News from March 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: A Sheffield Lake man was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud for his role in defrauding the Cleveland Clinic out of more than $150,000, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney(s Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on March 6, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters, TRAVIS PATRICK ZABROSKI, a 31 year-old resident of Billings, Montana, was sentenced to a term of.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: The Flagstaff Area Monuments Celebrates Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month with Special Programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Jonathan Tyler Prive (25, West Melbourne) was arraigned today in federal court on an indictment charging him with one count of online enticement of a minor and one count of attempted online enticement of a minor. If convicted, Prive faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, up to life in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - James Murphy, 30, of Massachusetts, was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 5years in prison for possession with the intent to distribute in excess of 28 grams of crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Director of the Capitol Reef Natural History Association, Shirley Torgerson, is proud to announce that a new book was awarded four prestigious awards from the 2014 Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL) convention in Albuquerque. The Natural History Association brought to life a children's book...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Defendant Tried To Pay Undercover Federal Agents To Kill Seven People.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: I would like to thank Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Farr and welcome Secretary Vilsack.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Kristopher C. Tibbs, 28, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 14, in Lincoln, Nebraska to five and a half years in prison by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for receipt of child pornography. After his release from prison, Tibbs will be required to serve a 5 year term of supervised release and be registered as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Ric. L. Bradshaw, Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, announce that Jennifer Robinson, 36, of West Palm Beach, and Elton Baker, 29, of Center Hill, pled guilty for their participation in a wide-ranging identity theft scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Shawn Williams (41, Ocoee) was arrested yesterday for the distribution and possession of child pornography. Williams made his initial appearance today on a criminal complaint and is currently detained. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Steven A. Murray, 54, of Pelham, Ala., and his company, Bio-Tech Management Inc., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Macon, Ga., to charges of conspiracy, unlawful use of pesticides, false statements and mail fraud in connection with the misapplication of pesticides in Georgia nursing...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a letter from Chairman Darrell Issa arguing that he did not compromise any House contempt action against former IRS employee Lois Lerner...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Dear Mr. Speaker: Yesterday, I sent you a letter conveying an independent legal analysis from two of the nation’s preeminent experts in Constitutional law and congressional contempt proceedings concluding that Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa compromised any House contempt action against Lois...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Defendant defrauded federal agency and filed for bankruptcy despite owning millions of dollars in assets.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Jerry Silveira was sentenced on March 12, 2014, forty four months in prison for burglary of controlled substances and possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Yesterday, a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted 14 members of the 19th Street Sureños gang and the associated 16th Street Sureños gang with a variety of charges, including racketeering and murder, announced United States Attorney Melinda and Clark Settles, Special Agent in Charge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in San Francisco.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Scott Wade Markle, age 52, of Westminster, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release for possession of child pornography. In 2005, Markle was convicted of the same crime and was required to register...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: SPRINGFIELD MA - Look around you. Notice the boxes of letters in the attic or the unmarked historic sites in your neighborhood. Well respected Author, Andrew Carroll, will open our eyes to "Forgotten" and valuable history; hidden War letters, unmarked Historic Sites, and the voices of past generations. Scheduled for Sunday, March 30, the event commences at 2:00 pm. Admission is free.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. yesterday sentenced Norma Cabezas-Hernandez to 5 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of her sentence, she was also ordered to forfeit her share of the traceable proceeds of the offense, which total more than $655,000. Cabezas-Hernandez pleaded guilty on December 6, 2013.