News from December 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: Jacksonville, Forida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Harold B. Walbey, III (46 Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled. Walbey was indicted on Dec. 11, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. Dec. 22, 2014 14-093. Al Nash. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. East Entrance Of Yellowstone National Park Opens For...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA- On Dec. 19, 2014, Robert Lee Burton, age 49, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 90 months in prison, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Burton was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following his imprisonment, and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund. Burton was also ordered to pay $2800 in restitution to one of the victims involved in this offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Shane Paul Young, 44, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to one count of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Duane Thomas Mobley, age 40, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, today to nine years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to rob a business and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, in connection with the May 22, 2013 armed robbery of a pizza restaurant.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: Digital evidence plays a growing role in a wide variety of crimes as cell phones, computers, GPS and other digital devices carry increasing amounts of information about our everyday lives. To support development of standards and guidance for digital forensics, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Justice have named 20 experts to the Digital Evidence Subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Donald Dubose, 25, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to a charge of second-degree murder while armed stemming from a fatal shooting that took place in 2012 in Southeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) officially introduced H.R. 1, the Tax Reform Act of 2014. This proposal formalizes the tax reform discussion draft released on Feb. 26, 2014, without modifications. Below are excerpts from Chairman Camp’s statement submitted for the Congressional Record.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Randolph, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 141 months in prison for robbing a bank at gunpoint, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: This morning, the Milwaukee County District Attorney announced his decision, based on his review of the relevant facts and the applicable state law, not to initiate criminal charges against Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney in connection with the death of Mr. Dontre Hamilton in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 30, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: Lookout Mountain, TN: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is seeking input to discuss possible fee increases in 2015.Currently, park entrance fees at Point Park, on Lookout Mountain, are $3.00 per person, per day, or $20.00 for an annual Point Park pass. These fees have been in place since...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis announced that Sue Consolo-Murphy, chief of Science and Resource Management at Grand Teton National Park, was selected as recipient of the 2013 Director's Award for Natural Resource Management. This recognition acknowledges excellence in the areas of conservation leadership and resource management and salutes individual accomplishments in natural resource preservation by Park Service employees across the National Park System.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA- On Dec. 19, 2014, Ronnell Monshanique Henderson, age 33, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 100 months imprisonment, after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm as a felon, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Henderson was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his conviction, and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: A hearing before Judge Michael Simon is scheduled on January 8, 2015, 12:30 PM at Mark O Hatfield Courthouse, Courtroom 13B, for the case which involves defendant Jon Harder. The purpose of this hearing is for the defendant to enter a plea of guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced David Chittams, age 34, of Lanham, Maryland, today to 92 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute phencyclidine (PCP).
By USDA Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have devised a new analytical method for detecting and measuring concentrations of phytochemicals called "polyphenols" in plant materials. Also referred to as "phenolics," the class of health-promoting compounds is found in certain foods and beverages.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Somers Point, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to six hours in jail for killing, or attempting to kill, four different species of hawks protected by federal law, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Charles Palmer, Sr., 51, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine before Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON- As the 113th Congress ends, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, renewed his call for Congressional action on comprehensive postal reform and called on the incoming 114th Congress to make the issue a top priority...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: Hospitals are increasingly using networked technology to improve the accuracy and efficiency of medical care by connecting medical devices to a central system. A networked infusion pump-a device used to convey fluids, drugs and nutrients into a patient’s bloodstream-can allow centralized control of the...
