News from March 2013
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Delta Fresh Fruit Inc., of Vernon, Calif., for failure to pay for produce.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, was sentenced on March 25, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Tien Le, 47, of Sacramento, was found guilty today of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana following a six-day jury trial before United States District Judge William B. Shubb, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 34-year-old Tyler, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: McCoy stole more than a half-million dollars from Chase; created unauthorized cashier’s checks to purchase a Cadillac SUV and a ’68 Chevy Camaro.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced the panel will hold a hearing on April 25, 2013, to examine the Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline program, which has tripled in size from $800 million in 2009 to $2.2 billion per year in 2012. In advance...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced the panel will hold a hearing on April 25, 2013, to examine the Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline program, which has tripled in size from $800 million in 2009 to $2.2 billion per year in 2012. In advance...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-Celebrate the scenery with an off-trail guided hike to the "Dying Grounds" on Sunday March 31st. Discover a special place in the park few others ever experience!.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Strengthening its oversight of the Obama administration’s nuclear export policies, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Energy Secretary Steven Chu seeking information to evaluate changes to federal regulations regarding the export of civilian nuclear technologies...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: BOISE - Dawson Lee Moore, 60, of Weiser, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 36 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Dawson appeared today before Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill at the federal courthouse in Boise. He pleaded guilty to the charge on January 4. Dawson is the twelfth defendant sentenced in the case.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Antonio Latorn Shelton, a/k/a “Chuck", 38, of Jackson, was sentenced in federal court today to 72 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $25,700.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: Agriculture Undersecretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today announced that USDA is accepting applications for funding to establish health care cooperatives and other health care projects to address needs in the Delta region. The United States Department of Agriculture remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today’s announcement is one part of the Department’s efforts to strengthen the rural economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore yesterday sentenced Oneil Marlon Martin, a/k/a David Lawrence Motta (33, Sarasota) to 66 months in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute marijuana and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime. The court also ordered Martin to forfeit two firearms and assorted ammunition which were used, or intended to be used, to facilitate the offenses. Martin pleaded guilty on Jan. 3, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: TUCSON - On March 25, 2013, Jordan Munah Yow Choy Anthony, 21, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to four years in the Bureau of Prisons. Following incarceration, Anthony will be on lifetime supervision with sex offender conditions, including registering as a sex offender. Anthony pleaded guilty on Nov. 2, 2012, to transportation of another with intent to engage in illegal sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former sales associate with the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) was named today in a federal grand jury indictment that accuses him of taking kickbacks from a real estate broker in exchange for providing him with foreclosed properties to sell on behalf of the mortgage agency.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Pamela Taylor, 24, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 48 months on the felony 2nd degree child sexual abuse count and a consecutive 180 days on the misdemeanor threats count stemming from a sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl on a Metrobus in Southeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr. announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota woman convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding and Simple Assault was sentenced on March 22, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2013
News Release: A man who conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine was sentenced March 14, 2013, to more than 16 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2013
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ Miguel Aceves, 40, of El Salvador, and Valentine Pena-Roman, 41, of Mexico, have been sentenced to significant federal prison time for smuggling undocumented aliens, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2013
News Release: Pipestone, MN: Superintendent Glen Livermont announced today the Pipestone National Monument will conduct a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program for the 2013 summer season.The program provides an opportunity for 15-18 year olds to accomplish conservation work and develop an environmental understanding and appreciation of the Monument's natural and cultural heritage.
