News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, Aggravated Sexual Contact with a Child, and Abusive Sexual Contact.

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: A crimininal information was filed charging Tyrone Nix, 22, of Detroit, with illegal possessing and using counterfeit debit cards, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that THOMAS J. TUREY, 64, of Norwalk, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport to one count of wire fraud related to his embezzlement of more than $3.4 million.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Sandy Springs: This Memorial Day weekend, thousands of Atlantans will beat the heat by shootin' the Hooch. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) staff have a few tips to make your trip more enjoyable.

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Leonel de La Torre, of Brownsville, has been ordered to prison for nearly 14 years for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy operating in South Texas as well as other states, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, May 23, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. CINCINNATI - Adam P. Moellers, 35, of Mason, Ohio was sentenced to 36 months in prison and Gary P. Dailey, aka Gary Klump, 33, of Covington, Kentucky was sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Michael Capps, 52, and his wife Roberta Capps, 52, both of Truth or Consequences, N.M., appeared in Las Cruces federal court this morning on criminal complaints charging them with conspiracy and the unlawful distribution of the prescription painkillers Oxymorphone and Oxycontin. Roberta...

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA- United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr. announced today that NAEEMAH EMILE, age 47, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson to twenty-eight (28) months of imprisonment.

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Randall Murray, age 50, of Glenham, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on May 20, 2013 and pled guilty to Count II of the Indictment that charged him with Distribution of a Controlled Substance.

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced today that on May 22, 2013, Starr Dana Miller, a 20-year-old enrolled Northern Arapaho man from Arapahoe, Wyoming, appeared in Federal District Court for sentencing before United States District Judge Alan B. Johnson on a single count of abusive...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska -Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Feldis announced today that a man from Anchorage was sentenced in federal court for his role in an Anchorage and Fairbanks drug conspiracy.

By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that applications are being accepted from lenders for loan guarantees to finance rural rental housing. 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 Interior Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: The Utah Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin a project to resurface the roadway on Highway 24 starting Tuesday May 28, 2013 and continue through Thursday May 30, 2013.

By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: For the six-month hurricane season, which begins June 1, NOAA’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook says there is a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 6 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher).

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that several Kansas City, Mo., area residents are among 16 defendants indicted by a federal grand jury today for their roles in a large drug-trafficking conspiracy and in an unsuccessful conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: A man who had a firearm hidden under his seat during a traffic stop in Waterloo was convicted by a jury today after a two-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: USDA Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Doug O’Brien today announced the expansion of a partnership with one of the largest issuers of mortgage-backed securities in the nation to increase investments in rural rental housing. 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 DOE Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today voiced support for a state-based regulatory system of domestic natural gas production during a forum on the shale boom before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - Samuel Ray Palasota, 52, of Houston, has surrendered to federal authorities following the return of a 24-count indictment alleging he operated a fraudulent real estate investment scheme and defrauded a woman of $650,000, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Moises Robles-Alonso, 28, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on May 23, 2013, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Robles-Alonso was arrested in Jackson, Wyoming. He received time served plus ten days, was ordered to pay a $100.00...