News from April 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON -Keith Logan, 51, was sentenced today to life in prison with no possibility of release, and Paul Ashby, also 51, was sentenced today to a 90-year prison term on charges stemming from the 2009 killing of a man during a kidnapping and robbery, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA - An indictment was returned yesterday by a federal Grand Jury sitting in Savannah, Georgia against William Arnold Debow, 53, a federally licensed firearms dealer who was doing business as The Ponderosa Trading Company. Debow was charged with 28 counts of knowingly transferring a firearm to a convicted felon and with 10 counts of illegally transferring a handgun to out of state residents.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: SUMTER, S.C. - Fourteen people have been arrested and five others are being sought after a year-long heroin investigation.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is launching its annual updating process for the USDA National Farmers Market Directory. The Directory is voluntary and relies on self-reported input from farmers market managers, representatives from state farmers...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Jodia Campbell, 32, Laree Greggs, 37, and Jennifer Miller, 26, all of Rochester, New York, were charged with various felonies including the transportation of a minor in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution and sex trafficking of a minor, United States Attorney William J. Hochul...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: Rochester, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that William H. Schliebener, Jr., 51, formerly of Sanford, NC, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr., to transporting a minor in interstate commerce for the purpose of illegal sexual activity and production of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: St. Louis, MO - TORRANCE COTTON was convicted late Thursday of charges involving a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of cocaine in the St. Louis area.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Interior, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault on a Federal Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that a federal jury found Santana (23, Montego Bay, Jamaica) guilty of conspiracy to possess...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that Haas Seed House, Albers, Ill., has paid $1,050 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal judge today sentenced a Lee County man to eight years and four months in prison for a 2013 string of bank robberies in North Alabama, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: Washington - Go wild for the history, nature, trails, archeology, and marmots of Capitol Reef National Park during National Park Week, April 19 through 27, 2014. To get the celebration going, Capitol Reef National Park will waive entrace fees on April 19 and 20.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: Celebrate West Virginia's spectacular wildflowers through art work created by students in the local community! In partnership with Tamarack and the school systems of Fayette, Raleigh, Nicholas and Summers counties, the New River Gorge National River sponsored an art contest for students in grades K-12...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - During National Park Week, the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House and the Watha T. Daniel DC Public Library will highlight important events involving the efforts of a collective of women that crossed party lines and religious practices in the United States. The event is tailored to this year’s Black History Month and Women’s History Month themes and initiatives. All events are free and open to the public.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: Secretary Johnson throws out ceremonial first pitch at Citi Field For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 NEW YORK— Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson presented the Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience to the New York Mets, Walgreens and Monsignor John Brown, ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “On Sunday, April 6, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate will travel to Washington to survey the damage and meet with individuals impacted by the recent mudslide. Secretary Johnson and Administrator ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 3, 2014 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the allocation of $48.1 million, provided by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), to projects across the country that will help to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests and ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 3, 2014– The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency today announced a joint initiative to improve access to clean water and wastewater infrastructure for U.S. communities along the Mexico border. This initiative is part of USDA and EPA's ongoing partnership to increase the sustainability of rural drinking water and wastewater systems.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: Significant Action Taken on All Bill Titles in First Eight Weeks Since Enactment WASHINGTON, April 3, 2014— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced significant progress on implementing the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), which President Obama signed into law on February 7. The 2014 Farm Bill reforms agricultural policy, reduces the deficit, and helps grow the economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has entered into a settlement agreement with the Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its affiliates (“New Kerr-McGee”), and their parent Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, in a fraudulent conveyance case brought by the United States and co-plaintiff Anadarko Litigation Trust ...
