News from March 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: Memphis, TN - Six individuals have been indicted on federal child sex trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee; Aaron Ford, Special Agent in Charge of the Memphis field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Toney Armstrong, Director of the Memphis Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: Hammond, Indiana-The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Three Philadelphia men are charged with conspiracy and Hobbs Acts robbery in a home invasion of the owner of an Upper Darby business, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. A superseding indictment, filed yesterday, charges Jeramiah Stokes, 23, Tyreek Styles, 25, and Tyrone...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: Allegedly Falsified Documents To Unlawfully Obtain Payments For Personal Items.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on March 29, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, JEROME BRUCE SEAMAN, a 61-year-old resident of Poplar, pled guilty to theft from an Indian Tribal organization receiving federal grants, Federal False Claims Act violation, and false writings affecting federal monies. Sentencing has been set for July 1, 2013. He is currently released on special conditions.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Despite stubbornly high gas prices, the Obama administration today announced it is moving forward with a new regulation for gasoline that is expected to drive prices at the pump even higher. The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its new Tier 3 rule requiring ultra-low sulfur gasoline...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada is extending the deadline for nominations for open positions on its three Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) until April 29. The formal call for nominations was published in the Federal Register today.Resource Advisory Councils are citizen-based groups that make...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Lee’s Summit, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a $1 million conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: GREENBELT -, Md. - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Weldon Emanuwell Gordon, age 35, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana-The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Despite stubbornly high gas prices, the Obama administration today announced it is moving forward with a new regulation for gasoline that is expected to drive prices at the pump even higher. The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its new Tier 3 rule requiring ultra-low sulfur gasoline...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - An accountant in Manhattan, Kan., has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $500,000 from the commercial construction company where he worked, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that three Anchorage men were arraigned on charges involving an alleged drug trafficking conspiracy, distribution of controlled substances, attempt to possess with intent to distribute heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: A Forks, Washington pilot was contacted and cited by an Olympic National Park Ranger after landing an ultralight aircraft on a beach within the wilderness coast of the park on March 4, 2013.The plane was observed by park employees who were working on the coast and he was contacted at Forks airport by a ranger and cited.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Las Vegas bankruptcy attorney Randolph H. Goldberg pleaded guilty today to willful tax evasion for filing tax returns that significantly understated his taxable income and for attempting to hide the income through the use of nominee bank accounts, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: Superintendent Trimble announced today the annual closing of seasonal ORV routes in front of village beaches will take place on April 1, 2013.In accordance with the ORV Management Plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the following seasonal ORV routes close annually to vehicles from April 1 through October 31.These areas remain open to pedestrian use.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on March 28, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, THOMAS RODERICK YALLUP, JR., a 30-year-old resident of Box Elder and an enrolled member of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, was arraigned and pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Sentencing is set for July 25, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS") and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of (“USAO-NDCA") entered into a Non-Prosecution (“NPA") today in which UPS agreed to forfeit $40 million in payments it has received from illicit online pharmacies and to implement a...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: Defendant Also Firebombed Vehicle Over Expulsion From ‘Nickelsville’.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2013
News Release: Superintendent H. Lane Baker announced today that Coronado National Memorial (NMem) will offer ranger-led hikes to Coronado cave every Friday afternoon beginning April 5 and continuing through April 26. The hikes are free of charge and are a great way to learn more about the rich cultural and natural...
