News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Selby man convicted of Fraudulent Acceptance of Payments was sentenced on April 30, 2013, by U.S. Magistrate Veronica L. Duffy. Michael Kuehl, age 56, was sentenced to 2 years’ probation and ordered to pay $25 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund and $3,635.20 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford, Ill. man pleaded guilty today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. ROBERT J. GRAY, 34, admitted that on May 8, 2012, having previously been convicted of a felony, he possessed an SKS Norinco semi-automatic...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida: Everglades National Park's nationally award winning volunteer program is hosting a volunteer event in recognition of Armed Forces Day, on Saturday, May 18. The volunteer event is taking place at the park's historic Nike Missile Site, one of America's best preserved sites from the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Sharon, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months probation, including 7 months confinement at Renewal, Inc., followed by 7 months home confinement, a $5,000 fine and $400 special assessment on his conviction of income tax evasion, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-- Earlier today in federal court, a 43-year-old Texas man was sentenced in connection with the operation of a phony invoice scheme that defrauded an Eagan-based company out of more than $600,000. United States District Court Judge Patrick J. Schiltz sentenced Clayton Craig Hogeland, of Aurora...
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: On Tuesday, May 7 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Raising the Bar: Exploring State and Local Efforts to Improve Accountability." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Allegedly Sold Demerol, Oxycontin, Hydrocodone And Firearms Illegally From Gun Shop.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: De Soto National Memorial Offering Ranger led Kayak Tours.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Shamaruis Ruffin, 25, and Wanda Faye Dancy, 51, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Ball today pursuant to a criminal complaint charging her with kidnapping, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen.
By US DOT Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today made the following statement regarding S.601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA), which is expected to be on the Senate floor next week. Vitter and EPW Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) are the lead sponsors of the legislation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A Peabody tax preparer was charged today with fraud and other related charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Sammie Royal, 41, of Hampton, Va., was sentenced Thursday to 262 months in prison, followed by five years supervised release, after pleading guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, U.S.--Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Stanley R. Tarnowski, 58 of Fayetteville, GA, who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 60 months in prison and five years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: ATLANTA -Hamza Bendelladj, an Algerian national also known as “Bx1," will be arraigned on Federal cybercrime charges for his role in developing, marketing, distributing, and operating the malicious computer virus “SpyEye.".
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Laundering And Harboring, Transporting, And Employing Illegal Aliens.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2013
News Release: Two members of the Texas Syndicate prison gang, Adam Chavez and Alejandro Flores, were sentenced today by the Honorable Chief Judge Fred Biery, announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2013
News Release: CARLOS ALEXANDER MEJIA-SARAVIA, age 34, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Helen G. Berrigan, announced U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente. MEJIA was sentenced to approximately six months imprisonment. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Berrigan ordered...
By USDA Newswire | May 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013-The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a comprehensive scientific report on honey bee health. The report states that there are multiple factors playing a role in honey bee colony declines, including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2013
News Release: Jean-Claude Bridges pleaded guilty earlier this year to deliberately setting a church on fire and was sentenced this morning in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Danville, Va. Bridges was sentenced to serve two years in prison, two years of supervised release and ordered to pay $141,773.68 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2013
News Release: The United States has filed suit against Chemed Corporation and various wholly owned hospice subsidiaries, including Vitas Hospice Services LLC and Vitas Healthcare Corporation, alleging false Medicare billings for hospice services, the Justice Department announced today. Vitas is the largest for-profit ...
