News from January 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: POCATELLO -John D. Heim, 41, of Pocatello, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to launder money, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Judge N. Randy Smith of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting by designation as a district court judge, also ordered Heim to perform 100 hours of community service after he is released from prison. He pleaded guilty to the charge on Sept. 26, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: Everglades National Park is seeking public comment on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Acquisition of Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) Land in the East Everglades Expansion Area (EEEA). The Draft EIS was released today for public review, and public comment is requested by Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Christopher Bush, 40, of District Heights, Md., was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for bank fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Bush was also ordered to pay full restitution to the victims.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park continues its annual Winter Film Festival by showing the documentary film America Beyond the Color Line, Part 2 on Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Dorchester man pleaded guilty yesterday to passport fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Wabaunsee County woman was sentenced today to 60 days in federal prison for embezzling from the Bio-Security Research Institute at Kansas State University, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. In addition, she was ordered to pay $14,000 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, Montana, on Jan. 16, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris, WESLEY ALLEN CROSSGUSN, 25, of Browning, was sentenced to a term of 27 months imprisonment, three years supervised release, and a special assessment of $100.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man charged with Assault by Striking, Beating and Wounding and Simple Assault pled guilty to, and was sentenced, on Jan. 15, 2014, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Yonkers, New York, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison on his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams of cocaine, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: A man who attempted to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and distributed child pornography was sentenced Jan. 16, 2013, to fourteen years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Pamela J. Beard, 51, of Bowie, Md., pled guilty today to a federal mail fraud charge stemming from the embezzlement of more than $3.6 million from her former employer, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Among other things, Beard used the stolen money for vacations, jewelry, a timeshare, and a 50th birthday party for herself.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: Little Rock -Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; William J. Bryant, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); and Scott Ellington, District Prosecuting Attorney for the Second Judicial...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: A patient recruiter for a fraudulent Miami-area mental health company, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), pleaded guilty today for her participation in a $190 million Medicare fraud scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: What: Black History Month programs and exhibits highlighting African American and West Indies maritime history.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Jackie Elvine, a/k/a Jackie Young, 39, of Jeffersonville, Georgia, entered a plea of guilty on Jan. 17, 2014, to health care fraud, aiding in the preparation of a false tax return and false claims against the Government. Ms. Elvine entered her plea of guilty before the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell, United States District Court Judge, in Macon, Georgia.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: Recent ground and aerial photographs of Enchanted Valley within Olympic National Park show that the main channel of the East Fork Quinault River has shifted and is flowing within several feet of the historic Enchanted Valley Chalet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS, OHIO - Curtis Clark III, 48, of Pataskala, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to transporting stolen generators and welding equipment worth $89,236.03 from the VA Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio and selling them to individuals...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: South Bend, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2014
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement in reaction to President Obama's speech today and proposed reforms to the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs...
