengthened fire lines along the northwest flank of the fire; crews working along Tonahutu Creek continued efforts to install hose lays to strengthen containment along the southern flank of the fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a 35-year-old Red Lake man was sentenced for committing domestic assault involving a woman on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. United States District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank sentenced Brian Gordon Graves to 21 months in federal prison on one count of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of domestic assault by a habitual offender. Graves was indicted on November 5, 2012, and convicted on Jan. 31, 2013.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 13, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing examining the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) to gain a better understanding of this complex statute and its impacts on the economy and public heath and safety.
