News from September 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury convicted Karim Iskander Bayyouk today of obstruction of justice, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - Two Houston women have been arrested following the return of an indictment alleging conspiracy to commit visa fraud, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Monica Castro, 38, and Blessilda Lagron, 54, were arrested this morning without incident, while Lagron surrendered to federal authorities this afternoon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida -United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced John Carver Lester (61, Jacksonville) to five years in federal prison for receiving child pornography over the Internet. Lester was also ordered to serve an 8-year term of supervised release, forfeit five computers, and register as a sex offender. He pleaded guilty on April 25, 2013, and has been in the custody of the United States Marshals Service since his arrest on Dec. 20, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Aug. 29, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is transforming Butte, Montana, into the capital of the international business world for his Economic Development Summit on September 16 -17. The Senator is bringing 11 of the top names in business - including Google’s Eric Schmidt, Facebook’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Antonio Barnes, 21, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to a 25-year prison term for his role in a shootout in which two people were killed, including a 15-year-old bystander, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced. The gunfire took place in 2009 while young children were walking home from school in the Clay Terrace area.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man, formerly of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was sentenced on Aug. 29, 2013, by U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier for Failure to Pay Child Support.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a Minnesota man was sentenced for being part of a conspiracy to file false tax returns to generate inflated refunds. United States District Judge Joan N. Ericksen sentenced Solomon Frank-Sawari to 27 months in federal prison on one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Frank-Sawari was indicted on Jan. 15, 2013, and pleaded guilty on March 26, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: Joint Archeology Remote Sensing Project Searches for Answers at Horseshoe Bend NMP.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: A Coast Survey navigation response team launched its full bottom survey project from Eastport, Maine, in June 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: Memphis, TN - Eugene Bernardini, 38, of Olive Branch, MS was sentenced Friday evening by U.S. District Judge Samuel H. Mays to 15 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. B Two men have been sentenced in separate federal cases for Social Security fraud, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Monday.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: Permits are available by lottery to collect firewood generated from hazard tree removals within Rocky Mountain National Park. Firewood collection begins Friday, Sept. 20, and lasts through Friday, October 4, for east and west side firewood. Some locations will not be available for collection on weekends.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that two former Councilmen of the City of Forsyth, Georgia, James Edward Calloway and Desi Surtane Hansford, pled guilty in United States District Court in Macon, Georgia, to one count each of accepting bribes in connection with the performance of their official duties. Each man faces a maximum sentence of up to ten years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Vernon Matthews, 42, of Chesterfield, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341. Matthews faces a maximum of 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and 3 years of Supervised Release when he is sentenced by United States District Judge Henry E. Hudson on December 6, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in conjunction with Friends of the Park invites the public to an evening concert on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 beginning at 7 p.m. at Wilder Brigade Monument in Chickamauga Battlefield. The Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra is presented through special...
By State Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below after successfully negotiating with Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-TN) on the text for an Authorization for the Use of Military Force in Syria:
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. -- A Topeka man has pleaded guilty to possessing a pipe bomb, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Texas. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. HOUSTON - A 53-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of distribution and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Juan...
