News from April 2014
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: The National Park Service will waive entrance fees to Death Valley National Park and all National Park units April 19-20, 2014 to celebrate National Park Week, part of a service-wide effort to invite all Americans to experience their national parks. With 401 National Park units nationwide, every American is less than 100 miles from a national park experience.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - ALAIN FORGET, 43, was sentenced on April 4, 2014 by United States District Court Judge Glenn T. Suddaby to 70 months imprisonment and four years supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute more than one hundred (100) kilograms of marijuana announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced that RONALD L. HOUSE, 58, of Rochester, New York was sentenced today in Buffalo, New York on his November, 2013 conviction for three counts of obstruction of justice and one count of making materially false statements.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - Jesus Uzziel Rodriguez, 31, of Hayward, California, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John E. Dowdell to 20 years in federal prison for drug conspiracy and possessing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. for the Northern District of Oklahoma. A federal jury convicted Rodriguez after a five-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Brian Campbell, 74, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiring to launder money, was sentenced to one year of home confinement and five years probation by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Brett L. Benson, 40, of Avon, Ohio, with two counts of bank robbery and one count of making a bomb threat, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO - A clerk for the City of Chicago’s Department of Transportation (CDOT) was arrested today for allegedly embezzling more than $741,000 from fees that were paid for certain city permits. The defendant, ANTIONETTE CHENIER, a city clerk since 1990, allegedly diverted the funds from checks that were written by companies that applied for and received city permits to block public ways with dumpsters or moving vans.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for First Degree Burglary, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: All of the nitrogen currently polluting the Potomac River estuary could be removed if 40 percent of its river bed were used for shellfish cultivation, according to the joint study. The researchers determined that a combination of aquaculture and restored oyster reefs may provide even larger overall ecosystem benefits. Oysters, who feed by filtering, can clean an enormous volume of water of algae which can cause poor water quality.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Kevin W. Techau presented the 15th Annual Iowa Law Enforcement Victim Service Awards to three Iowa law enforcement officers. The awards were presented at a press conference held today at the United States Attorney’s Office in Cedar Rapids. Techau presented the awards on behalf of his office and the office of United States Attorney Nicholas Klinefeldt of the Southern District of Iowa.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: Spring is in the air, and the Upper Susitna Valley is celebrating it and this planet we call home during the 14th Annual Earth Day Celebration taking place on Saturday, April 19. Everyone is invited to come enjoy the changing of the season, and the activities suitable for all ages taking place from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar in downtown Talkeetna.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - David Gil Wilkinson, 43, of Suffolk, Va., was indicted by a federal grand jury today for making death threats against both the President and former First Lady Hillary Clinton.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: Used Stolen Identity Information to Purchase Motorcycles and Other Goods.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal grand jury in Albuquerque, N.M., indicted John Greene, 70, a former captain at the Gallup-McKinley Adult Detention Center (GMADC), on charges related to the sexual assaults of female inmates in his custody.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO - The former deputy police chief in south suburban Markham was sentenced today to the maximum of five years in federal prison after a judge ruled that he sexually assaulted a woman in police custody in 2010. The defendant, TONY D. DEBOIS, pleaded guilty last September to lying to FBI agents in...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: Fort Sumter National Monument will unveil a new temporary exhibit at the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Entitled Legacy:Fort Sumter, Charleston, and Alicia Rhett, the exhibit focuses on late local artist and actress Alicia Rhett, her family history in Charleston, and their ties to Fort Sumter.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Antonio T. Hurt pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $2 million from a federal program that partially reimburses daycare centers for the cost of meals for needy children.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposing Multiple Invoicing Scheme Leads To $10 Million Settlement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - ZAO Hewlett-Packard A.O. (HP Russia), an international subsidiary of the California technology company Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Co.), has agreed to plead guilty to felony violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and admit its role in bribing Russian government officials to secure a large technology contract with the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved two pieces of legislation to roll back an attempt by the National Labor Relations Board to weaken workforce democracy and employee privacy. The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 4320) and the Employee Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 4321) will ensure access to a fair union election process and empower workers to safeguard their personal privacy.
