News from December 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: “During more than five years as United States Attorney for Vermont, Tris Coffin has been an exemplary leader, a committed public servant, and a tireless advocate for the cause of justice.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 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. 19, 2014 14-092. Al Nash. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Public Comment Invited on Yellowstone’s Draft Progress...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: On Dec. 17, 2014, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Director Jesse Juen, and the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) Jeff Pappas signed a protocol agreement describing how the BLM will meet its responsibilities under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).The...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Brenda Ann Blair, 36, of Bonita Springs, Florida, formerly of Goochland County, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to participating in a fraud scheme that obtained approximately $2.4 million worth of mortgage loans from federally backed financial institutions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Don Page, 24, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to a 14-year prison term for killing a man in June 2013 in Southeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Senior United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii today found Todd Douglas Udall, 49, of Clovis, guilty of one count of attempted and actual distribution and receipt of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The guilty verdict came at the conclusion of a trial before Judge Ishii that began earlier this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Wolfgang Valvoda, 44, who did business out of Bratislava, Slovakia, was indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in an international mass marketing business directory scheme which...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - A Prattville, Alabama woman was sentenced yesterday to serve 70 months in prison for her involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, announced U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama, and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department's Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury in Fresno returned two indictments yesterday charging two defendants with possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: - Diverted $2.8 million for his personal use.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - A Coos Bay business, its owner, and four employees were sentenced by the Honorable Michael J. Mosman in federal court on Dec. 12, 2014 for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by supplying knock-off vehicle and aviation parts to the United States Department of Defense (DOD).
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: Winter is the perfect time to visit Everglades National Park! Spectacular opportunities abound to enjoy the great outdoors in your back yard. During south Florida’s dry season there are few mosquitoes, afternoon storms are gone and temperatures are cooler.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Joseph Clayton, 34, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of transferring a firearm to a prior felon, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Leandro Velazquez pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican doctor and his assistant were sentenced today for their roles in altering the fingerprints of illegal aliens through a surgical process.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Brandon Kennedy, a resident of Inkster, Michigan, was convicted at the conclusion of a federal jury trial of committing an interstate armed robbery, of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Joseph A. Morales, 27, a former teacher’s aide at Cardozo Education Campus in the District of Columbia, pled guilty today to enticing a minor in violation of District of Columbia law, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Andrew G. McCabe, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: ROCKFORD - A former shipping manager for American Extrusion International (“AEI"), of South Beloit, Ill., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for mail fraud. REVA K. VERA, 58, of Beloit, Wis., who pled guilty to the charge on Sept. 11, 2014, was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. In addition, Judge Kapala ordered Vera to pay $352,803.23 in restitution to AEI.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce a new 4,000-acre National Park Service site to be known as Oregon Caves National Preserve. The site was established through the National Defense Authorization Act that was passed by Congress this week and signed by the President on Dec. 19, 2014. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Joseph Karl Muller, 54, of Webster, NY, who was convicted of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, was sentenced to 54 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $127,287 by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
