News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that MARVIN ANTHONY BLANGO, 20, of Vanceboro, CLIFFORD EARL HORTON, III, 20, of Bayboro, ANTONIO RAY STEVENS, 24, of New Bern, DEMARCUS DEON DRIGGERS, 21, of Raleigh and DIQUAN ANTOINE BELL, 20, of Bayboro were each sentenced resulting from ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today sentenced Ignacio Batis- Joseph, age 37, to 70 months of incarceration and five years of supervised release, Omar Norberto James-Byar, age 37, to 46 months of incarceration and five years of supervised release, and Eldry Santos-Guzman, age...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Sold Drugs On Silk Road Using Screen Name “Nod".
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Glick and Thompson To Spend Years In Prison For Million-Dollar Insurance Scam.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ----- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that David Braswell was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for violation of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7412. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell of Florence sentenced Mr. Braswell to six months in prison, six months house arrest, three years supervised release and a $10,000.00 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act, which passed the House today...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI), announce the filing...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Darrion Brown, 22, of Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to 21 months in federal prison for possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Brown pleaded guilty to this charge on March 13, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) plan to conduct scientific research and trapping operations within Grand Teton National Park as part of ongoing efforts required under the Endangered Species Act to collect data and monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater...
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Las Vegas --The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today sold 87.5 acres in eight parcels for $18,071,500 during a competitive-public-land sale. The agency offered 120 acres, in 12 parcels, under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA).
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, May 21, 2014-Summer is almost here! This is the perfect time to enjoy a ranger-guided hike at New River Gorge National River.National Park Service visitor centers are a good place to begin any park visit. These facilities offer detailed information about the park's natural and...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Orlando Giovanni-Hernandez, 28, has been convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury sitting in Brownsville convicted Giovanni-Hernandez following three days of trial and approximately four hours of deliberation.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate Finance Committee, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions yesterday sent a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding the backlog...
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate Finance Committee, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions yesterday sent a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, regarding the backlog...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announce that Garfield...
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., released the following statement praising the House’s passage of the Federal Information and Technology Acquisition Reform Act as part of H.R. 4435, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Corey Crosby, 23, of Bossier City, La., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter, to 18 months in prison for making and selling counterfeit Federal Reserve notes.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Shelley R. Callahan, 49, of Clinton, Mo., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald Walter to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release for making a false statement during a bankruptcy proceeding. She was also ordered to pay $21,990 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: HOUSTON - Sameh Khaled Danhach, also known by many other aliases, has been ordered to prison for nearly 13 years following his conviction on six counts related to the interstate transportation of stolen goods and obstruction of justice, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury sitting in Houston convicted Danhach March 4, 2013, after just an hour of deliberation following a five-day trial.
By EPA Newswire | May 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on draft legislation to address illegitimate patent demand letters. The legislation aims to protect businesses from abusive patent assertion entities (PAEs), or patent trolls, ...
