News from December 2014
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Newly released images indicate the Griffith Park mountain lion known as P-22 has recovered from mange. After capturing the animal for a routine battery change of its tracking collar in March, biologists noted his deteriorated health and treated him from mange and exposure to rat poison.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Two Tribes are among the winners of the Climate Action Champions competition, the White House announced on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, D.C. Recognizing the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe (CA) and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (MI) for...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Butler County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government money, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James Higgins, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF"), and William J. Bratton, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Thursday, December 4, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN COLON, 27, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Warren E. Eginton...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Spokane -Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Edward J. Brown, age 67, originally from Norwalk, California, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty to six counts of Introduction of an Adulterated Medical Device into...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: DALLAS - A former employee of the Social Security Administration (SSA) appeared in federal court in Dallas this morning and pleaded guilty, before Chief U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater, to his role in a conspiracy to defraud the SSA, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that CYRUS CASBY, age 29, from Marrero, Louisiana, was sentenced today following his conviction at trial for arson resulting in death and injury.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Broome County Ophthalmologist settles for $75,000.00.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MAXO JEAN was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for perpetrating a multi-year insurance fraud scheme in which JEAN directed co-conspirators to engage in more than 30 car crashes with innocent third parties...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Stephen J. Cormier (42, Nokomis) to three years and five months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. As part of his sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $4.7 million, the proceeds of the fraudulent scheme. He pleaded guilty on March 5, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FELIX LOPEZ-CABRERA, 24, CARLOS LOPEZ, 26, and LUIS BELTRAN, 26, were convicted yesterday in Manhattan of various racketeering charges, murder, conspiracy to murder, attempted murder, narcotics conspiracy...
By State Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.Res. 714, condemning aggressive actions and calling for peaceful resolution to disputes in the East and South China Seas...
By State Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the Committee will convene a hearing to examine the Administration’s progress combating ISIS. The hearing, entitled “Countering ISIS: Are We Making Progress? " will take place on Wednesday, December 10 at 10:00 am in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Ryan Russow, 29, of Milford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that two sentencings involving illegal aliens have taken place in U.S. District Court in Scranton.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO - Two principals of a defunct suburban company that purported to have billions of dollars to finance small businesses were indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling about $2 million in advance fees from approximately 125 business owners nationwide. With no such assets and no history...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOSUE ALEXANDER HERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, age 29, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty today to a one-count Indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Gabriel man who attempted to smuggle nearly four dozen turtles from Southern California to Hong Kong has been sentenced to federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - The beach is not just for summer, it can be a fantastic place to explore on those beautiful, crisp days during the winter. Dress for the weather and come out to see what you've been missing! All activities are free of charge unless noted otherwise below. For more information on these and other activities, call the National Park Service at 252-728-2250, extension 3001.
