News from February 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: St. Louis, MO - JILLIAN NICHOLS, a local paralegal, was indicted on charges involving her attempt to defraud a law firm client by falsely representing that the prosecutor on the client’s criminal case had solicited a bribe. Nichols is also charged with lying to the FBI about her illegal conduct.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: The DOE Office of Indian Energy is sponsoring an energy forum during the National Reservation Economic Summit (RES) 2014 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Part of DOE's silver-level sponsorship of RES 2014, the forum will take place on March 17, 2014, from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and will feature the following roundtable sessions.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that MEGAN LEE McMAHAN, age 37, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Embezzlement Of Mail By Postal Employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Wallace D. Peace, 39, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 280 grams of crack cocaine, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $8,000,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
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By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: DALLAS - Two defendants, who pleaded guilty in 2013 to their respective roles in a major methamphetamine distribution conspiracy operating in Wichita Falls, Texas, have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: The National Park Service Outer Banks Group invites the public to a Know Your Park citizen education program presentation Sargassum on the Edge of the Gulf Stream, by Dr. Lindsay Dubbs. This presentation will take place at the Community Center in Ocracoke, NC on Wednesday, February 26at 7:00 p.m. and at the Fessenden Center in Buxton, NC on Thursday, February 27 at 7:00 p.m.These presentations are free and last approximately one hour.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA) will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine issues related to passenger and freight rail safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 24 indictments charging 28 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Four people were arrested today on federal fraud charges stemming from telemarketing operations that allegedly solicited investments in movies with false promises of high returns with little risk.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: Little Rock - Christopher R. Thyer,United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; and Christopher A. Henry, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge; announced that after a two and one-half week trial, Brenda Laws, age 56, Lareka Laws, age 35, Jameel Laws, age 27, and Milton Laws, Jr., age 32, all of Pine Bluff, were all found guilty on Feb. 13, 2014, of conspiracy to defraud the United States by filing false tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bulgarian national today admitted his participation in the Shadowcrew forum, an online marketplace for hacking and identity theft that was the largest of its kind when dismantled by the Department of Justice and the U.S. Secret Service in 2004, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DALBERT RODRIGUEZ, 30, formerly of Holyoke, Mass., pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to his role in a robbery spree of pharmacies in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: Chamizal National Memorial Superintendent F. Gus Sanchez announces the opening of the annual Siglo de Oro Art Exhibition in the Abrazos and Borderland Galleries now through March 30th. This year's contest entries and winners not only showcase several of our talented local El Paso artists but also drew entries from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson, Ottawa County Prosecutor Ronald J. Frantz, and ATF Special Agent in Charge, Steven Bogdalek joined U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles in announcing that Joseph Jerry Sweet, age 33, and Ronald Patrick Cook, age 28, both from the Grand Haven area...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - Iron railings on top of the Boca Chita Key lighthouse in Biscayne National Park are damaged and in need of repair. As a result of the damage the structure is unsafe and closed to the public at least for two months. The damage is due to prolonged exposure in a tough environment.
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, February 26 the Committee will hold a hearing entitled, “International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to Conservation and National Security, " which will begin at 10:00 a.m.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 20, 2014
News Release: Upcoming Webinars. February 26: Live Webinar on Strategic Energy Planning. Webinar Sponsors: EERE Tribal Energy Program, DOE Office of Indian Energy, and the Western Area Power Administration. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Indian Energy, EERE's Tribal Energy Program, and the Western Area...
