News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Josef Dörig, 72, of Switzerland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in connection with his work as the owner of a trust company in Switzerland. Deputy Attorney General James Cole, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally for the Justice Department’s...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Glenn Isaac Garcia, 25, of Tijeras, N.M., was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Garcia was convicted of this offense based on a guilty plea entered on Dec. 3, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Matthew Louis Brown, 32, was sentenced today to 17 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction for domestic assault by a habitual offender charge. Brown also was ordered to pay $1,250 in restitution to the Indian Health Services to cover the costs of medical care for the victim.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - JEFFREY GUNDEL, M.D., of Gansevoort, New York, was arrested today and charged with unlawful distribution of oxycodone, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and James J. Hunt, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Mo., man and a Lee’s Summit, Mo., woman have been indicted by a federal grand jury for transporting a minor across states lines for prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Arizona man convicted of Escape was sentenced on May 5, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Randy Kincaid, 58, of Maryville, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 830 months in prison by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge. The sentence was the result of a conviction at trial in October 2013 to a federal indictment charging him with drug, firearm, money laundering...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: The House of Representatives passed the strongly bipartisan H.R. 4292 , the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act by a vote of 388-4. By making a change to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, this legislation strengthens the ability of U.S. museums and schools to borrow foreign government-owned artwork and cultural artifacts. The bill was approved by the House Judiciary Committee on April 2, 2014.
By State Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC -U.S. Senator Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expresses his deep concern for the welfare of the women and girls kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram at the beginning of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: Maria Falu, 37, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by Information with preparing and filing materially false tax returns, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The Information alleges that Falu owned Casa de Taxes and Genesis Tax Services, LLC, at 2934 North 5th Street, in Philadelphia...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Wesley White, Sr., a/k/a “Westside", 39, of Valdosta, Georgia, was sentenced on May 5, 2014 to serve 16 years (200 months) for possession with intent to distribute more than 28 grams of “crack cocaine". The sentence was handed down by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Hugh Lawson in Valdosta, Georgia.
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River continues to host a preschool story time event every Friday morning, beginning at 10:30 a.m. (EDT). Story time should last for about 30 minutes. The event takes place at the Obed visitor center, located at 208 North Maiden Street in downtown Wartburg. All preschool children...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: HOUSTON - Jason Wade Crawford, 37, has entered a plea of guilty to one count each of bank fraud, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By State Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement following the Treasury Department’s decision to sanction individuals on both sides of the conflict in South Sudan.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Serafina Madrid, 35, of Las Vegas, Nev., pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a felony information charging her with transporting an illegal alien. Under the terms of her plea agreement, Madrid will be sentenced to a term of probation to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: A former Detroit Public Schools teacher was sentenced to three years in prison today for her conviction for defrauding DPS, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: Microscopes don't exactly lie, but their limitations affect the truths they can tell. For example, when operated in their most typical high-energy modes, scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) can have difficulty seeing materials that don't conduct electricity, and can actually damage some types of samples.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce today that Amber (31, St. George, Utah) pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute marijuana. She faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: As darkness falls on Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore), the glorious night sky becomes visible. You can enjoy special night sky experiences at the National Lakeshore this year through a series of monthly astronomy programs from now through October. Join park rangers and the...
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2014
News Release: The Finance Committee is here today to discuss how to meet the country’s extraordinary need for investment in roads and highways and other infrastructure projects.
