News from January 2014
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: In conjunction with Black History Month, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is pleased to announce its Black History Month program for 2014. Throughout February, a special exhibit, The United States Colored Troops & The Spirit of Freedom, will focus on the African American troops who served in the military during the American Civil War.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 3811, The Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act. Below are Cummings' remarks, as prepared for delivery, and the video of his speech...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Emmanuel Effiong, 36, formerly of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was sentenced today to 81 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to defraud the government and aggravated identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - United States District Court Judge Leonie M. Brinkema granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the Baltimore Museum of Art in a civil case brought in connection with the theft and later sale of an 1879 unsigned oil painting on linen by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, titled the "Paysage Bords de Seine.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: Midland resident and land surveyor Steven Leonard Prewit, age 54, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for possessing eight unregistered silencers in violation of National Firearms Registration requirements, announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Michael McBride, 23, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for stabbing a transgender woman last year in Southeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer, Alexander Rodriguez, was ordered today to perform 40 hours of community service and placed on six months of probation for stealing $962 in money orders from a woman who was under arrest, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By State Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the appointment by the President of Deborah Birx as Ambassador at Large and Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - After a four-day trial, a federal jury announced it had reached a verdict at 5:15 p.m., United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Tom Weschler...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: Devils TowerNational Monument News Release. Free Entrance to Devils Tower National Monument in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Devils Tower National Monument will be joining 401 national park units across the country in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with free entry into the park...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: DORVIN ECHEVERRIA-ZELEDON, age 24, of Metairie, Louisiana, was charged in a one-count indictment today for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: In San Antonio this morning, Texas Syndicate (TS) leader Rolando “Black Rabbit" Muniz, age 31, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to violate the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) statute announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jacqueline Runyan, 48, of Bradford, PA, who was convicted of conspiracy to transport firearms purchased outside the state of residency, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of production and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - John A. Wheeler and Melody Lockett Carter pleaded guilty in federal court to fraudulently obtaining FEMA assistance funds intended for the victims of Hurricane Ike.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - United States Attorney Danny C. Williams, Sr. announced today that the Northern District of Oklahoma collected $3,604,718.18 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2013. Of this amount, $2,320,943.69 was collected in criminal actions and $1,283,774.49 was collected in civil actionsAdditionally...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: Office spaces received water damage last Tuesday (1/7/2014) when an overhead sprinkler system pipe broke. Two workstations in the administrative area of the visitor center received the brunt of the downpour which fortunately did not directly impact any of the public space, including important display exhibit items. Cleanup and repairs are underway, but the facility is not expected to be open until January 21st.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: - Ordered to pay $114,936.98 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2014
News Release: Defendant Bajram Lajqi Imported Hundreds Of Pounds Of Marijuana From Canada And Shot A Former Associate Multiple Times Following A Long-Standing Drug-Related Feud.
