News from August 2014
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Do you want to learn how your favorite beach may respond to predicted climate change? Then join researcher, Lukas Bell-Dereske for a special public program entitled Climate Change in the Great Lakes Dunes: Responses of the Plant Community at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Thursday, August...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: St. Louis, MO - BRYAN BINKHOLDER was indicted on multiple fraud charges involving his financial planning and investment strategy businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Joplin, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to aggravated identity theft and to fraudulently receiving federal disaster benefits following the tornado that struck the city of Joplin on May 22, 2011, killing 158 people and causing more than $2.9 billion in damage.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday received a two-page letter from Interior Secretary Sally Jewell regarding her department’s imperceptible efforts to facilitate emergency medical access for the people of King Cove, Alaska. The community of nearly 1,000 Alaskans remains ...
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 DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that TROY LYNN HUGHES, age 54, of Antlers, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(l).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Colorado man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to transport women across state lines for prostitution in New Jersey and other states, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, couple was sentenced to prison today for stealing $272,247 in student loan proceeds from Liberty University and American Public University by using stolen identities to direct the money to addresses where they could intercept it, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the manager and owner of the Linden House Apartments in Cleveland have agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that they refused to rent to individuals because the individuals had children. The settlement must still be approved by U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that PETER GLENN BAKER, age 42, of Antlers, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Failure to Register as Sex Offender, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2250(a)(1), 2250(a)(2)(B) and 2250(a)(3).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Shanika Brewer, 35, of Tracy, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to two and a half years in prison for wire fraud and embezzlement from a health care program, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Judge England ordered her to begin her sentence on Oct. 23, 2014. He ordered her to pay $1,248,770 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the arrest and criminal complaint charging James Otis Liptak (36, Merritt Island) with possession and distribution of images depicting child pornography. If convicted, Liptak faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Tampa, Florida, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months imprisonment and ordered to forfeit $1,728,021 and pay $3,832,701 in restitution on his conviction of wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area rangers invite everyone to join them on two very enjoyable walks in the park adjoining Historic Rugby. The Big South Fork, in partnership with Historic Rugby, is staffing a visitor contact station in the Board of Aid to Land Ownership building at Rugby...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2014
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, Aug. 13, 2014-There is still time to capture a snapshot of history and enter the Hidden History Photo Contest! This photo contest and the exhibits to follow will showcase the talents of West Virginia amateur photographers (adult and youth), while emphasizing the rich historical...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - Raytheon Company, a Waltham-based defense contractor, has agreed to pay $350,000 to resolve allegations that it charged the Department of Defense for meal expenses that were ineligible for reimbursement. Specifically, the government alleged that, from 2007 to 2009, Raytheon submitted overhead expenses for group meals, business group meals, and group meals at conference events that were ineligible for reimbursement under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - A former manager of a credit union was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 27 months for each count of bank fraud and tax evasion, announced U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. for the Northern District of Oklahoma and Special Agent in Charge R. Damon Rowe of the Dallas field office for the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. -A federal grand jury indicted a Lafayette man for making a bomb threat and attempting to rob a bank, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: The Unites States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that it filed a Motion and Brief in Support of Motion to Quash State Court Subpoena in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Robert J. Mellow.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Tommy Acevedo, 37, of Raton, N.M., pled guilty this morning to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, 8th Judicial District Attorney Donald Gallegos, Acting Special Agent in Charge Mark Murray of the Phoenix Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Police Chief John Garcia of the Raton Police Department.
