News from July 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - United States Attorney Timothy Heaphy and Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced that three individuals pled guilty in United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, who previously had been arrested on warrants executed during a joint federal/state multi-agency operation in Virginia and Kentucky on May 3, 2014. United States District Judge James P. Jones accepted the guilty pleas of the following individuals.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: PHOENIX - On July 22, 2014, a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Ross Stetson Tewangoitewa, 67, of Shungopavi Village, Ariz., for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: Hogsett continues aggressive fight against child pornography and proves “Operation Community Watch" an ongoing success.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Gerald A. Tso, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., pleaded guilty this afternoon to an aggravated sexual assault charge. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Tso will be sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Tso will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Twelve current or former Mississippi Army National Guard soldiers have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in defrauding the Mississippi Army National Guard’s Recruiter Assistance Program (“GRAP") which provided financial incentives to enlisted soldiers for assisting in recruiting potential soldiers into the Mississippi Army National Guard, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: Bebars Baslan Convicted On Four Counts Relating To His Scheme To Create Child Pornography Of Children As Young As Three Months Old.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: The House of Representatives today approved bipartisan legislation that would improve financial counseling support for college students and their parents. Passed by a vote of 405 to 11, the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (H.R. 4984) is the third in a series of bills passed by the House to strengthen the nation’s higher education system.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: Mr. Chairman: I want to thank you for holding this hearing today. There’s a good story to tell about the Medicare Advantage Program. And I’m pleasantly surprised my colleagues across the aisle have provided today’s stage for telling this story. Before we get to the good news about the program, we’re...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, July 24, 2014. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. CINCINNATI -- A federal grand jury here has indicted Christopher K. Smith, 28, of Cincinnati, alleging that he used the names and identifying information of dead...
By State Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Tuesday, July 29, the Committee will convene a hearing to examine the Obama Administration’s announcement of a four-month extension in the ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree Burglary, Larceny, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Hill City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on July 17, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement in support of the Emergency Supplemental Funding Bill, introduced by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee. The measure includes funds to address the humanitarian crisis on the southern border...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: Daniel Connelly, 28, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by indictment with committing four bank robberies, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment alleges that on June 14, 2014, Connelly robbed the 3rd Federal Bank, at 2601 Orthodox Street, in Philadelphia, and stole $1,625;...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After a six-day trial in a mortgage fraud case, a federal jury found Leonard E. Williams, 52, of Sacramento, guilty today of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and two counts of money laundering, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The trial was held before United States District Judge William B. Shubb.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that two Eagle Butte, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of Stolen Firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 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 the conviction and sentencing of Soloman Zaid Alkadhi, 24, of Plantation. On April 24, 2014, Alkadhi pled guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Larceny was sentenced on July 22, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
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By State Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the below statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing titled “Iraq at a Crossroads: Options for U.S. Policy."
