News from June 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - Twenty-two Springfield men were charged today in federal and state court with either distributing a controlled substance or unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that NARENDRA TULSIRAM was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 25 years in prison for sexually exploiting a child, as well as transporting and possessing images of child pornography. TULSIRAM pled guilty in April 2013. He was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: Bring your questions about driverless vehicles and connected vehicle technologies to the Transportation Facebook Page. The conversation will be led by T&I Members Larry Bucshon and Bob Gibbs, who will speak on their experiences riding in Carnegie Melon University's driverless car and how innovations in transportation will shape our future.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Rockie Morse, 40, of Sweet Home, Oregon, was indicted today for distribution of heroin that resulted in death, announced Amanda Marshall, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon. Prosecutors also indicted Tammy Tongate, alleged to be the Portland-area source of supply, who...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: More Than $190,000 in Funds. Defendant Spent Thousands on Hotel Stays, Clothing, Other Personal Expenses. WASHINGTON - JC Stamps, a former union official, pled guilty today to embezzling more than $190,000 from two labor organizations he founded and an employee benefits fund. The guilty plea was announced...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: UPDATE: NORTHSHORE ROAD NOW OPEN. BOULDER CITY, Nev. - Northshore Road within Lake Mead National Recreation Area is now open. It was closed for nearly six hours near mile marker 2 due to a fatal motor vehicle accident. At 10:16 a.m. June 23, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Interagency Communication...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, June 23, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAURICE L. MILLIGAN, 35, of New London, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Smith...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) issued the following joint statement in response to the agreement reached between the Department of Education and Corinthian Colleges Inc....
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: St. Louis, MO - ELIJAH BOYKINS of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment for possession with the intent to distribute heroin. Boykins appeared before Judge Henry E. Autrey in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park snow plowing crews continue to clear the Going-to-the-Sun Road after a recent storm brought heavy rain and at least 36 inches of new snow near the Continental Divide. Plowing was slowed, and in some cases stopped last week, due to inclement weather and low...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: COVINGTON, KY -A Covington, Ky., man admitted in federal court today that he sold heroin that resulted in the death of one of his customers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Mayra Alejandra Soria, 30, of Los Angeles, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to four years and nine months in prison and $13,735 in restitution for conspiracy to steal mail and one count of possession of stolen access devices, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Martin Barragan, 38, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to use of an interstate facility to aid racketeering, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: On Tuesday, June 24 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, “What Should Workers and Employers Expect Next From the National Labor Relations Board?" The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Gomer Thomas Williams, 54, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for a scheme to defraud clients of the legal firm where he worked. Williams was an attorney and associate with the Philadelphia law firm, Spector Gadon & Rosen (“Spector").
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Dumitru Doban, 27, of Moldova, who was convicted of wire fraud conspiracy, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $257,489 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: Bluefield, W.Va. - A 50-year old Mercer County man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty today to possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced. Charles Edward Lawrence of Princeton, West Virginia, entered a guilty plea before Senior United States District Court Judge David A. Faber in Bluefield.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - In May 2014, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging six individuals with narcotics trafficking offenses as the result of a multi-agency federal investigation primarily targeting drug traffickers in Lea County, N.M. Three more indictments have been filed as a result of that...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: Tupelo, MS - Natchez Trace Parkway officials announce that repairs on the bridge over Town Creek near Tupelo, MS will begin on June 24. Concrete repair and painting of the structural steel will be the major portions of the work to be completed as a part of this project. Work should be completed in the fall of 2014.The contractor for this project is Sweat, LLC of Pensacola, FL.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: In Q and A with Rep. Chaffetz, Koskinen says agency did not pursue recovery because it was ‘costly’
