News from August 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 32-year-old Port Arthur, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that yesterday Senior United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo has sentenced Richard Hall, age 38, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to 65 months’ imprisonment for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base (crack) between 2009 and April 2013; and for distributing marijuana to a person under the age of 21.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for August and September 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
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By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Ashley Sekator-Graham, 31, of Providence, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine in South Kingstown and Narragansett, announced Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England field division, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, South Kingstown Police Chief Vincent Vespia, Jr., and Narragansett Police Chief Dean F. Hoxsie.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Marques Williams, 28, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury indicted Brent Lee Newbold, 57, of Granite Bay, California, charging him wire fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted four individuals in connection with a scheme to steal over $1 million from a consulting company. The following individuals face conspiracy and wire fraud charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 37-year-old New Jersey man was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for possession with intent to distribute heroin in Kingston, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 3, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Sharpsburg, MD -The Chesapeake &Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal NHP) welcomes visitors to the Sunday Circle Talk at Ferry Hill Plantation (Ferry Hill Place) on Sunday Aug. 17, 2014, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announces the following three indictments, a guilty plea, and a sentencing in cases involving the exploitation of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today KYLE CHRISTOPHER HEDDEN, 30, of Wake Forest, North Carolina, pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr. to one count of possession of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252(a)(4)(B). HEDDEN was named in a Criminal Information on July 15, 2014.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking public input on possible revisions to the U.S. Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef to adjust for recent improvements and trends in animal raising and feeding. AMS is also seeking input on a review of beef instrument grading.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Demerius Rivera, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced that AZZEDDINE EL AMINE pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to money laundering and operating an unlicensed...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: In celebration of the 98th anniversary of the National Park Service, all 401 national park units-including Grand Teton National Park-will waive entrance fees on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. The fee for a private, non-commercial vehicle to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks normally costs $25 for...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Davon Martin, age 26, of Baltimore, Maryland today to 35 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, related to his drug dealing and violence in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014-The Shadow Lake fire, ignited by lightning the night of Aug. 11, was drenched by heavy rainfall from a subsequent storm the following evening. The storm poured 1.7 inches of rain on the half-acre fire leaving the perimeter cold. Firefights were pulled off the fire midway through the storm due to lightning danger and heavy rainfall. The fire is now in patrol status to monitor warm spots on the interior of the burned area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 34-year-old Philadelphia man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in the Hazleton area of Pennsylvania.
