News from September 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Donna Harabin, 61, of Clearwater, Florida, pleaded guilty to making false credit institution entries before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today hosted a hearing on the impact of the Alaska National Interest Lands Act (ANILCA) and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) on wildlife management and traditional and customary activities in Alaska.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: Winter Harbor, Maine - Three years ago, Dr. Michael Soukup laid aside his plans to go sailing following retirement from his career as Chief Scientist of the National Park Service. According to Dr. Soukup, he found the invitation to become President and CEO of Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas Walker, District Attorney Scott Thomas and District Attorney Kimberly Robb announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced ALLEN GEROME GIBBS, 38, of Bayboro, NC and JESSIE LEE PEARSON, 36, of Greenville, NC to federal prison as a result of “Operation No Quarter.".
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released the following statements regarding the Committee’s ongoing oversight of government operations and the federal workforce, in particular the issue of security clearances, in the wake of the Navy Yard Shooting in Washington, D.C....
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: Feral horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park are scheduled to be sold at public auction at Wishek Livestock Market inWishek, North Dakota on Saturday, September 28 at 11 am CDT.Approximately 105-110 horses will be sold to reduce the horse population in the national park to about 100 animals.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Three Vidor, Texas residents have pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to their association with a “white’s only" criminal enterprise that engaged in methamphetamine distribution and murder in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: “I rise in strong opposition to this rule and the underlying bill. H.R. 3102 is just another example of the Republican Majority’s misplaced priorities.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - After deliberating six hours, a federal jury of five men and seven women found Jason Moreno guilty of two counts wire fraud conspiracy and five counts of wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: We are writing to request the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hold public hearings to comprehensively examine across the Federal Government, the effectiveness of Federal facility security and the security clearance determination process, particularly the integrity of...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced today that U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell sentenced Maurice (44, Orlando) to 11...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On Sept. 18, 2013, Princeton C. Baker, a 25 year-old former resident of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge James Gritzner to 51 months in prison for escape from a federal facility. Judge Gritzner also ordered Baker to serve three years...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: EL PASO, Texas - Thirty-three individuals have been arrested in El Paso for prescription fraud-related offenses, announced Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Drug Enforcement Administration'(DEA) El Paso Field Division, Regional Commander Carey Matthews of the Texas Department of Public (DPS) and 34th Judicial District (DA) Jaime Esparza.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARCELLUS CATCHINGS, 27, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 90 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The Department of Justice awarded grants totaling over $3 million to Native American tribes in the Northern District of California, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag. The list of this year’s grantees within the Northern District of California includes the Hoopa Valley Tribe...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: On Friday, September 20th at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing entitled, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs: A Discussion on Career and Technical Education and Training Programs." The hearing will provide members an opportunity to explore ways the federal government can help support state and local initiatives to improve career and technical education.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: Charles G. Shomo Alleged To Have Stolen More Than $590,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: Treasure Valley Residents Convicted of Conspiracy,.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: BOISE - Jeremy E. Durkin, 35, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, pleaded guilty in federal court on Sept. 19, 2013, to use of a facility of interstate commerce to transmit information about a minor, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2013
News Release: Maria DeJesus-Guzman, 36, of Philadelphia, was charged today in a four count indictment with loan application fraud, passport fraud, falsely representing to be a United States citizen, and aggravated identity theft announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the indictment, DeJesus-Guzman...
