News from February 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, was invited by the Filipino Ladies Association of Guam (FLAG) to be the Keynote Speaker at their 53rd Induction of Executive Officers and Board of Directors held on Jan. 12, 2014.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Chaparral Fruit Sales Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: DALLAS, Texas - Two North Texas men have been indicted on various felony offenses related to a massive food stamp fraud scheme they ran that allegedly caused at least $1.9 million in losses to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: The NIST forensics science team is holding a public presentation and live webcast on its new Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual meeting in Seattle, Feb. 18, 2014, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. PST.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
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By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Kenneth Kenitzer, 70, of Pleasanton, today to six years in prison, to be followed by three years supervised release, for wire fraud in connection with a Ponzi scheme that took in more than $80 million between April 2006 and December 2008, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Andres Reyes Valenzuela, 31, a Mexican national, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. to three years and one month in prison for cultivating marijuana, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A man from Crawford County, Kan., pleaded guilty Friday to receiving millions of dollars in refunds based on filing false federal tax returns, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. In addition, the defendant agreed to an order of restitution of more than $4 million.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center will be open daily, but in transition, starting March 1st (Richmond, CA)-“Welcome, and please pardon our dust," the rangers will soon be saying at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park. The park is pleased to announce that the installation of brand new permanent interpretive exhibits will begin on Saturday, March 1, 2014 in the Visitor Education Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. A Missouri man was sentenced Wednesday to 210 months in federal prison for two attempted bank robberies, including one in Anderson County, Kan., during which he exchanged shots with law enforcement officers, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: MOBILE, Ala. - Raymond Donovan Williams, 42, of Chickasaw, was sentenced today by Judge Kristi K. Dubose to a term of 84 months. The judge imposed a sentence below the advisory guideline range of 121 to 151 months following a sentencing hearing at which additional testimony was presented. Williams had...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: GREENVILLE - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced IRESHIA DONTE SUMMERS aka ERIC SUMMERS, 35, of Durham, North Carolina, to 360 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is advising the permanent closure of the Long Hollow Road Extension starting March 24, 2014. This access point into Chickamauga Battlefield is located directly west of the Wilder Brigade Monument. The closure will help protect the commemorative monuments...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two St. Joseph, Mo., area commercial truck drivers - one of whom is a registered sex offender - have pleaded guilty to transporting an individual across state...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
Release: Fresno, CA, Feb. 14, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined President Barack Obama in Fresno, Calif., today to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance to help farmers, ranchers and residents affected by severe drought in California. At President...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on Feb. 13, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters, Christopher Kyle Sherrod was sentenced to 200 months imprisonment, 5 years supervised release, and a special assessment of $100. Sherrod was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a federal jury found Shelley R. Callahan, 49, of Clinton, Mo., guilty of making a false statement during a bankruptcy proceeding. United States District Judge Donald Walter presided over the three-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Michel.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Greenfield, Mass. doctor was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Springfield for tax evasion and other charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, Montana, on Feb. 13, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris, OTIS GENE CROSBY, 74, of Browning, was sentenced to a term of 120 months imprisonment with ten years of supervised release to follow his release after pleading guilty to Aggravated Sexual Abuse.
