News from November 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Five defendants entered guilty pleas before U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour Jr. in federal court today for their involvement in the kidnapping of Jashayla Hopson from East Kemper Elementary School on April 30, 2013, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on Nov. 6, 2013, Hope Louise Tomahawk Whiteshield, 32, of St. Michael, N.D., was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson on one charge of felony child abuse, which caused the death of a young child, and one charge of witness tampering.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Three Allegheny County residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, on charges of theft of government money and making false statements to obtain unemployment compensation for federal service, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: Baltimore and Greenbelt, Maryland - Jacqualyn Sue Caldwell, age 55, of Baltimore, and Jesse Raymond Moore, Sr., age 30, of Crofton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud a student financial aid program.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The former principal of a New Jersey vending company today admitted his role in a tax fraud scheme and agreed to pay restitution of $1 million to the Pepsi Bottling Group, the U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: Opening of Fresh AIRIE - Artists’ Experiences in a World Heritage Site.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced today that Federal District Court Judge Charles N. Clevert sentenced Milwaukee resident Tyrone McMillian (31) to 30 years imprisonment following his June 6, 2013 conviction by a jury of seven counts of sex trafficking of minors and adults. The six-day...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - An indictment has been partially unsealed following the arrest of Santiago Martinez, 37, and Casimiro Bautista, 38, alleging their involvement in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jerry Lynn Loper, 45, of Forest, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour, Jr. to serve 95 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis. Loper was also ordered to pay a $1500.00 fine and forfeit 9 firearms which were seized.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Edward J. Woodard, 70, of Norfolk, Virginia, was sentenced today to 23 years in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, false entry in a bank record, unlawful participation in loans, false statements to a financial institution, misapplication of bank funds, and bank fraud. The Court further ordered Woodard to pay $333,569,732.00 in restitution to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: In El Paso today, former ACCESS Health Source Chief Executive Officer and President Frank Apodaca and El Paso Public Relations consultant Marc Schwartz were each sentenced to eight years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for their roles in conspiring to engage in a racketeering scheme focusing on the now-defunct company announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a business meeting to consider nominations and legislation pending before the Committee. The Committee approved three nominations, two pieces of legislation and two postal naming bills, all by voice vote. The items now go to the full Senate for consideration.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Antwain Yopp, 31, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 50 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine and marijuana.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - On Oct. 10, 2013, a federal jury in Binghamton found JOHN LAWRENCE DOOLEY, 56, of Rochester, New York, guilty of (1) attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, (2) attempted production of child pornography, and (3) committing a felony offense involving a minor...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing examining the challenges of the health law’s insurance exchanges with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced the panel’s upcoming schedule for November. The subcommittee is set to examine the 5GHz spectrum band as well as continue its oversight of FirstNet.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: Chiricahua National Monument - along with all 401 units of the national park system - will waive entrance fees for all visitors during the upcoming Veterans Day weekend (November 9-11) in appreciation of the service and sacrifice of both active and retired military personnel. From frontier forts to World...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: ATLANTA - Douglas Ballard, Guy Mitchell and Joseph Todd Foster have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to commit bribery and bank fraud, insider trading and tax evasion that occurred at the now-failed Integrity Bank.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Charleston on Nov. 5 for child pornography offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Stephen Wayne Laton, Jr., 40, was charged with production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. The two-count...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN J. DORAN, 64, of Niantic, formerly of Deep River, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised...
