News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 31-year-old Flint, Texas woman has been arrested on federal charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two brothers who made tens of thousands of dollars of contributions to charitable organizations operating under the umbrella of a New York-based orthodox Jewish group known as Spinka pleaded guilty today to tax fraud for taking tax deductions for contributions that were refunded by the non-profits.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s, Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), Miami Field Office, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and Vernon Foret, Director...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Bridgeport has returned a 13-count indictment charging TIMOTHY FORBES, 31, of Allentown, Pa.; WILLIAM DAVIS, 25, of Allentown; JEFFREY HOUSTON, 26, of Allentown; CHRISTOPHER...
By State Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. sentenced Nery Gustavo Ramos-Duarte, age 52, of Chiquimula, Guatemala, today to 160 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and import five kilograms or more of cocaine, commit money laundering, and smuggle bulk cash.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Directed Victim’s Mother To Molest Her Daughter While He Watched Via Webcam.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today charging Ignacio Ramos Beltran, 49, of Salinas, with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Travis Lokey, age 32, of Columbus, Georgia, was sentenced on May 30, 2013, by the Honorable Clay D. Land, District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia in Columbus, Georgia. Judge Land sentenced Mr. Lokey...
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: In partnership with St. John's Medical Center, Grand Teton National Park will launch a new Active Trails program with a kick-off event June 6 from 5-7 p.m. at Miller Park in Jackson, Wyoming. The first 10 people to register for participation in the Active Trails program will receive a free annual pass...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Elizabeth, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to make counterfeit United States currency and making counterfeit United States currency, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOE Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In recent weeks, the Energy and Commerce Committee has explored the looming rate shock that will hit when the president’s health care law takes full effect. Despite widespread evidence that significant price spikes are expected, reports from the state of California claiming potential...
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: This summer the National Park Service and park partner Alaska Geographic are hosting a special 1913 Centennial Speaker Series to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first summit of Mt. McKinley. By reaching the summit of the highest peak in North America on June 7, 1913, Walter...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: BOISE - Kyle Alan Batt, 27, of Caldwell, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to a federal indictment charging him with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - Today President Barack Obama identified Mihael Karner as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker, or “drug kingpin," for purposes of sanctions under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (the “Kingpin Act").
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of June 3, 2013. Beginning on Monday, June 3, the House of Representatives will vote on two committee priorities - legislation to reauthorize new and generic animal drug user fee programs and...
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In recent weeks, the Energy and Commerce Committee has explored the looming rate shock that will hit when the president’s health care law takes full effect. Despite widespread evidence that significant price spikes are expected, reports from the state of California claiming potential...
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, The Brookline Historical Society, and The Campaign to Preserve St. Aidan's invite you to attend a Community Presentation on the Historical, Architectural, and Cultural Significance of St. Aidan's Catholic Church to Brookline's Coolidge Corner Neighborhood.
By DOL Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s student loan event at the White House...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Woody Medlock, Sr., 69, and his wife, Kathy Medlock, 57, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, former owners of Murfreesboro Ambulance Service, were convicted by a jury on charges of conspiracy, Medicare fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, announced David Rivera, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. A third defendant, Woody (“Bubba") Medlock, Jr., was acquitted of similar charges.
