News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MORRIS CARTER, III, also known as “Chilly Mo, Jr." and “Mo," 24, of Hartford, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - On Tuesday, May 28, 2013, a resident of Washington, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal firearms and narcotic laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - Jeffrey G. Kelly, 45, formerly of Hilliard, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to carrying out a $1.5 million investment fraud scheme between 2006 and 2011. The victims included family friends, relatives, fellow church members, parents...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special agents of the FBI arrested an Essex County, N.J., man this morning in connection with the armed robbery of Belleville News and Food, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: On June 13, 2013, Biscayne National Park's American Conservation Experience (ACE) intern maritime archaeologist Joshua Marano will discuss his involvement in the archaeological excavation of the shipwreck Queen Anne's Revenge (QAR) shipwreck. The ship was captained by the notorious pirate Blackbeard and sank off the North Carolina coast in 1718. The talk takes place at 7:00 pm at the Deering Estate at Cutler, located at 16701 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33157. Admission is free.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: Defendant Pleads Guilty After Evidence Reveals That He Attempted To Enlist Undercover Agents In Illegal Export Deal Involving Weapons-Grade Carbon Fiber.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal jury in Corpus Christi has found Luis Perez-Barocela guilty for his participation in a large drug trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The jury returned its verdict just a short time ago after three days of trial and less than three hours of deliberation.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: 2013 Summer Hours of Operation. Fort Union National Monument will be open 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily starting Saturday May 25, 2013. Enjoy the exhibits, park movie, Western National Parks Association bookstore and the trail through the fort. Ranger-led programs will be offered including: · 10:00 am Fort...
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: NatureBridge still has a few open spots for the Summer Field Research Course at its Olympic National Park campus. This two-week immersive backcountry expedition will give high school students the opportunity to conduct rigorous field science investigations in one of the most ecologically diverse national parks in the country.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Tiffany Roberson, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with embezzlement of bank funds by a bank employee, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the Indictment, Roberson, an assistant manager at Hyperion Bank, embezzled and misappropriated approximately $20,000 in moneys, funds and assets intrusted to the custody and care of Hyperion Bank and its employees.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on May 29, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch, the following individual was arraigned.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Gary Hyde, 44, of York, England, pleaded guilty to a charge of removing and altering country of origin markings on imported articles and was sentenced to time served by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Hyde, who is currently serving a sentence of seven years in prison in England for his involvement in a separate illegal arms transaction, appeared through his attorney.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Tony Gene Broxton, Jr., 54, of Pace, Florida, appeared yesterday in federal court on charges of theft of public money and making false statements to federal agencies, according to Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Former Paddington Station preschool teacher David Moe, age 46 of Denver, pled guilty this afternoon before U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez to distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: A professional rodeo clown who grew marijuana for over six years was sentenced on May 29, 2013, to twenty years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming Christopher A. Crofts announced today that on May 29, 2013, Alan Brown, 61, and his brother Vernon Lee Brown, 54, both Northern Arapaho Tribal Members, appeared in federal court on an Indictment charging them with one count of First Degree Murder and Aiding and...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Kevin Baron, 43, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 168 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that John Estock, age 37, and Frank Suriano, age 44, both of Pittston, Pennsylvania, have pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. Suriano pleaded guilty Tuesday and Estock pleaded guilty today before Senior United States District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: A North Ridgeville man was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of distribution of visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced in federal court to 188 months in prison on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
