News from June 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH RAO, 53, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 91 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. On February 4, 2013, RAO pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute oxycodone and cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: ATLANTA - - Gabriel Jimenez Antunez, Pablo Saucedo Aparicio, Martin Ascencio, and Javier Munoz Ruiz have been indicted on federal drug and money laundering charges for their roles in the delivery of liquid methamphetamine to a residence in Austell, Ga.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jose A. Martinez, 40, of Albuquerque, N.M., made his initial appearance in federal court this morning on a criminal complaint charging him with possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Martinez remains in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for June 11, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ. - On June 23rd, 2013, Grand Canyon National Park will host "President Theodore Roosevelt Salutes the National Park Service."This special program is a living history portrayal of the 26th President of the United States as performed by Joe Wiegand at 8:30pm, Sunday, June 23rd, 2013 at McKee Amphitheater located on the South Rim behind Park Headquarters near Parking Lot A.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Copper Center, Alaska - A 2,900-acre wildfire that ignited May 31 in the southern part of Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge has burned 29 acres in northeastern Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The fire is burning in a very remote area about 82 miles east of Slana, 37 miles southeast of Chisana and 19...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Burn is scheduled for Taft Toe Area in Yosemite Valley.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 2231, the “Offshore Energy and Jobs Act." This legislation would expand U.S. offshore energy production to create American jobs, lower energy prices, generate new federal revenue, and strengthen America’s national security. To learn more about H.R. 2231, click here.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: WARTBURG, Tennessee: The Obed Wild and Scenic River will be hosting a Fish with a Ranger Day on Saturday, June 8, to mark Tennessee’s annual free fishing day. This free fishing day allows both residents and non-residents to fish without a license for the entire day. Participants will learn about the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TYRONE BURRUS, 48, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for selling crack cocaine.
By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, June 12, he will convene a hearing on reforming the U.S. international food aid program in order to help more people, more quickly, at a lower cost. The hearing, entitled “Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: Reaching More for Less, " will begin at 10 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Tyler Nuss, age 25 of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha for possessing child pornography. The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Nuss to a ten year term of imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison Nuss will begin a ten year term of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-A federal indictment unsealed recently charges a 54-year-old Coon Rapids man with receiving, possessing and attempting to distribute child pornography. The indictment, which was filed on May 20, 2013, charges Guy Edward Wheelock with seven counts of attempted distribution of child pornography...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Francisco Escobar-Tinjero, age 49, of Hill City, South Dakota appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy, on May 30, 2013 and pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Detrin C. Spraggins, 46, of East St. Louis, IL, was sentenced in federal district court on June 6, 2013, to 24 months in prison, to be followed by three years supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $200 fine, for unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse is leading a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports to Turkey, this week. Representatives from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania, as well as 20 U.S. companies are participating.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Both Men Had Prior Convictions For Molesting Children.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Carnell Ragan, 47, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - On June 5, 2013, RANDEL L. STONE, 43, of Anadarko, Oklahoma, pled guilty to making a false statement on a Federal income tax return, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A teacher at Royal Oak Middle School in Covina, who allegedly met an undercover operative in his classroom so they could view child pornography, has been arrested after investigators determined that he was distributing child pornography via the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2013
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Jerry Kerley, 60, of Kodak, Tenn. was sentenced on June 6, 2013, by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve four years in prison for his May 2012 federal convictions for wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, all arising from a mortgage fraud scheme.
