News from August 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - A federal Indictment charging Nicolaos Menis with mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering was unsealed yesterday in federal court, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge Rafael E. Nunez, and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that KENNETH WAYDE ELKINS, age 56, of McAlester, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment, followed by 1 year of supervised release, a fine of $10,000.00 per count, $393.23 in restitution and is required to register as a sex offender for three counts of Video Voyeurism, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1801.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Brookline, MA -On Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (NHS) hosts a field day from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for teenagers ages 13-16 behind the Edward Devotion School at 345 Harvard Street. Held at John F. Kennedy's first school, attendees will enjoy sports and other...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment late today charging eight defendants with felony offenses stemming from their respective roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina -----United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today thatShonni Abernathy, age 41, of Berkeley County, South Carolina, was sentenced by the Honorable Richard M. Gergel to 30 years imprisonment for (1) conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine; and (2) manufacturing methamphetamine where children reside. Abernathy had previously pled guilty on April 29, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Jackie Elvine, a/k/a Jackie Young, 39, of Jeffersonville, Georgia, was sentenced on Aug. 13, 2014 to serve 5 years (63 months) in prison for health care fraud, aiding in the preparation of a false tax return...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO - A former executive of a bank in Bahrain pleaded guilty today to federal income tax fraud, admitting that he filed three false tax returns and failed to file a fourth return, resulting in a tax loss to the United States of more than $1.3 million over four years. The defendant, AAMIR H. KHAN...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment late today charging eight defendants with felony offenses stemming from their respective roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Aug. 13, 2014- Ricky Lee Coleman, Jr., 41, of Antioch, Tennessee was sentenced on Aug. 11, 2014, to 92 months in prison in connection with a scheme that defrauded more than 2,500 individuals, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Coleman’s sentence also includes 3 years of supervised release following his prison sentence and he was ordered to pay more than $900,000 in restitution to his victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Sean Lydell Street, 39, a former Richmond County, Georgia Deputy Sheriff, was sentenced yesterday by U. S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall to 24 months in prison for stealing personal identification information to be used as part of a fraudulent tax refund scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 19, Olympic National Park rangers will lead guided interpretive walks along the Elwha River where Lake Aldwell once existed. This free program will be offered on Tuesdays and Sundays at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. through September 2.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: The Tonahutu Fire was one hundred percent contained this afternoon. Due to more accurate mapping, the new acreage for the fire is 1.6 acres. Crews are currently mopping up any remaining hot spots. Some resources will be released by the end of today. Minor trail closures on the west side of the park related to this fire may be modified by Friday.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. Aug. 13, 2014 14-056. Al Nash. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Yellowstone Releases Summer 2014 Bison Population Estimate...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Jackson, Mississippi, man was convicted in U.S. District Court today, following a day-and-a-half jury trial, on a single count of extortion, by means of a threatening interstate communication, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Defendants believed he was driving to Plainfield to meet a 14 year old for sex.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: (SAVANNAH, Ga.) - - Dr. Najam Azmat57, of Waycross, Georgia, was sentenced in the United States District Court on August 6, 2014 to serve 11 years and 1 month in prison. On Jan. 17, 2014, a federal jury found Azmat guilty of numerous offenses related to his role in a pill mill clinic that operated...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Ramon Miguel Cerros-Cruz, age 24, of Hyattsville, Maryland today to 10 years in prison, after Cerros-Cruz pleaded guilty today to conspiring to rob a brothel located in a Hyattsville apartment.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be celebrating National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest, single-day volunteer event in which eight federal agencies as well as other groups partner together to maintain and protect the environment.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Late yesterday, weather conditions (calm winds and higher humidity) assisted firefighters in their efforts on the Tonahutu Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park. The fire is estimated to be 7 acres.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: Upcoming Webinars. August 19: Live Webinar on Increasing Renewable Energy with Hydrogen Storage and Fuel Cell Technologies. Webinar Sponsor: Fuel Cell Technologies Office. The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled "Increasing Renewable Energy with Hydrogen Storage and Fuel Cell Technologies"...
