News from December 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Lawrence F. Brose, 63, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of importation or transportation of obscene matters, was sentenced to two years probation to include computer monitoring.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 68 year-old Galveston, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for federal violations related to a mortgage fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: A man who used a machete to kill his parents on the Meskwaki Nation Settlement was convicted by a jury today after an eight-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - A beach is a marvelous place to get away from it all and 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.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury forAssault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Wakefield veteran pleaded guilty today to stealing $174,000 in benefits paid to him based upon falsified Vietnam War service records.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: A chief engineer from the M/V Trident Navigator was convicted by a federal jury in New Orleans late yesterday after a week-long trial, of knowingly falsifying the vessel’s oil record book in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), obstruction of justice and witness tampering, announced the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Christopher B. Wilcox, aged 41, formerly of Cordele, Georgia, entered a guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography on Dec. 15, 2014, before the Honorable W. Louis Sands, U.S. District Court Judge, in Albany, Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge John E. Steele has sentenced Jerry Ward (48, Fort Myers) to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition. He was found guilty by a Fort Myers federal jury on June 12, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that APOLINAR MONJE-SANCHEZ, age 42, a native of Mexico, pled guilty today to a one-count indictment for illegal entry of a removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: DALLAS - A physician and a home health agency manager were sentenced today for their roles in a $3 million Medicare fraud conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By State Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement of changes in U.S.-Cuba relations and the release of Alan Gross...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. yesterday sentenced Kesner (53, Lakeland) to ten years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Joly pleaded guilty on Sept. 3, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Jermaine Lamar Harris (31, Ocala) pleaded guilty today to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He faces a mandatory minimum term of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: Springfield, Ill. - A jury in Springfield, Ill., deliberated approximately five hours today before returning guilty verdicts on all counts charged against Leon Dingle, Jr., and his wife, Karin Dingle, of Chicago. The Dingles were charged with taking $3.35 million from grant funds awarded by the Illinois Department of Public Health for their personal benefit and to pay personal expenses. Sentencing is scheduled on April 9, 2015, before U.S. District Judge Richard Mills.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Color Country District is seeking public comment on environmental assessments (EA) analyzing the BLM's proposal to offer 14 parcels covering 15,062 acres in the Richfield and Cedar City Field Offices at the May 2015 oil and gas lease sale. The EAs analyzed 23...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: EVANSVILLE - Josh J. Minkler, Acting United States Attorney, announced today that Charles M. Prideaux, 47, Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young for possession of sexually explicit material involving minors. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Child Exploitation Task Force and the Evansville Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Barry Stephen Robinson, age 65, of Accokeek, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to two counts of bribery, and one count of money laundering, in connection with a bribery scheme perpetrated earlier this year while he was Chief of the Division of Transit and Marine Services of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 17, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter, top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and other Committee Republicans will not attend the scheduled Subcommittee on Oversight Hearing: EPA's Proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, because Congress adjourned. Vitter also informed Republican witnesses their attendance was no longer necessary.
