News from July 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Orville Rodriguez, 31, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, was sentenced to 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: The Energy Department today announced up to $14 million in funding for 15 research and development projects to support technologies that will contribute to advancing early-stage, breakthrough energy-efficient solutions for buildings and homes. These projects will help building managers and homeowners reduce energy demand, save money and accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. -A Homer man pleaded guilty to stealing more than $59,000 from his Claiborne Parish employer’s bank account, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Anthony Michael Defeo (49, Punta Gorda) today pleaded guilty to wire fraud before United States District Judge John E. Steele. Defeo faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will deliver an opening statement at today’s subcommittee hearing, entitled “The Future of Turkish Democracy." Earlier this year, Chairman Royce and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Committee,...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The owner of several liquor stores on the Las Vegas Strip has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the IRS for failing to report income that was skimmed from the businesses, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: A woman, formerly the city clerk for Masonville, Iowa, who defrauded the city of more than $80,000, was sentenced on July 14, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Mariano H. Herrera, 59, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on armed bank robbery and firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: MEDFORD, OREGON- On Monday, July 14, 2014, Senior U.S. District Judge Owen M. Panner sentenced Earl Allen IV, 39, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, to ten years in federal prison, after he pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Allen will also be on five years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas attorney was sentenced to 366 days in prison today for assisting a client launder approximately $2.25 million that had been obtained fraudulently in an online investment scheme, announced the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: SILT, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management and Colorado Mountain Club seek volunteers July 19-20 to help with a joint mapping project in the Castle Peak Wilderness Study Area north of Wolcott in Eagle County.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: ANCHORAGE -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has made an important land transfer to The Kuskokwim Corporation this week, fulfilling the land entitlement for the Native Village of Lower Kalskag. With the signing of the final patent for 560 acres, the corporation’s land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act is now fulfilled for the Native Village of Lower Kalskag.
By State Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the proposal announced by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: Thank you Mr. Chairman. My working relationship with Chairman Calvert has been first-rate. He has carried out his duties in an open and collaborative manner. I have enjoyed working with him and appreciate the cooperation exhibited by Chairman Calvert and the subcommittee staff (Dave, Darren, Jason...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: STATESBORO, GA -- Robert Beecher, 60, from Reidsville, Georgia, was indicted in June by a federal grand jury sitting in Savannah for possessing several firearms as a convicted felon. Beecher faces a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison if it is determined that he has three qualifying felony convictions and is classified as an Armed Career Criminal under federal law.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Lori Jenkins, age 47 of Omaha, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment for two counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition. The sentences are to run concurrent. Ms. Jenkins was placed on three years of supervised release following her release...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, D-Md., released the following statements after U.S. House of Representatives passage of bipartisan measures reported out of the Committee, including bills to modify the savings program for federal workers contributing toward...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: CARLSBAD, New Mexico - How many times have you gazed up at the night sky humming "Twinkle, twinkle little star" wondering what makes up a galaxy or how a star is made? Find your answers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park's "Star Party" on Saturday, July 19 at 8:30 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: Search efforts to locate a missing day hiker on the Panhandle Gap area on the Wonderland Trailcontinued today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2014
News Release: Orlando, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Pedro “Pete" Benevides (44, Astatula) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. In addition, he agreed to forfeit $44,059,565, including several bank accounts...
