News from July 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: Attorney and Company CEO also Convicted in Illegal Takeover and Looting.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: A man who distributed child pornography pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: Van Buren, MO - Torrential rain of over 6 inches fell on a small concentrated area of the Current River watershed on the afternoon of June 29th. The Carter County Sheriff's Department requested emergency assistance for the threatened and trapped residents of Fremont, Missouri from flash flooding of Pike Creek. Ozark National Scenic Riverways responded to the emergency by providing eight rangers and deploying four patrol boats to help the flood victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Leo Martinez-Martinez, 36, of Stockton, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Kenel, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Kidnapping, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault of a Spouse by Strangulation, and Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced that Gene Harris, 76, of Miami, pled guilty yesterday to the sale and purchase of, the offer of sale and purchase of, and the intent to sell and purchase...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that HECTOR ORTIZ, 49, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, to committing wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A total of six Laredoans and three others have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to transport more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in 2011, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Silvia Esther Flores, 56, Lilia Esther Garza, 53, Shirley Flores, 32, Gabriel...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Yasin Abdulla, 35, of Lackawanna, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard yesterday sentenced Sean-Michael Smith (25, St. Johns) to 72 months in federal prison for distribution of child pornography, to be followed by a seven year term of supervised release. Smith, who was also ordered to register as a Sex Offender, pleaded guilty on Feb. 24, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is advising a portion of the Bluff Trail that was closed on Feb. 10, 2014 is now open for public use. The park in partnership with Wild Trails developed a project to repair a washout of the trail that formed approximately...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that three more defendants who were witnesses in the U.S. v. Mateo B. Sardoma, Jr. aka “Mat", Rudy P.H. Sablan, Maria C. Edrosa aka “Cristina", et al. trial were sentenced this week by Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, as follows.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Alberton, Montana, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Aiding and Abetting was sentenced on June 30, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange. His accomplice, a Columbia, California, woman, was sentenced on the same charges on July 2, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: Congress must act on transportation funding by Aug. 1 or jobs will be lost
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: FOURTH OF JULY CONDITIONS, EVENTS AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a special program on Saturday, July 19 at 2:00 p.m. This program will discuss General John Bell Hood's appointment to command the Confederate Army of Tennessee during the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. Visitors should meet at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center and will caravan to the program location.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden will travel to Beijing and Guangzhou, China, July 7-12.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: During a recent visit to Cheyenne, Wyo., Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze presented national awards to several BLM Wyoming employees."These awards acknowledge outstanding leadership, dedicated stewardship, successful collaboration efforts, and innovative approaches," Kornze said.The first...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of July 7, 2014. The committee will hold two hearings to continue its 21st Century Cures initiative. Members will discuss opportunities for modernizing clinical trials and incorporating patient perspectives in the #Path2Cures. The committee will also examine the role of states and the federal government regarding environmental policies and implementation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A grand jury in Fresno returned an indictment today against Charles Max Pollock, 43, of Las Vegas, charging him with two counts of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
