News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: CHICAGO - RUSSELL K. GORDON, 48, of rural McHenry, Ill., was arrested at his home Saturday night by special agents of the U.S. State Department Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly making threatening communications to kill State Department officials...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LIUDMILA UMAROV, ELLA SCHVARZMAN, and RIMMA VOLOVNICK, former child day care center owners, were sentenced in Manhattan federal court for their roles in a bribery scheme. UMAROV, SCHVARZMAN, and VOLOVNICK...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Frank Alan Klukosky, age 43, of Laurel, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for producing child pornography. Chief Judge Chasanow also ordered that upon his release from prison Klukosky...
By DOL Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: On Wednesday, May 22 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Examining the Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission." Commission Chair Jacqueline Berrien is scheduled to testify. The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: There will be a Storytelling Hour at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area's Bandy Creek Visitor Center on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, at 10:00 a.m. Shirley Nicholson will be telling stories for children of all ages on the back porch of the visitor center. Mrs. Nicholson is a long time member of the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association and has been a storyteller for more than 30 years, telling at regional schools, libraries, and festivals.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: A Criminal Complaint Is A Formal Accusation Of Criminal Conduct, Not Evidence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: Joseph L. Edwards, 26, of East St. Louis, IL, was sentenced in federal district court on May 20, 2013, in East St. Louis, IL, to 30 months’ in prison, to be followed by three years’ supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $100 fine, for unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: Today, the eight Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), requesting a suspension of rulemaking for its forthcoming National Stormwater Rule. The rule could force individuals and small businesses into costly mandates on managing stormwater on their properties without being able to provide input.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: Plea Agreement Calls For A Sentence Of Imprisonment Of 20 Months.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Building on the Energy Department’s technical assistance awards for Alaska Native communities announced last month, the Department today announced that five additional Tribes will receive technical assistance through the Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Program for renewable...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that the Honorable John M. Gerrard, U.S. District Court Judge, sentenced Jaime Francisco Barraza to 14 years imprisonment, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, and he was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment, following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: Task Force agents seized loaded and stolen firearms, cash and illegal drugs during investigation.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: The cables on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park will be in place and open for the season on Friday, May 24, 2013, weather permitting. The cables provide access to the summit of Half Dome, one of Yosemite's most popular hikes.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2013/2014 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: Tucson, Ariz. (May 20, 2013) --- Effective Wednesday, May 22, the Gila District of the Bureau of Land Management, all districts of Coronado National Forest, Saguaro National Park, Coronado National Memorial, Chiricahua National Monument, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Tumacacori National Historical Park, and the Arizona State Forestry Division will implement campfire and smoking restrictions in southeastern Arizona.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez today sentenced Darrell Michael Ostlund, 33, of Canby, Oregon, to 140 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The sentencing follows Ostlund’s guilty plea on Feb. 15, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: High winds caused a campfire to burn a one mile strip of grass along the Cape Douglas coast Sunday, May 19. The Shipwreck Cove fire was started by a camper who was with a party of recreationists camped in two different locations along Shipwreck Cove. A National Park Service (NPS) employee on days off was with the party but was not camped at the location where the campfire escaped. The campers attempted to put the fire out but retreated due to its rapid spread.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - - Rogelio Corral and Jose Efrain-Gonzalez were sentenced on May 16, 2013, to 14 years and 5 years, respectively, in prison for drug trafficking, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: Memphis, TN - United States Attorney Edward L. Stanton III announced that on Friday, May 17, 2013, United States District Judge Thomas B. Russell sentenced Christopher John Clark, 35, to a total sentence of 919 months, or over 76 years, in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2013
News Release: A Criminal Complaint Is A Formal Accusation Of Criminal Conduct, Not Evidence.
