News from August 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of Arkansas. Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. Pocketed over $900,000 in Payroll Scheme. Little Rock - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today that Regina Paff, 53, of North Little Rock, Arkansas...
By State Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on reported threats of Afghan officials seizing power...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- More than 40 people interested in developing a comprehensive strategy to address opiate abuse and addiction and quell the rising number of heroin overdose deaths in north Alabama met today at Canterbury United Methodist Church to organize working groups and lay the groundwork for a community action plan, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, announce that Darryl Burke, 50, and Vicki Garland, 50, both of Delray Beach, were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James I.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
Release: Standing next to her healthy oxen, Grace Opono explains how new conservation techniques have doubled her maize yield over just two seasons. She is also earning a second income by providing tilling services to neighbors with her oxen. She tells me she can now afford to pay the school fees for her children and reinvest money in her land. This story of achievement shows that USDA’s Food for Progress Program is making a difference.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: On Tuesday, Aug. 19, two males were apprehended in Haleakalā NP for illegal paragliding activities in the crater. One was apprehended after launching and landing in critical endangered species habitat;the other, after attempting to launch. Their equipment was seized and impounded. Federal charges are pending.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: An information was filed in U.S. District Court today charging the former office manager of a Cleveland law firm with embezzling approximately $200,000 from the firm, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, Aug. 18, 2014-Many of us hope to see animals when we visit a park. This weekend will be a chance to see critters in the wild on a ranger-guided walk or talk. Join a ranger on a bird walk, a guided hike along the Bluestone River, or at a snake talk to find out more about the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The owner of bankrupt Young Oil Company was sentenced to 33 months in prison today, by Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell, for charges included in three separate indictments including failure to file an income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service, mail fraud in connection...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Michael Bland, 18, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of bank robbery, was sentenced to 51 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: LOUDON, N.H., Aug. 19, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted the importance of rural entrepreneurs to the U.S. economy and announced investments to help rural businesses grow, diversify and create jobs. USDA is investing $25 million to help 247 businesses nationwide expand their operations and create new products to market, Secretary Vilsack said today during a visit to Miles Smith Farm in Loudon, N.H., a recipient of one of the grants.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, Aug. 18, 2014-Many of us hope to see animals when we visit a park. This weekend will be a chance to see critters in the wild on a ranger-guided walk or talk. Join a ranger on a bird walk, a guided hike along the Bluestone River, or at a snake talk to find out more about the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, Jair Estupinan-Montano was arraigned at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, on charges relating to international narcotics trafficking. Estupinan- Montano was arrested in Panama on Oct. 14, 2013, on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. today found Marco Maurice Heath (36, Deleon Spring) guilty of being a convicted felon who unlawfully possessed multiple firearms and ammunition. Heath faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison due to his prior felony convictions for crimes of violence and serious drug offenses. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2014. He was indicted on May 7, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Leonard Dillon, 58, of Bim, Boone County, West Virginia pled guilty in federal court in Charleston to selling heroin. On March 21, 2013, Dillon sold heroin to a confidential informant working with law enforcement. On four other...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service today announced funding for seven international projects through the 2014 Food for Progress Program. In total, more than 1.6 million people will directly benefit from the program this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that today the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is delivering over 3400 checks to victims of marketing schemes by MoneyGram agents and others.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Rai Johnson, 35, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of violating the Clean Air Act Asbestos Work Practice Standards, was sentenced to time served, 160 days, and two years of supervised release by District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2014
News Release: Over one million dollars allegedly swindled by two title agents.
