News from April 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: A man who attempted to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity was sentenced April 3, 2014, to over twelve years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Brian Scott, 33, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to being an accessory after the fact to a false statement under the Clean Air Act. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison, a fine of $125,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on March 24, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a letter to Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, D-Md., requesting any current or ongoing communications Ranking Member Cummings and his staff have had with Ms. Lerner’s attorney. The letter states...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announce that Russell...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: Ran Ponzi Scheme Involving Medical Insurance Investments.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MARIE BARAN, a former employee of the United States Railroad Retirement Board (“RRB"), was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to five years in prison for her role in the massive fraud scheme...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships will focus on the international experience during a hearing next week.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Hugo J. Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Office, Deryl Loar, Indian River County Sheriff, and Ric Bradshaw, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, announce...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: HOUSTON - Garrett Michael Chase, 38, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for distribution and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. He pleaded guilty Oct. 23, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that two women and a man, all from western South Dakota, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for various charges including Counterfeiting and Forging United States Currency.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Annette Kendrick, of Marietta, Georgia, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson, to a charge of recklessly causing damage to a protected computer. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison, a fine of $100,000 or both.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: Join rangers and volunteers at Congaree National Park this month for a variety of programs celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act of 1964 and National Park Week. All programs are free.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida: Everglades National Park will be conducting the Hole-in-the-Donut (HID) Central and Block AA Prescribed Burn on Monday, April 7, 2014 (weather permitting). The 1,007 acre prescribed burn is scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Three separate indictments have been partially unsealed following the arrest of six Laredo residents on a variety of charges including methamphetamine and/or cocaine trafficking and felon in possession of a firearm, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 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 Illegal Reentry after Deportation.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rashad Slye, 23, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 17 years in prison for the 2011 killing of a taxicab driver during a robbery in Northeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Today U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Gabriel Grchan, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS CI) announced the results of ongoing efforts in the Southern District of Mississippi to combat tax refund fraud involving identity theft. The U.S. Department of Justice...
