News from April 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: A Florida resident who threatened family members over a $20,000 debt and used firebombs to torch one home and threaten another, pleaded guilty today to a variety of charges, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. SANG NGOC UNG, 54, of Margate, Florida pleaded guilty to Collection of Extension of Credit ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Memphis, TN - Six Memphis women were charged today with a total of 41 counts of fraud related to filing false income tax returns and identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III and Christopher A. Henry, Special Agent in Charge, Nashville Field Office, IRS-Criminal Investigations.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park News Release. April 15, 2014. Debra Mills. News Release. Catoctin Mountain Park and the Catoctin Forest Alliance Invite Volunteers to Join in a Day of Service May 10. The Catoctin Forest Alliance, a volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation of the Catoctin Mountain forest...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: DENVER - Brian Eugene Annis, age 55, of Fort Collins, Colorado, was indicted by a federal grand last week on charges of tax evasion, United States Attorney John Walsh and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd announced. Annis appeared in court today for his initial appearance...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Computer Sciences Corporation, Inc., a defense contractor headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, has agreed to pay the United States $1.1 million to resolve allegations under the civil False Claims Act that the company falsified qualifications of its employees in order to bill for labor charges at rates higher than allowed under a government contract.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 70-year-old Daisetta, Texas man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Madison, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Christopher Glasper, 27, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lynn S. Adelman to 70 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition. Glasper pled guilty to this charge on Jan. 29, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that STEPHANIE ELLIOTT, 41, of West Hartford, and MICHAEL CARTER, 50, of New Haven, have been indicted...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Lawrence Shije, 35, a member and resident of Zia Pueblo, was sentenced this morning to a year and a day in federal prison for his arson conviction. Shije will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Synthetic drugs are a growing problem that threaten the health and safety of the younger population across Georgia. As these drugs - commonly marketed under nonthreatening labels such as “bath salts," spice," or “molly"- have increased in popularity, communities have struggled to understand what these substances are and the threats they present.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it has issued payment to 18 counties in western Oregon eligible under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act extension. The amount paid to the Oregon & California (O&C) counties was $39,630,137.85. Oct. 2, 2013 Congress...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: POCATELLO - Co-defendants Antonio Tamez, 39, of American Falls, Idaho, Jesse Short, 33, and Imelda Ramos, 36, both of Pocatello, Idaho, and Dominga Tamez, 68, of American Falls, Idaho, were sentenced today in United States District Court for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: A former Detroit Public Library official pleaded guilty to bribery charges today, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: (CHARLOTTE, N.C -.) - Seven Charlotte men were sentenced on Thursday, April 10, 2014, on federal drug conspiracy charges, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. The sentencings stem from a joint six-month investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Dear Speaker Boehner and Representative Pelosi...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park's Matthew Morgan is Selected for the Facility Manager's Leaders Program Class of 2014-2015.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Three National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers were among those honored April 14, 2014, at a White House reception as winners of Presidential Early Career Awards. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Karim Iskander Bayyouk was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for obstructing an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into insider trading, announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Shantel Bowens, Debbie Bailey, and Babatunde “Babs" Abass have been arraigned on charges of stealing funds from the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as “Section 8," which provides rental assistance to low-income families.
