News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: Moretrench American Corporation Admits Responsibility For Violating Applicable Regulations And Agrees To Pay $3 Million.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Radric Davis, a/k/a Gucci Mane, who is a previously convicted felon, has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a gun.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) official today admitted she agreed to accept an $8,000 bribe and power washing services in connection with a snow removal contract, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two Pittsburgh men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy and bank fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. yesterday sentenced Keith William Davey, Jr. (28, Palm Bay) to 8 years and one month in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Davey is also required to register as a sex offender and to serve a 5-year term of supervision, following his release from prison. The court also ordered Davey to forfeit his computer equipment.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Lesa Howard, 52, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty today to federal wire fraud and aggregated identity theft charges under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender was sentenced on May 12, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced recently that Wind Cave National Park earned two awards -- one award concerned drinking water compliance and the second award was for wastewater operations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Arnulfo Gomez Tejeda, age 39, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced today after having previously pleaded guilty on Sept. 12, 2013, to possession with intent to distribute heroin. Senior United States District Court Judge Edward F. Shea sentenced Tejeda to an 18 year term of imprisonment, to be followed by a 10 year term of court supervision upon release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: A man who possessed a sawed-off shotgun was convicted by a jury today after a two-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - - United States Attorney Pamela C. Marsh announced that Ricky L. Blankenship, age 43, of Pensacola, was sentenced today on federal charges related to a multi-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine throughout Pensacola, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Cape May County, N.J. man was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for transporting an underage girl across state lines for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Dontay Purnell, age 27, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, related to his drug dealing and violence in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Samuel Damien Bynum, age 24, of Washington, D.C., today to 207 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to use a gun during carjackings, using a gun during a carjacking, carjacking and being a felon in possession of a gun and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: CHARLESTON, S.C. - William N. Nettles, the United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina; Harry S. Sommers, the Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA); Brock Nicholson, the Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security (HSI) in Atlanta; Mark Keel, the...
By DOE Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today issued the following statement on Sen. Harry Reid’s refusal Monday to block bipartisan debate on energy efficiency legislation and disallow relevant energy-related amendments from Republicans:
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Land Management’s Campbell Creek Science Center and the Anchorage School District are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Outdoor Week, the single largest event of the year at the Science Center. All this week, Anchorage area sixth-grade students are learning about the natural world through hands-on learning activities. Instructors from state, federal, and community organizations will guide students through a series of learning stations including:.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Robert Romero, 26, of Santa Fe, N.M., pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics trafficking and firearms charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Romero will be sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Yolanda Holman, age 35, Wilkes-Barre, was sentenced today in federal court in Scranton for tampering with a consumer product. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy sentenced Holman to 26 months incarceration followed by 2 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal jury has convicted Raul Eduardo Rivera de la Torre, 25, of Tucson, Arizona, of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, marijuana. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, a fine of $2,000,000 or both.
