News from September 2013
By State Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - At noon today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to discuss the Obama Administration’s response to the crisis in Syria, including the President’s request for an Authorization for Use of Military Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: RUTLAND, Vt. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that today, Annette Rider, 45, of Rutland, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment on her guilty plea to conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A former financial advisor with Bank of America has pleaded guilty to fraud and tax evasion charges for defrauding six persons of over $2 million during 2010 and 2011, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Oglala, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly operating and crashing a motor vehicle while under the influence on May 19, 2013, near Loneman, South Dakota. The crash resulted in the death of Gillard Good Voice Flute.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: Defendants Operated Stash Houses From Vancouver To Seattle; Dealt Drugs At Local Restaurants.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Angelique Djonret of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced today to serve two years in prison for her involvement in a million dollar identity theft tax fraud scheme, announced George L. Beck, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Angelique Djonret pleaded guilty to identity theft on April 19, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Ebensburg, Pa., was sentenced in federal court to 12 months plus one day in prison and three years supervised release, on her conviction of conspiracy, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: Washington - The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is collecting public comment at www.ams.usda.gov/nosbmeetings in advance of its meeting in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 22-24, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: Olympic National Park's eight-mile Obstruction Point Road will close for the season on Monday, September 23 to allow the park road crew to complete a major resurfacing and repair project before fall rains arrive.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former vice president at a South Plainfield, N.J., traffic safety equipment business admitted today to evading income taxes on more than $2 million in withdrawals he made from the business for his own use, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On September 4, 2013, former TVA Vice President Masoud Bajestani, 58, formerly of Chattanooga, Tenn. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Iranian Transactions Regulations, and two counts of filing false income tax returns. Bajestani also agreed to the forfeiture of $600,000 in U.S. currency, representing the funds used to promote the specified unlawful activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: Prosecution is Part of Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: A Defendant Is Presumed Innocent Unless Convicted Through Due Process Of Law.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Quinard Jones, 20, of Capitol Heights, Md., was sentenced today to eight years in prison on charges stemming from a series of attacks against taxicab drivers, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: Actions Allegedly Defrauded Social Security and Veteran Benefits Recipients.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Eduardo Castellano-Espinoza, 50, of Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been handed a 78-month federal prison sentence, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Castellano-Espinoza pleaded guilty June 18, 2013, to being unlawfully present in the U.S. after deportation.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: The public is invited to join park rangers and volunteers for guided programs at Congaree National Park this month. All programs are free and begin at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2013
News Release: Alan Jones, Mark Bernardo, Kelly McPhee Admit To Producing, Selling Fraudulent Driver’s Licenses Nationwide.
