News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Somerset, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to a charge of conversion of government funds, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Doctor Continued To Write Prescriptions For Powerful Painkiller After Surrender Of His DEA Registration.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Former Agriprocessors’ manager Hosam Amara is scheduled to appear today in federal court in Cedar Rapids following his extradition from Israel. According to Israeli authorities, Amara was arrested in Israel on March 31, 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Used Funds From Publicly-Funded Charitable Organization For His Own Political Benefit.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - Three men, one from Bourne and two from New Bedford, were arraigned late yesterday on an indictment charging them with heroin distribution and related crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: On May 2, 2013, Justin J. Harper, a 24-year old Venice, Illinois, man pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, to unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Corey A. Cotton, 33, of East Saint Louis, IL, was sentenced on May 2, 2013, in federal district court, in East St. Louis, on one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a prospectus soliciting proposals for the award of three (3) concession contracts for guided interpretive backcountry vehicle tours within Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh's North Side has been sentenced in federal court to 75 months incarceration on his conviction of conspiracy and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Road construction on the Scenic Drive in Theodore Roosevelt National Park will resume on Monday, May 6.The construction crew will work on the East River Road from Wind Canyon to Beef Corral Bottom.Visitors will encounter single-lane traffic and delays of up to 30 minutes.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: COVINGTON, KY - A Brooksville, KY., woman admitted in federal court she concealed information from federal authorities, for several years, in order to fraudulently obtain state and federal benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut today announced that three men involved in illegal sports bookmaking have been sentenced in Hartford federal court. Today, U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant sentenced ANTHONY SANTORO, also known as “Skinny," 49, of Staten Island, N.Y., to...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: HUNDREDS NEEDED TO BREAK WORLD RECORD AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced the return of a ten count indictment charging defendants Frank Excel Marley III, 39, of Miramar and Maria Hassun, 66, of Miami, with unjustly enriching themselves by stealing from the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that on May 2, 2013, in Missoula, after a federal district court trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, CURTIS KEITH TICHENOR, a 52-year-old resident of Helena, was found guilty of robbery, possessing and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Sentencing is set for August 7, 2013. He is currently detained.
By State Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, marked World Press Freedom Day by recognizing that a free press is essential to free and open societies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Youn Sok Chang, also known as “Michael Chang," 35, of Gambrills, Md., pleaded guilty yesterday to Conspiracy to Commit Alien Harboring. Chang, who is originally from South Korea, was the owner and operator of a “doumi" business that provided female escorts to customers at nightclubs in Annandale, Virginia.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: This June, War in the Pacific National Historical Park will host the annual Reef Ranger Summer Camp. This free, dynamic program introduces a fun, safe, and exciting way to explore our island’s coast and learn about marine science at Asan Beach. Participants will learn to become stewards of our island’s park and our environment. Three week-long sessions will be held from June 10 to June 28.
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new rules to better target Community Connect broadband grants to areas where they are needed the most. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today's announcement is one part of the Department's efforts to strengthen the rural economy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed charging Queens Doctor Gracia L. Mayard with illegal distribution of oxycodone, a highly-addictive prescription medicine used to treat severe pain. Mayard is scheduled to be arraigned at 3:00 p.m. today before United States District Judge Joseph F. Bianco, at the United States Courthouse in Central Islip, New York.
