News from May 2013
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2013
Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 180,000 metric tons of soft red winter wheat for delivery to China during the 2013/2014 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Virgin Islands Police officer Angelo Hill was arrested Friday by federal agents and.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that on May 22, 2013, in Great Falls, after a federal district court trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, JOYCE TATSEY SPOONHUNTER, a 56-year-old resident of Browning, was found guilty of three counts of wire fraud. Sentencing is set for Aug. 28, 2013. She is currently released on special conditions.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: RANGERS ENFORCING SEAT BELT USE - DAY AND NIGHT.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: A Fine Blend of Modest Price Increases and Robust Enhancements.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Darin Moran, age 36, of Sioux City, Iowa appeared before U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on May 21, 2013 and pled guilty to Count I of the indictment that charged him with Mail Fraud. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
By Homeland Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) welcomed the announcement of President Obama’s intent to nominate John H. Thompson as the next U.S. Census Bureau Director. Chairman Carper has called on the Obama Administration to quickly work to nominate qualified individuals to fill key management level positions that are vacant, including the U.S. Census Bureau.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A man with a prior federal child pornography conviction in California has been sentenced to 22½ years in prison and lifetime supervised release for his guilty plea to soliciting children over the Internet for sex, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: Copper Center, Alaska - Due to lingering snow conditions and frozen water supply lines, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve postponed the opening of the Kennecott Visitor Center until June 1. Even though the visitor center is closed, Kennecott MInes NHL and local businesses are open for business. To obtain Bear Resistant Food Containers in Kennecott, please contact Ranger Elizabeth Schafer at 907-960-1013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: (SAN DIEGO) - - Eduardo Arellano-Felix, 56, the last of four brothers to be targeted by U.S. prosecutors for leading one of the world’s most notorious multi-national drug trafficking organizations, pleaded guilty today in federal court in San Diego to money laundering and conspiracy charges.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: DES MOINES, IOWA B On May 23, 2013, Jared Michael Bielenberg, age 23, of Ames, Iowa, pled guilty before United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. According to a written plea agreement, from around January 2010 through July 2011, Bienberg participated in the distribution of at least sixty (60) grams of heroin in and around the Ames area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Terry Stimpert, age 37, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on May 21, 2013 and pled guilty to an indictment that charged him with wire fraud. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 20 years' imprisonment, and a $250,000 fine.
By US DOT Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: A Congressional panel will hold a hearing in Southern California next week to examine how the region’s unique transportation challenges impact the movement of freight throughout the entire Nation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana-The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: Hammond, Indiana-The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: Vicente had faced a 10-year mandatory minimum.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: A Canton man with a prior murder conviction was faces federal firearms charges after authorities found him with six firearms, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the issuance of a right-of-way grant to Alta Windpower Development, LLC (Alta Windpower) to construct, operate, maintain and decommission a wind energy generation facility capable of generating up to 153-megawatts of power. Once fully operational, Alta...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2013
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: With the warming weather, many people begin to return to the shores and waters of Lake Michigan to enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities. While engaging in summer activities please remember that conditions on Lake Michigan can quickly change from calm and inviting to rough and dangerous with little or no warning. The National Park Service would like everyone to have a safe and enjoyable time.
