News from July 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. today sentenced Danay Crespo-Rodriguez (25, Tampa) to seven years’ incarceration for conspiracy to commit credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft. The Court also ordered her to pay $599,744.11 in restitution to the victims of her crimes and entered a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $655,568.61, which represents the proceeds of Crespo-Rodriguez’s crimes.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Today, doctors who really want to see if a wound is healing have to do a biopsy or some other invasive technique that, besides injuring an already injured patient, can really only offer information about a small area. But a technology called hyperspectral imaging offers doctors a noninvasive, painless...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. A former bank president pleaded guilty to bank fraud on June 30, 2014, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Paul C. Smith...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: As part of its efforts to improve the scientific basis of forensic evidence used in courts of law, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have made the first appointments to a new organization dedicated to identifying and fostering development and adoption of standards and guidelines for the nation's forensic science community.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Pedro Rayon-Perez, 28, has been ordered to prison following his conviction for harboring undocumented aliens, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The Mexican national previously pleaded guilty as did three others - Mexican national Osiel Castillo, 46, and Roxanna Leal, 26, and Luis Aguilar-Hernandez, 42.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Superintendent Barclay Trimble announced today that during the week of June 30, 2014, National Park Service fire management staff, as part of the Outer Banks Group Fire Management Plan, will be mowing fire breaks along the NPS boundary of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.This boundary borders private property on Roanoke Island.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A former mechanic from Lake Charles, Louisiana, pleaded guilty in federal court in Lubbock, Texas, today to a federal obscenity charge, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore is currently recruiting and accepting applications for Tule Elk Docent Volunteers for the summer of 2014. Tule Elk Docents help strengthen the connection with and foster stewardship of Point Reyes National Seashore among park visitors by helping visitors view, understand...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Tracey Dunn, Acting Special Agent in Charge, NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement, and David Pharo, Resident Agent In Charge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Miami Area Office of Law Enforcement, announce that Charles R.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Alfredo Alejandro Alvarez-Mendicuti, 35, of Mexico, has entered a plea of guilty to possessing 31 counterfeit credit and bank cards with the intent to defraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: The second in a series of regional workshops devoted to developing a community-centric "disaster resilience framework" to minimize the impacts of hazards and quickly restore vital functions and services in the aftermath of disasters will be held July 30, 2014, at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: A Niles man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms, ammuntion and body armor, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Department of Agriculture signed an agreement with Korea that will allow processed food products certified to U.S. organic standards to be sold in Korea as organic without having to go through a separate certification process. The agreement will...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Last night ground crews stayed overnight near the Spruce Fire which grew slightly to roughly 1 acre. Humidity increased during the night and the winds lessened helping to minimize the fire spread. Today's weather is forecasted to be more favorable with higher humidity and less wind.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Debra Mills. Official news release. Catoctin Mountain Park Volunteer Jim Robbins Receives National Award for Volunteerism. H. H. "Jim" Robbins from Catoctin Mountain Park was honored with the George and Helen Hartzog Individual Volunteer Award for the National Park Service. Jim has been...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Night-Time Bat Adventure. Date: Monday, July 14th. Time: 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Location: Mound City Group Visitor Center. Fees: No Fees. In our common folklore there are many myths and legends surrounding bats. Vampires?! Blind creatures of the night?! A crime-fighting Bat-Man?! Bring your flashlights and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: BOISE - Jason James Martin, 32, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that Terrance Brown, 41, formerly of Miami-Dade County, was sentenced to 35 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum for Hobbs Act robbery, two counts of attempted Hobbs Act robbery, and three counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina -----United States Attorney's Office announces today that Warren Dominque McDaniel, age 27, of Gaston, South Carolina was arrested today after being charged in a 2-count federal indictment. McDaniel was charged with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition...
