News from May 2014
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Once again, favorable weather conditions today allowed firefighters to make good progress in building and improving containment lines along the W-4 Road to the north and south of the historic Kanabownits Cabin. These containment lines have been constructed to protect the cabin and hold the fire west of the W-4 Road on the Walla Valley Peninsula. The fire is now estimated at 1,100 acres.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Charges Cover Widespread Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Uncovered In “Pay-to-Play" Kickback Scheme At Arch Coal’s Mountain Laurel Mining Complex In Logan County.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - An eleven-count federal Indictment charging nine people with participation in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute Xanax pills and other drugs was returned by the Grand Jury on May 22, 2014, and unsealed today in federal court, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag; Drug...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BONIFACIO FLORES-MENDEZ, 34, of Queens, New York, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to life in prison in connection with his co-leadership, along with his brother Isaias Flores-Mendez, of a long-running...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Division, Amos Rojas, Jr., United States Marshal, U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Noel Manheimer, Director of Marine Operations...
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Las Vegas, Nevada - As part of the Obama Administration's strategy to spur renewable energy development on public lands and the President’s comprehensive plan to cut carbon pollution and create jobs, the Bureau of Land Management will host a competitive auction for public lands in the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone in Clark County, Nevada on June 30, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A defendant sentenced last week to over five years in prison in an online identity theft and credit card trafficking case, “Operation Open Market," has been sentenced in a separate case to two more years in prison for committing identity theft and financial fraud crimes while he was...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Sreekrishna M. Cheruvu, M.D., 58, of East Amherst, N.Y., has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with health care fraud and submitting false statements relating to health care matters. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA - Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a special weekend of programs about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center on Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, 2014. Join volunteers portraying the men of the...
By USDA Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked-off National Homeownership Month by highlighting USDA’s record delivery of single-family housing assistance to rural families and encouraging rural residents to purchase or refinance homes in rural areas.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Hikers and climbers who are planning to access Boston Basin or the Cascade Pass area in North Cascades National Park Service Complex this fall need to be aware that the last three miles of Cascades River Road will be closed to both vehicle and foot traffic of any kind from September 8 until late October, 2014. The closure will allow crews to make extensive repairs to the road, and will affect hikers approaching the area from either the east or westside.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Orlando, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the arrest and unsealing of a criminal complaint charging Matthew Jones, a/k/a “Caligirl," “Dynamite2k," “Dynamite`," “Tyler Zeddai," “Mateo Jones" (44, Dallas, Texas) with the illegal distribution of controlled substances. If convicted...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Elmer Resendiz, 22, of Lancaster, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of importing more than five kilograms of methamphetamine from Mexico, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Resendiz pleaded guilty Sept. 6, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Joint Federal and State Investigation Results in 25 Years Of Prison Time For Million-Dollar Insurance Scam.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Thursday, May 29, 2014, Dr. Lafayette James Twyner, age 65, of Newton, Iowa, was sentenced to 5 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose on charges relating to his alleged unlawful dissemination of controlled substances to patients, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Zion National Park received a record number of visitors for the 2014 Memorial Day weekend. Over the four-day weekend, visitation was approximately 80,000, representing a 20 percent increase over 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, May 30, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAIBWAR RAOUF, also known as “Camel," of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, May 30, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Tom Frost, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Major Fraud Investigations...
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - A 39-year-old man from Washington, D.C. was sentenced today to 19 years in prison on a charge that stemmed from the physical attack and subsequent sexual abuse of his wife’s 14-year-old daughter, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 30, 2014
News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
