News from August 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: BOISE - Kristen Rast, 44, and Brittany Tillema, 25, both of Meridian, Idaho, were sentenced this week in federal court for distributing controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Sentencing was pronounced by U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Boise.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: On Saturday, Aug. 30, the cultural demonstration series Hana No`eau concludes with events in both districts of Haleakalā National Park. Judy Kinzer will perform hula in the Kīpahulu District between 1pm and 3pm. Gordean Kakalia will demonstrate sennit weaving at the Headquarters Visitor Center in the Summit District between 10am and 12pm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle, of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Aug. 26, 2014, Sherman Maurice Threets (age: 29) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison by Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach. Threets had previously entered a guilty plea to a single count of conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today responded to reports that the Obama administration intends to circumvent Congress in striking an international agreement on global greenhouse gas emissions. President Obama failed to enact cap-and-tax legislation with...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: MONROE, La. -A Minnesota professor pleaded guilty to contacting a minor in Union Parish in order to start a sexual relationship, U.S.Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Elbanal Al Johnson, 34, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Crownpoint, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to a felony information charging him with abusive sexual contact. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Johnson will be sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Johnson will have to register as a sex offender when he completes his prison sentence.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, today called on the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to resume litigation if Guatemala fails to effectively enforce its labor laws, as required by the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Jacob Russell Jackson, 54, of Lapwai, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Jackson pleaded guilty to the charge on May 7, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: Maxine Harvin, 71, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by yesterday information with one count of theft of government funds, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the information, the defendant received retirement benefits intended for her mother, after her mother’s death in March 2004 until her fraud was discovered in March of 2014. The defendant’s alleged actions resulted in a loss to the government of approximately $98,334.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron yesterday sentenced Kevin Reynolds (40, Winter Springs) to 21 years, 10 months in federal prison for attempted production of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. He was also ordered to serve a life term of supervision, upon his release from prison. Reynolds pleaded guilty on June 5, 2014.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today responded to reports that the Obama administration intends to circumvent Congress in striking an international agreement on global greenhouse gas emissions. President Obama failed to enact cap-and-tax legislation with...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: Newton Mullins Admits To Obtaining Prescription Drugs By Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN W. RICE, 41, of Windsor, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: The Tuolumne Grove parking lot in Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed beginning September 8, 2014 while improvements are made to the trailhead and parking area. During the month of September, the parking lot will close at 6:00 a.m. on Mondays and re-open at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays. There will...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that John Ways, Jr., 48, of Omaha, Nebraska, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Sell and Offer for Sale Drug Paraphernalia, Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, and being a Felon in Possession of Ammunition, following a 13-day jury trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Political consultant Gregory Naylor, 66, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to federal agents and misprision of a felony in connection with his role in attempting to conceal two campaign finance-related fraud schemes. According to court documents, the charges...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today responded to reports that the Obama administration intends to circumvent Congress in striking an international agreement on global greenhouse gas emissions. President Obama failed to enact cap-and-tax legislation with...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EILEEN BRENNAN, 77, of Branford, pleaded guilty on Aug. 19, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Alvin...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Goldstrike Canyon and Arizona Hot Spring trails, which were temporarily closed Aug. 1, will reopen Sept. 12.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: On June 19, 2014, National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis issued a Policy Memorandum to ensure that the use of unmanned aircraft is addressed in a consistent manner by the National Park Service (NPS) before a significant level of such use occurs within the National Park System. He directed park...
