News from June 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: BOISE - Kristen Rast, 44, of Meridian, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of distributing a controlled substance, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Sentencing is set before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Boise on Aug. 25, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Max R. Tafoya, 64, the owner of an Albuquerque-area construction company, and his son-in-law, Tyler Cole, 41, of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, N.M., were sentenced this afternoon for defrauding a federal program that sets aside federal contracts for businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against James Christopher Malcolm, 29, of Carmichael, charging him with transfer of explosive materials for use in a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; unlawful dealing in firearms; and two counts of possession of machine guns, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) will hold a roundtable policy discussion next week on innovative approaches to delivering public buildings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Crystal Hope Henry, a resident of Pensacola, Florida, entered a guilty plea today before Chief United States District Court Judge William Steele to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States by interfering with the lawful governmental regulatory and enforcement functions of the FDA and DEA.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Moises Tronilo, 28, of Providence, was sentenced today to 5 years in federal prison for trafficking heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Daniel J. Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 29 individuals--24 who face federal and five who face state charges--in connection with an Odessa-based methamphetamine distribution operation announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: Upcoming Webinars. June 11: Live Webinar on Finding, Using, and Making Solar Maps. Webinar Sponsor: Solar Technologies Office. The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled Solar Resource and Technical Potential: Finding, using, and making maps for decision makers on Wednesday, June 11, from...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - June 5, 2014. Caleb Kesler, chief ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. Fire Restrictions - Montezuma Castle & Tuzigoot National Monuments. Dry Conditions Trigger Increased Fire Restrictions in Arizona. --Effective Thursday, June 5, 2014 the National Park Service will...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office successfully prosecutes Fishers man who defrauded businesses of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Thursday, June 5, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, and Gerald Roy, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Elk Grove, Calif., has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Today in federal court, a 25-year-old St. Paul man was charged by Complaint with sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor. Dontre D’Sean McHenry made his initial appearance this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Jeanne J. Graham. McHenry was temporarily detained and a final detention hearing is scheduled for tomorrow before Judge Graham.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: DOLORES, Colo. -Ken Logan, Mammals Researcher for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will present “Researching Puma Populations in Western Colorado" at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores, Colorado. Logan’s presentation highlights his 10-year cougar research program, the Uncompahgre Plateau Cougar Population Project.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement regarding a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) entitled “Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act: 2014 Update, " that outlines payment penalties under Obamacare...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On May 20, 2014, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned two indictments against eight defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Jose Angel Marichalar, 33, Phillip Cross, 56, and Yisnel Garcia Gonzalez, 30, have all entered guilty pleas in a trial set to begin today, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Marichalar, from...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Three men were arrested today for their roles in a scheme involving a company called Gigapix that allegedly defrauded hundreds of victims by promising large returns on movie investments and a production company’s imminent public offering, announced United States Attorney André Birotte Jr. and Bill L. Lewis, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI in Los Angeles.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against James Christopher Malcolm, 29, of Carmichael, charging him with transfer of explosive materials for use in a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; unlawful dealing in firearms; and two counts of possession of machine guns, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: Giovanni Valle, 29, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on May28, 2014, for distribution of methamphetamine. Valle was arrested in California. He received 46 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.
