News from July 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: HOUSTON - Bobby Barrett, aka “Black," 30, has been convicted of sex trafficking of a minor who was under 18 with force, fraud or coercion, and transporting her across state lines for the purpose of engaging in prostitution, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The jury returned its verdicts against the Killeen area man after a four-day trial and less than two hours of deliberation.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tom Coburn, M.D., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of Homeland Security...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week to review U.S. policy in the Arctic and how the agencies with the largest presence in the Arctic intend to implement such policy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: Defendants Profited By Selling To Elderly Investors Worthless Stock Of A Company That Purported To Provide Medical Coding Training Required By The Affordable Care Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Ricky Butler, Catherine Jarrett and Randy Jarrett have been charged by Criminal Complaint with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both. In addition, Ricky Butler is charged with aggravated identity theft, which carries a mandatory two year consecutive sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Thursday, July 17, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Karen Strasser Steinke, age 65, of Millstadt, Illinois, was sentenced to twenty-one [21] months imprisonment followed by three [3] years supervised release as a result of her convictions...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Devonte Betts, 20, of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania was indicted by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg. The indictment charges Betts with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Firearm in furtherance of Drug Trafficking, and two counts of Possession With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Ricky Butler, Catherine Jarrett and Randy Jarrett have been charged by Criminal Complaint with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both. In addition, Ricky Butler is charged with aggravated identity theft, which carries a mandatory two year consecutive sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: WAYCROSS, GA - Randy Strickland, 55, a former Pierce County, Georgia Deputy Sheriff, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr. to 93 months in federal prison for providing protection for drug traffickers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: DENVER - Nathan James Finneman, age 26, of Denver, Colorado, will appear today before a U.S. Magistrate Judge to be advised that he faces charges of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, United States Attorney John Walsh and FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Thomas Ravenelle announced. Finneman is scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Denver for his initial appearance.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park News Release. For Release:July 17, 2014. Contact: J. Mel Poole, Superintendent. Catoctin Mountain Park Announces Temporary Closures. Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed effective Friday, July 17, 2014 at approximately 12:00 PM.
By State Newswire | Jul 17, 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 Israeli military operations...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: Heather Murphy, 23, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was charged today by indictment with one count of concealing a fugitive, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Paul Wysopal, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tampa Field Office, Aaron T. Ford, Special Agent...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: As darkness falls on Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore), the glorious night sky becomes visible. You can enjoy special night sky experiences at the National Lakeshore this year through a series of monthly astronomy programs from now through October. Join park rangers and the...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - David Smith has been selected as the new superintendent for Joshua Tree National Park in California. Smith is currently the superintendent of Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kansas. He will begin his new position in mid-September, replacing former superintendent Mark Butler, who retired earlier this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: HOUSTON - An Illinois man, who previously pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods and introducing counterfeit drugs into interstate commerce in violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, was sentenced today to serve 41 months in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: WAYCROSS, GA - Randy Strickland, 55, a former Pierce County, Georgia Deputy Sheriff, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr. to 93 months in federal prison for providing protection for drug traffickers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: Defendants Alleged To Be Members And Associates Of Violent Yonkers Street Gang.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that BOBBY LEE ROWELL, age 54, of Vian, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 135 months, followed by 4 years of supervised release and a $50,000.00 money judgment for Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, in violation of Title 21 United States Code, Section 846.
