News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Bruce Austin Watkins, 43, of Westwood, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton to seven years and six months in prison, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release, for receiving child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO ― A Chicago man is facing federal gun charges for allegedly illegally trafficking nearly 40 firearms and illegally possessing at least 11 firearms between 2010 and 2012. The defendant, EARL GARDNER, was arrested last night by Chicago Police officers on a federal warrant issued after he was indicted last Wednesday by a federal grand jury.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: Genovese Crime Family Associate Also Pleads Guilty To Illegal Gambling Charges.
By Homeland Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: Highlights of 2015 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 53-year-old Aledo, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man to 20 years in prison for selling heroin that caused the 2013 death of a Northport man, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay A. Morris and U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that U.S. District Court Judge James J. Brady sentenced MELVIN TROSCLAIR, age 35, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to a term of imprisonment of 105 months and three years of supervised release after imprisonment. His sentence was based on his conviction for possessing a firearm while a convicted felon, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g).
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A former Kansas state legislator pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding Farmers and Merchants Bank of Colby, Kan., of more than $465,000, some of which he deposited in his campaign account, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced the release of the 2013 Annual Report for the District of South Dakota. Despite federal budget cuts and staff reductions due to sequestration, significant accomplishments were achieved in 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 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 Ronald J. Verrochio, Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Miami Division, announce that Rodelyn...
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: DENVER - Libia Hernandez-Garcia, age 60, of Miami, Florida, formerly of Denver, Colorado, pled guilty recently before U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello tax fraud, visa fraud and social security fraud, federal authorities announced. Hernandez-Garcia, who is free on a bond, is scheduled to...
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: A man who possessed child pornography pled guilty on May 27, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By Commerce Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser-based instrument that generates artificial sunlight to help test solar cell properties and find ways to boost their efficiency.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An engineer who formerly lived in Mahwah, N.J., admitted today to stealing trade secrets from two global medical technology companies based in northern New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By State Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement in response to the President’s remarks on American foreign policy...
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - Biscayne National Park released its Fishery Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement this week. The plan aims to improve fishery resource conditions, increase abundance and size of fish commonly targeted by anglers, and provide better fishing experiences for future generations. The National Park Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) collaborated on this plan, which is more than 10 years in the making.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Harry D. Rhodes, Jr., 49, of Coal City, West Virginia, plead guilty in federal court in Beckley to distributing oxycodone, a powerful and addictive prescription pain medication. Rhodes admitted that in December of 2013, he sold oxycodone pills to a person who was cooperating with law enforcement authorities. The drug deal took place in Coal City, near Beckley, West Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: ABBEVILLE, La.-United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley was the guest speaker today at Abbeville Rotary Club’s weekly meeting held at the Abbeville Country Club where she spoke to members about the role of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on May 28, 2014, Brian J. Fields, 52, of Belleville, Illinois, pled guilty to...
By DOE Newswire | May 28, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) today advanced three bipartisan bills, building on its record of bipartisan success in the public health space. The subcommittee today approved H.R. 4299, the Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act, H.R. 4709, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, and H.R. 4631, the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act.
