News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 30-year-old man from Sacramento, California, was indicted for allegedly distributing controlled substances in Minnesota. Demar Deshawn Powell was specifically charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and one count of attempt to distribute or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Kevin Cavazone, 30, a member and resident of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, pleaded guilty this afternoon to a felony information charging him with voluntary manslaughter. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Cavazone will be sentenced to 66 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - - United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton sentenced William Robert Barsanti, 27, of Junction City, Calif., today to five years in prison for growing marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Barsanti also forfeited to the federal government the property upon which marijuana was being grown.
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON -At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Congress must repeal the broken Medicare payment formula this year and find ways to make Medicare’s payment system more efficient. The payment formula, known as the sustainable growth rate (SGR), threatens doctors with a 25 percent reimbursement cut in 2014, which could severely limit seniors’ access to health care.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced GREGORY DEVON OBEY, 29, of Smithfield, North Carolina, to 540 months imprisonment followed by 8 years supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: MAY 14 - (BRIDGEPORT Conn.) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Ralston Williams, also known as “Chris," 43, of New Haven, was sentenced today...
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Gregory Cook, age 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 16 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Dead Man Incorporated (DMI).
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: A federal grand jury in Benton, Illinois, has charged seven individuals with methamphetamine related offenses, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Those charged with various methamphetamine offenses are:Daniel E. Pickens, 30, of Wheeler...
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Derrick Nathaniel Hartfield, age 45, of Smyrna, Ga., and Rico Carty Clemons, 47, of Riverdale, Ga., pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Court Judge Richard T. Haik to taking part in a scheme to defraud Wal-Mart and other retail business nationwide out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through identity theft and wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Yesterday in federal court, a 23-year-old Redby man was sentenced for harboring a fugitive last spring. On May 13, 2013, United States District Court Judge John R. Tunheim sentenced Andrew Oakgrove to 30 months in prison on one count of harboring and concealing a fugitive. Oakgrove was indicted on Dec. 10, 2012, and pleaded guilty on February 6, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a North Platte, Nebraska man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly engaging in a sexual act with a three year old on July 25, 2011 at Allen, South Dakota.
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: Dear Secretary Sebelius: As the Republican Members of the Senate Committee on Finance, one of the key committees of jurisdiction over health care issues, we were troubled by the news reports concerning your interactions with health care industry executives asking for donations of money to assist with...
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Join the Active Trails Team, Bright Angel Bicycles, and Grand Canyon Law Enforcement for the 2013 Bike Rodeo 5-7 pm May 20, 2013, at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center flag pole. Rodeo contestants will participate in a bike maintenance check, helmet fitting, skills practice, games...
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - This morning, Francis Louis Carrillo, 49, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction for stealing money from a program receiving federal funds. Carrillo also was ordered to pay restitution in the amount...
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Vicksburg National Military Park will present a special Sesquicentennial ranger program on the Battle of Jackson from 7:00pm until 9:00pm at the park's Visitor Center on Clay Street.
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: Detecting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could soon become far easier with the help of an innovative technique* developed by a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists have overcome an issue preventing the effective use of lasers to rapidly scan samples.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Walter McTyere, 30, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., who was convicted of possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to one year in prison.
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: Today, the Treasury Inspector General of Tax Administration (TIGTA) released its report on the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Following is a report summary compiled by the Senate Finance Committee Republican staff. In addition, a timeline of events can be found HERE.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Gary Sidney Vicenti, 53, a member and resident of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, pleaded guilty this afternoon to an aggravated sexual abuse charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Vicenti will be sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Vicenti also will be required to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The owner of an aircraft parts broker in Ridgefield, N.J., will appear in Newark federal court today following his arrest last night for an alleged conspiracy to launder scrapped jet engine parts, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
