News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: St. Louis, MO - WILLIAM BOOZER, a Boeing sub-contractor, pled guilty to wire fraud in connection with a bribery/kickback scheme involving Boeing military aircraft parts during November 2009 through February 2013.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: DENALI PARK, AK:Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve is planning to burn two individual debris piles within park boundaries in upcoming weeks, one at Kantishna and one at Toklat Road Camp. Kantishna is located approximately 65 west-southwest of Healy, Alaska near the end of the 92-mile Park Road. The Toklat pile is located approximately 40 mile southwest of Healy near mile 53 of the Park Road.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By Homeland Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, commended the Obama Administration’s recently announced executive actions to advance energy efficiency investments, including in investments in federal buildings, and solar deployment.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: A convicted felon who was found in possession of two stolen handguns was sentenced today to more than five years in federal prison. Michael Rohrick, age 28, from Oelwein, Iowa, received the prison term after a Feb. 24, 2014, guilty plea to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: Defendant Faces A Statutory Maximum Of 30 Years In Prison If Convicted.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: Endangered Species Day is an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species and everyday actions they can take to help protect them. Join us at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area for a two mile hike out to the magnificent Twin Arches...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Yesterday the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Customs and Border (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security (HSI), Federal Bureau of (FBI), Internal Revenue (IRS) and other federal, state, and local partners announced the culmination of Project Synergy Phase II, an ongoing...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Linda Marie Delarosa, 31, of Norfolk, Va., was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has indicted Rami Hisham Mohammad, 33, of Hilliard, Ohio, charging him with trafficking in counterfeit goods or services for conspiring to obtain and sell allegedly counterfeit apparel, jewelry and DVDs from his business, Rock Star Fashions.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: Washington - The National Park Service (NPS) has lifted the Capital Crescent Trail closure that has been in place since last week's storm. The trail was closed for more than a week from just below Fletcher's Cove to Water Street in Georgetown, while DC Water conducted cleanup, decontamination and repair...
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Catherine C. Blake sentenced Trevor Cox, age 21, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: Big South Fork Geologist Chad Harrold will be leading a walk through time on Saturday, May 17, 2014. The hike begins at the Leatherwood Ford gazebo at 10:00 a.m. (ET). From there, Chad will lead folks along the Angel Falls Trail to Angel Falls, a distance of 2.0 miles one way. Visitors will discover...
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), issued the following statement today on the President’s signing into law of The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act). The federal spending transparency legislation was co-sponsored by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) in the Senate, and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) in the House.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The former co-chief executive officer (CEO) of PetroTiger Ltd. - a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey - was indicted today for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and to defraud PetroTiger.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Daniel Cay, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession of child pornography, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: Gang members engaged in sex trafficking, robberies, drug distribution and violent crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: Joseph N. Reilly, 69 of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by information with mail fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the information, Reilly, who owned Joseph N. Reilly Real Estate, Inc., diverted more than $1 million in client funds to himself, between January 2009 and April 2011, defrauding approximately 50 clients.
By State Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed three bipartisan measures: condemning Boko Haram’s kidnapping of Nigerian girls, combating the growing problem of human trafficking, and sanctioning Venezuelan human rights abusers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Andre Lewis, 33, of Santa Fe, N.M., made his initial appearance in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., this morning on an indictment charging him with federal tax offenses, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and Dawn Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Office of IRS Criminal Investigation.
