News from June 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS- Earlier this week in federal court, a 28-year-old man was sentenced for transporting a minor to engage in prostitution. On June 2, 2014, United States District Court Judge Richard H. Kyle sentenced Napoleon Long, Jr. to 180 months in federal prison on one count of Transportation With Intent to Engage in Prostitution. Long was indicted on April 10, 2013 and pleaded guilty on July 11, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 51-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Contact: USDA Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: ANCHORAGE -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has made an important land transfer to The Kuskokwim Corporation, fulfilling the land entitlement for the Native Village of Chuathbaluk. With the signing of the final patent for 8,784.59 acres, the corporation’s land entitlement for Chuathbaluk under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act is now fulfilled.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: DALLAS - The local cell head of a major methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that operated in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and elsewhere since October 2012, was sentenced this afternoon in federal court in Dallas, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA -U.S. Attorney Walt Green announced that U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced CHRISTOPHER L. BROWN, age 35, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today to 270 months imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release following imprisonment for his role in a home invasion conspiracy aimed at stealing 12 kilograms of cocaine and killing anyone that stood in the way.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement marking the start of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, which lasts until the end of November. He also released an emergency preparedness newsletter which will assist in preparing for the hurricane season.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Clarence "Aku" Hauanio retired May 30, 2014 after 29 years of service to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Aku worked for the Natural Resources Management division as a pest control worker, and was devoted to protecting the endangered species within the park, including the nēnē (endemic Hawaiian goose), and the 'ua'u (Hawaiian petrel).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: ST. LOUIS - The National Park Service issued a solicitation today for proposals for construction on the south grounds of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, part of the CityArchRiver 2015 Project that is revitalizing the Gateway Arch grounds and its surroundings. A meeting will be held on Thursday, June 12 at 9:00 a.m. at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, 1 S. Broadway to learn more about the project specifics and includes a tour of the south grounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Thomas Glenn Speck, 37, of Fostoria, Michigan, was sentenced in federal court in Beckley to four years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Speck pleaded guilty in January 2014, admitting that on March 28, 2012...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: On June 7th, the American Hiking Society and the National Park Service will celebrate National Trails Day by encouraging visitors to spend a day hiking in National Parks. The five Western PA National Parks have over 31 miles of maintained hiking trails. The Park's trails provide a variety of opportunities...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHAD McCLUSKEY, 44, of San Clemente, Calif., was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - WESLEY YUI CHEW, of Edmond, Oklahoma, his company, ICON TELECOM, INC., also of Edmond, and OSCAR ENRIQUE PEREZ-ZUMAETA, of Cancun, Mexico, have been charged with crimes involving more than $25 million of fraudulent claims against the federal Lifeline telephone program, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, and David L. Hunt, Inspector General of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC").
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Crystal Barner, age 28, of Baltimore, today to 14 months in prison for failing to report to serve her sentence in a previous case. Judge Garbis ordered that today’s sentence be served consecutive to Barner’s 33 month sentence in that case.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Teruko Miller, 29, of Stanaford, West Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court in Beckley to distributing heroin. Miller admitted that on Jan. 29, 2014, she sold heroin to a person who was cooperating with law enforcement authorities. The drug deal took place on Stanaford Road in Beckley, West Virginia.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Firefighters had another good day on the Galahad Fire holding it west of the W-4 Road and continuing to strengthen and improve existing containment lines. The fire is estimated at 2,950 acres and 30% contained.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Marcus Akiem Ricketts, 37, of Boyertown, PA, pleaded guilty yesterday to four armed bank robberies in Pennsylvania and using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. Ricketts was charged, federally, with four robberies: on June 8, 2010, at the Sovereign Bank, located at 258 East High Street...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Tonia Patrice Lawson, age 43, of Middle River, Maryland, today to 10 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a conspiracy to obtain fraudulent tax refunds. Judge Bennett also ordered Lawson to pay restitution of $546,785.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Missouri business owner was sentenced in federal court for a scheme to embezzle more than $1.3 million from the Missouri Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2014
News Release: Grab your flashlight and experience a lighthouse at night by joining the National Park Service on a Full Moon Climb at the Cape Hatteras or Bodie Island Lighthouse on Friday, June 13, 2014.Hear stories of keepers of old, view the working light close up in the lantern room, and catch the reflection off...
