News from April 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Angela Pratt Avery pleaded guilty in federal court to fraudulently obtaining FEMA assistance funds intended for the victims of Hurricane Ike.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: Memphis, TN - A tax fraud scheme that featured returns filed on behalf of deceased individuals resulted in a pair of guilty pleas, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Henry Patrick Bevans, III, age 30, of Newman Lake, Washington, was sentenced today for distributing 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. Senior United States District Court Judge Fred Van Sickle...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - After collecting more than 84 tons of unwanted prescription medications in Northern California and the Central Valley over the past three-and-a-half years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners will hold another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26th. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: April 22, 2014 -Sedro Woolley, WA-Would you like to live amidst the grandeur of the North Cascades, while interacting with campers and visitors to North Cascades National Park and Ross Lake National Recreation Area? If so, there is an opportunity to spend this summer at Colonial Creek Campground on scenic Diablo Lake with free utilities and hook-up provided.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced David Ralph Fisher, age 43, of Baltimore, today to 293 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for producing child pornography and attempting to coerce and entice a minor to engage in sexually explicit activity. Judge...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA - On Friday, April 18, 2014, the last of ten defendants from Marshalltown, Iowa and elsewhere were sentenced on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. District Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Jose Sanchez Adame...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
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By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Harrisburg man was sentenced today, in federal court in Scranton by Senior United States District Judge Sylvia H. Rambo, to serve 235 months in prison on the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a stolen firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- The Arizona Department of Transportation will open Highway 67 to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday, May 15 by 8:00 am; and Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim, a Forever Resorts property, and Grand Canyon Trail Rides will commence their 2014 seasonal operations.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that Caudill Seed Company Inc., Louisville, Ky., has paid $525 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: (Assateague Island National Seashore - April 22, 2014) Assateague Island National Seashore is planning for a more resilient Bayside Picnic and Parking Area. The NPS is asking the public to help the park define both the natural and cultural values and characteristics important for protection of this popular...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Josue Balbino Ruiz Reyes, age 20, of Hyattsville, Maryland today to 37 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a passenger in Reyes’ vehicle resulting from a car collision.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced the filing of a two-count Information charging Joseph Udeck, age 70, of North Canton, Ohio, with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and the transmission of wagering information.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: On March 24-27, 2014, leaders in standards and conformity assessment from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) came to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., for intensive training sessions on U.S. standards and conformity assessment principles and practices affecting electrical and electronic equipment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released today several international firearms trace data reports for the top five reporting Caribbean nations, Canada, Mexico and for the first time several Central American countries. This trace data is gathered from ATF’s National ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that Duncan White LLC, West Farmington, Ohio, has paid $700 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is accepting applications from members of the forensic science, criminal justice and academic research communities to serve on a new organization whose goal is to develop national standards and guidelines for forensic science practitioners and improve forensic science in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: (DETROIT) - Today, the United States Supreme Court in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, reversed the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s ruling and upheld Michigan Proposal 2 prohibiting affirmative action in public education, government contracting, and public employment...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2014
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana approved its settlement with the city of New Orleans regarding a housing discrimination lawsuit late yesterday.
