News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Five area men have been sent to prison for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Edward Mata, 28, Richard Scott Patton, 41, Luis Andres Longoria, 40, and Servando Guerra, 62, all pleaded guilty in December 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: MOISES CHICAJ-IMUL, age 26, a citizen of Guatemala, was charged in a two-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury today with fraud and misuse of a Permanent Resident Card and illegal use of a Social Security Number, announced U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: PHOENIX - On May 9, 2013, George Calvin Windley, 33, of Phoenix, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to15 years imprisonment. Windley pleaded guilty on July 11, 2012, to conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§1594(c) and 1591(a).
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of May 13, 2013. The committee will mark up three pieces of legislation pertaining to electric reliability, animal drug user fees, and the security of our nation’s prescription drug...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Rodriguez Brown, 35, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny, to being a felon in possession of a firearm and witness tampering. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
By State Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On May 7, 2013, Jason Lee Garza, a 32 year-old resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Garza pled guilty to the charge of a felon in possession of a firearm on February 8, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold two parcels totaling 2,165 acres for $21,828 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was for a 960-acre parcel in Larimer County that was sold to Context Energy in Denver for $9 per acre.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after President Obama hosted an event on his signature domestic policy achievement, the health care overhaul...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Yanira del Carmen Guerrero Andrade, also known as “Yadira" or “Litsy," 28, an illegal alien from El Salvador who had been residing in Adelphi, Md., was sentenced today to 132 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for recruiting a 15-year-old, pregnant runaway to engage in commercial sex acts for a trafficking ring with ties to the notorious street gang Mara Salvatrucha Thirteen (“MS-13").
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that on May 9, 2013, in Helena, after a federal district court trial before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell, BRAD CHARLES FISHER, 51, a former resident of Helena and a current resident of Kenmore, Washington, was found guilty of attempt to evade or defeat income tax. Sentencing is set for Sept. 13, 2013. He is currently released on special conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: A citizen of Mexico, who was named, along with nine others in an indictment returned in August 2012, was sentenced to prison on May 10, 2013, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), will hold a legislative hearing next Friday, May 17, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine three legislative proposals: the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act, the Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act, and the Federal Facility Accountability Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A Quincy man was sentenced yesterday on charges related to a prostitution ring.
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold two parcels totaling 2,165 acres for $21,828 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was for a 960-acre parcel in Larimer County that was sold to Context Energy in Denver for $9 per acre.
By USDA Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against A & A Ontario Market Inc.
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Energy Department’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Christopher Smith today attended a dedication ceremony at the Air Products and Chemicals hydrogen production facilities in Port Arthur, Texas. Supported by a $284 million Energy Department investment, the company has successfully...
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Four men, all from Washington, D.C., were sentenced today to prison terms on charges stemming from various gang-related crimes, including beatings, attempted robberies, and obstructing justice, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that John Martin, age 74, of Spearfish, South Dakota appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on May 9, 2013 and pled guilty to a charge of Mail Fraud and a charge of Misbranding of a Drug. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 20 years' imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2013
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - - Elizabeth Nevarez, 44, of Laredo, has been ordered to prison for nearly five years following her conviction of one count of money laundering, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Nevarez entered into a written plea agreement on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012.
