News from July 2014
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4315, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act with a bipartisan vote of 233-190. This common sense legislation focuses on sensible and specific updates to the Endangered Species Act in the areas of data transparency and species recovery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal judge today sentenced a Tuscaloosa County man to three years in prison for his schemes to defraud financial institutions and the Small Business Administration of more than $3 million, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: CINCINNATI - Cornell Clisby, 46, of Cincinnati, who led a heroin trafficking conspiracy in the greater Cincinnati area, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on July 27, 2014, to 408 months imprisonment. Five other members of the conspiracy, including Cornel Clisby’s ex-wife, have also been sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Langston Jackson, age 30, of Baltimore, today to 151 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James J. Hunt, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, announced today that Patrick Morgan was arrested this morning in Buffalo, NY on narcotics distribution and narcotics conspiracy charges. Morgan is expected to be presented later today in the Western District of New York before United States Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: A Mentor man was indicted for marketing and selling at least $220,000 worth of suntan and/or erectile dysfunction drugs that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: PHOENIX- On July 28, 2014, Rocky Delgado Marquez, 36, of Phoenix, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbellto 18 years in prison. Marquez pleaded guilty on April 10, 2014 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and felon in possession of a firearm, all felonies.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: The staff of Rocky Mountain National Park invites you to celebrate World Ranger Day with them as they recognize world conservation areas, and the professional staff - the Rangers - that form the Thin Green Line around these most valuable resources. The free program will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Beaver...
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by President Obama and the European Union on applying a new round of targeted sectoral sanctions against Russia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The developer of three Trenton affordable housing projects admitted today that he made false statements to a financial institution to divert project money for personal and other unauthorized purposes, and to conducting a transaction with the proceeds of this crime, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Christopher Brown, 30, a native of Jamaica, who was convicted of making a false statement in connection with an application for a United States Passport, was sentenced to a time-served (six months) by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, and J. Scott Dennis...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: I want to start by thanking the Chairman not only for holding this hearing, but for his deep dedication to the issues surrounding AGOA, and making sure that we in the Congress do all we can to support development in Africa. He has gone to great lengths to show the Africans that we are focused on our economic and political relationship.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Pittsfield man pleaded guilty today in federal court to producing and possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Union County, New Jersey, men, including the owner of an illegal online sports betting website, today admitted to conspiring with the Genovese organized crime family, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: Failing to Report Income from Sale of Stolen Equipment Nets Additional Charge.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: Mr. Chairman, before I begin my opening statement, I want to again register my concern that we will be discussing the Social Security Trustees Report, which was released yesterday, without hearing from the author of that report, Social Security’s Chief Actuary, Steve Goss.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On July 28, 2014, Larry Lee Brauer, age 63, from Calamus, Iowa, owner of Lone Wolf Outdoor Supplies was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 14 months imprisonment, after pleading guilty to possession and transfer of an unregistered machine gun, announced...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: HOUSTON - The final two defendants charged for their roles in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme operating in the Houston area have been ordered to prison, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Din Chaney, 36, and Lisa Lipton, 50, admitted to participating in a conspiracy to commit bank, mail and wire fraud as did Catherine Sanoubane, 35, Jose Batista, 36, Dennis Hannah, 43, Nathaniel Gordon III, 32, and Shawn Lewis Washington, 38.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Derek.
