News from August 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: COLUMBUS - Jennifer A. Quintana, 38, of Grove City, Ohio, owner and operator of Quintana Construction, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count inducing one or more illegal aliens to enter the U.S. and to one count of willfully failing to file a federal income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. -After a three-day trial, a federal jury found a Ville Platte man guilty of taking part in an armed robbery in which more than $11,000 was taken from a truck stop store and casino in St. Landry Parish, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: BOISE - William Roger Wilkinson, 53, of Shoshone, Idaho, was indicted Aug. 12, 2014, by a federal grand jury for two counts of sexual exploitation of children, one count of access with intent to view child pornography, and one count of transportation of child pornography in interstate commerce, U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that today Charles Hercules, 23, of New York, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to thirty-nine months imprisonment on his guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Chief Judge Reiss also ordered that Hercules serve three years on supervised release after his incarceration ends.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: VANCOUVER, WA -On Sept. 13, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host the Campfires and Candlelight signature community event for the 31th consecutive year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that DEJA MONET PHILLIPS, age 18, of Houlka, Mississippi, pled guilty to Misprison of a Felony, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 6.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today allocated additional fiscal year 2014 funds for the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) made an important land transfer to Paimiut Corp. this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Aug. 28, 2014, William E. Seevers, 48, with a last known address in Atmore, Ala., was sentenced to serve 27 years in prison by the Honorable Thomas Varlan, U.S. District Judge. Seevers pleaded guilty in April 2014 to attempted murder and one count of aggravated sexual abuse by force.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A local lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for Nevada from 1975 to 1977, pleaded guilty today to failing to file federal individual and corporate income tax returns from 2006 to 2010, and agreed to pay restitution to the IRS of approximately $290,000, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Daniel Lujan, 24, of Las Vegas, N.M., pleaded guilty today to a four-count superseding indictment, charging him with a bank robbery, the robbery of two convenience stores located in tribal communities, and the robbery of a business involved in interstate commerce occurring in two days in Aug. 2011. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Lujan will be sentenced to 144 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Former correctional officer Derrick Jones, age 41, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to participating in a racketeering conspiracy that included the smuggling of drugs and contraband inside the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC). Correctional officer Aisha Fraction, age 26, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to the same charge on Aug. 27, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: Southeast Arizona Group Superintendent H. Lane Baker announced today that the “Superintendent’s Compendiums" covering the three National Park Service (NPS) sites in Cochise County have been updated with language restricting the use of unmanned aircraft, commonly referred to as “drones", within the park...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: Federal Complaint Alleges 35 year old Gresham Man, His Father and His Girlfriend Involved in Production and Possession of Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: Defendant And Co-Conspirators Lured Victim From Queens To Long Island And Then Shot Him Because They Believed He Was Cooperating With Law Enforcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LUIS GUSTAVO TAVAREZ pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to managing a large-scale counterfeit credit card scheme involving nearly 200 stolen credit card numbers and over $600,000 dollars in losses to victims. TAVAREZ was charged in May 2014, and pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Sullivan.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Sergio Quezada-Lopez, 35, of Mexico, appeared on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Michael Simon and entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin in quantities of 1 kilogram or more that resulted in death. The maximum sentence is life and the charge carries a mandatory minimum 20 years imprisonment. The defendant is scheduled to appear for sentencing on Dec. 1, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: Southeast Arizona Group Superintendent H. Lane Baker announced today that the “Superintendent’s Compendiums" covering the three National Park Service (NPS) sites in Cochise County have been updated with language restricting the use of unmanned aircraft, commonly referred to as “drones", within the park...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 28, 2014
News Release: The Energy and Commerce Committee’s 21st Century Cures initiative will take center stage Friday, Aug. 29, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) will host a roundtable. Pitts has assembled an all-star lineup of health care professionals and innovators to contribute...
