News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: BOISE - U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced today the sentencing of Lisa Rochel Samayoa, 45, of Boise; Nina Ann Lucas, 32, of Pocatello, Idaho; Darin Scott Melton, 44, of Twin Falls, Idaho; and Omar Riveroll-Hernandez, 32, of Long Beach, California, to federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - Tyrone Reid, 22, a citizen of Dominica residing in Houston, has been ordered to prison following his conviction in a conspiracy involving numerous co-defendants who lied to federal firearms dealers in the purchase of firearms, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Reid was convicted Feb. 19, 2013, after three days of trial and approximately two hours of deliberation.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) issued the following statement today after President Obama’s announcement about the IRS...
By State Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks as prepared for delivery at Wednesday's committee hearing, “Preventing a Nuclear Iran.".
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Chiapas, Mexico has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of violating federal immigration laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Oaxaca, Mexico, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal immigration laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Today, Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statements after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, by a large, bipartisan vote of 36-10. Committee Members also adopted, by voice vote, an en bloc amendment.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) today teamed up to launch TaxReform.gov, a new website dedicated to obtaining input from the American public on tax reform.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We are writing to express our grave concerns and deep disappointment about the revelations in a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had specifically targeted certain organizations for extra scrutiny as part...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on May 13, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Anthony Butler, 51, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 13 years and 10 months in prison on charges stemming from the armed robbery of a woman last fall in Northwest Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: As a special experience for the visiting public and local communities, the National Park Service will be offering Full Moon Climbs of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse the evening of Friday, May 24, 2013.Two tours will be given; one at 8:30 p.m. and a second at 9:30 p.m. and each tour is limited to 30 people.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Brooklyn, N.Y., man who was arrested in April in connection with a Bergen County bank robbery will make his initial court appearance today, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the former football coach of Holy Redeemer High School in Wilkes-Barre was sentenced today to serve 25 years in prison by Senior United States District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik for producing and attempting to produce child pornography, interstate extortion, and cyber stalking.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Paul Marcellini's Meet Your Biscayne Neighbours, a stunning exhibition of photographs of Biscayne National Park wildlife, opens to the public on June 7 in the park's Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery. Marcellini's work features intimate portraits of wild animals and plants photographed against a pure...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: U.S. Attorney’s initiative to fight child exploitation has surpassed 1,000 months of total prison time for convicted pedophiles since January 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Fort Pierre, South Dakota man convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on May 13, 2013 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Yesterday in federal court, a 32-year-old felon from the northern Minnesota community of Crosby pleaded guilty to possessing a.40-caliber, semi-automatic pistol along with approximately 30 grams of methamphetamine. Zachari Allen Kozar pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession...
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Glen Jean, WV, May 12, 2013 - Are you looking for a summer job?Do you like working outside?If you are a high school student between the ages of 15 and 18 years old, then you are eligible for a position as a member of the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program at New River Gorge National River. Positions...
