News from April 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: James L. Santelle, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on April 14, 2014, Steven M. Pelnar (age: 50) of Mishicot, was sentenced to six months incarceration and three years’ probation by Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach. Pelnar had previously...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: In a truly scintillating set of experiments, scientists at NIST and the University of Maryland have demonstrated that a process called excimer* scintillation can be controlled and characterized precisely enough to serve the pressing national need to detect neutrons with high efficiency.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - After an 18-month closure as a result of damage from Hurricane Sandy, Biscayne National Park's Elliott Key will reopen at 8:00 am on Thursday, April 17, 2014. The repair work to the marina's docks and oceanside boardwalk were accompanied by upgrades to the island's restroom and shower facilities and were designed to minimize potential damage from similar future storms.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Buffalo, NY--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Mashama Hill, 38, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to 48 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that on Monday, April 14, 2014, Fausto Sotelo-Estrada was sentenced in U.S. District...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Debra Kinney, 59, of Derby Vermont was sentenced to three years imprisonment yesterday, followed by five years of supervised release. Kinney also was required to pay full restitution, and a forfeiture judgment of $250,000 was entered against her.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Sarad Chand, 62, of Ripon, pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Chand also agreed to entry of a permanent injunction precluding him from preparing or filing federal tax returns for anyone other than himself.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Green Hill Farms Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - A 49-year-old man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Charleston for threatening to murder United States Senator Joseph Manchin, III. According to the four-count indictment, Steven Anthony Major, of Barboursville, W.Va., is alleged to have made four separate threats to murder Senator Manchin from March 17 through March 20, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: POCATELLO - Jeramie James McGuire, 35, of Pocatello, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court to failure to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. He was indicted on Nov. 26, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: BOISE - Jordan Schoo, 34, of both Nampa and Grangeville, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 39 months in prison for identity theft by possession of five or more false identification documents and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking dairy producer and importer organizations to nominate candidates to serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Nominations must be submitted by May 15, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Defendant Torched One House And Attempted To Bomb Another To Collect Debt.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released a statement after a U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) standards for mercury and other hazardous pollutants in a 2-1 ruling.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that O’Neal Walker, 33, of Queens, N.Y., pleaded guilty to possession of counterfeit bank notes before U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charge carries a maximum penalty of twenty years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Theodore Roosevelt National Park invites the public to GO WILD! for nature, history, wildlife, and fun during National Park Week, April 19 - 27. Entrance to the park during this annual nation-wide celebration will be free Saturday and Sunday, April 19 and 20, as the National Park Service is offering free entrance at all of its 401 park units which regularly charge fees.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: Lora Lewis, 51, of Philadelphia, PA, a former Internal Revenue Service employee, was charged today by information with one count of filing false income tax returns, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Lewis worked as a contact representative for the IRS in the Philadelphia office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Seven individuals allegedly involved in tax refund fraud schemes which used stolen and fraudulent identities to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of more than $1.6 million dollars have been charged in federal court in Providence, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha. Four individuals have pleaded guilty and a fifth is expected to plead guilty next week. Two defendants are awaiting trial.
