News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Reginald Lloyd, age 40, of Washington, D.C., today to 16 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for armed robbery, using and brandishing a gun during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Twenty-five to thirty divers will be in the water the week of June 10 at Wahweap and Antelope Point Marinas to assess the extent of quagga mussels in Lake Powell and to remove all existing mussels. Divers and staff from the National Park Service (NPS), Aramark, Antelope Point Marinas, and other local...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - Bryant Alexander Hairston, 20, of Martinsville, Virginia, pled guilty today, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, in Abingdon, to one count of making false statements in a matter within the jurisdiction of the Executive Branch of the United States and one count of making false statements under oath.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, May 30, 2013-Interested in Paddling with the Pros along the Lower New River? Or perhaps you would like to take a hike and explore one of the most intact examples of a coal mine in the country? For younger participants, would you like to be a scientist and test the water quality...
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement marking the completion of National Hurricane Preparedness Week and the start of the Hurricane Season. The annual Atlantic Hurricane Season begins tomorrow, June 1st.
By DOE Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) responded to today’s release of the 2013 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Report. The Trustees are forecasting that Medicare will go bankrupt in 2026 and Social Security...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Terry Flying By, age 51, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on May 29, 2013 and pled guilty to Count II of the Indictment that charged him with Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Eric Battistoni, 71, of Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Thi Nguyen, 38, of West Seneca, N.Y., were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with using extortion to collect gambling debts. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former employee of The Vacation Ownership Group LLC of Pleasantville, N.J., admitted to conspiring to defraud owners of timeshare properties by offering phony consulting services, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 42-year-old Roma, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that NICHOLAS EVANS, 34, of Norwalk, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Stories about the prominent world leaders of the Cold War era, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s frustrations playing golf, his secret service protection, and much more are the focus of National Park Service programs at the Eisenhower National Historic Site this summer.
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - After the Medicare and Social Security Trustees’ reports were released today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, said that the Medicare program’s slower growth doesn’t capture the real challenges facing Medicare, since the report largely...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Images Involved Minors Younger than Six Years Old.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a man and a woman from Mexico convicted of Bank Larceny were sentenced on May 29, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in June. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Programs are co-sponsored by the Hawai'i Pacific Parks Association, and your $2 donation helps support park programs. Mark the calendar for these upcoming events.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. The last defendant charged in a conspiracy to sell marijuana transported from Edinburg, Texas to Jefferson County, Kentucky was sentenced in United States District Court this week by Senior Judge Charles R. Simpson III, to 70 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a jury found Maurice T. Smith, 33, and Chavo T. Thomas, 30, both of Ferriday, La., guilty for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States Chief District Judge Dee D. Drell presided over the trial. Both defendants face mandatory life sentences.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2013
News Release: United States Of America V. Anthony Munchak And Robert Cordaro.
