News from August 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Gustavo Angel Salinas, 26, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, to distribute, and to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder reiterating bipartisan calls for the appointment of a special counsel for the Administration’s Justice...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell today sentenced Walter Medlin (71, Kissimmee) to 30 months in federal prison for tax evasion. He was also ordered to serve a one year term of supervision, upon his release from prison. Medlin pleaded guilty on February 4, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A U.S. citizen living in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was sentenced today to serve 35 years in prison for sexually exploiting a minor living in California and producing images of that abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Steven Ray, 48, of Brockport, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with mail fraud, forgery of endorsement of treasury checks, theft of public money, and theft of stolen mail. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Kenneth Narzikul, 59, of Media, PA, pleaded guilty today to charges of major fraud against the United States, obstruction of a federal audit, and making false claims to the government, in connection with operation of his business, NP Precision, Inc., a machine tool business located in Folcroft PA. U.S. District Court Judge L. Felipe Restrepo scheduled a sentencing hearing for Nov. 25, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Special National Park Service Programs in September Commemorate 150th Anniversary of the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. A former East St. Louis police officer lost his bid to have his 30-month federal prison sentence overturned, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Orlando, FL -U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Tyruss Lydell Lomax (29, Sanford) to 11 years and 8 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The Court also ordered Lomax to forfeit the Century International Arms AK-47 rifle used in the crime. Lomax pleaded guilty on May 14, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, todayannounced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a 13-count indictment charging DAYQUAN JACKSON, 26...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Ladonna Cooper, age 30, of Jackson, was sentenced to 20 months for conspiracy to defraud the United States, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Jimmy Dale Wright, age 57, of Rock, West Virginia, was sentenced today in Bluefield, West Virginia, by United States District Court Judge David A. Faber. Wright was sentenced to a 12-month term of imprisonment, and a three year term of supervised release. Wright previously pled guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Aug. 22, 2014, Omaha, Nebraska contractor Ram Hingorani pled guilty to Major Program Fraud in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. In addition, one of Hingorani’s companies, Midwest Paving, Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of making false statements in matters relevant to permits issued under the Safe Drinking Water Act, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: National Park Service Outer Banks Group (Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site) fall program season will run from Tuesday, September 2 through Monday, Oct. 13, 2014.A variety of programs are offered--all programs are free.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: National Park Service Outer Banks Group (Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site) fall program season will run from Tuesday, September 2 through Monday, Oct. 13, 2014.A variety of programs are offered--all programs are free.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Michael Awiti has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison for filing fraudulent tax returns using the stolen identities of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: Orlando, FL -U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Tyruss Lydell Lomax (29, Sanford) to 11 years and 8 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The Court also ordered Lomax to forfeit the Century International Arms AK-47 rifle used in the crime. Lomax pleaded guilty on May 14, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: MONTE VISTA, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management San Luis Valley Field Office is hosting a series of field trips and open houses to get your input on solar energy on public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2014
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Aug. 25, 2014 - Eric Stephen Peterson, 52, of Nashville, Tennessee, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 20, 2014, in connection with a scheme to defraud several banks by depositing checks with forged signatures into various accounts controlled by Peterson, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Peterson is the owner and operator of Peterson Insurance Company, LLC and Peterson Enterprises, LLC.
