News from May 2014
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., announced the mark up of H.R. 4670, the Secure Delivery for America (SDA) Act, which allows the postal service to provide millions more Americans with secure clusterbox and curbside delivery. The Committee will consider the bill, cosponsored by Subcommittee on Postal Service Chairman Blake Farenthold (R-TX), on Wednesday May 21, 2014, at 9:30 am in Rayburn 2154.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge John E. Steele yesterday sentenced Emmanuel Marty (32, Lehigh Acres) to two years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit theft of government funds. The Court also ordered Marty to pay $1,460,063.16 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service. The sentence also included a money judgment in that same amount, $1,460,063.16, representing the proceeds of the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has indicted five people living in Meigs County, Ohio on charges of conspiracy, theft of public money, and money laundering for allegedly defrauding the federal Non-Insured Crop Assistance Program (NAP).
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: POCATELLO - Cody Preacher, 20, of Fort Hall, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to five months in prison, followed by six months in a residential rehabilitation center and three years of supervised release, for assaulting a federal officer, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. He was indicted on Oct. 22, 2013 and pleaded guilty to the charge on March 10, 2014.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
Release: Congress passed the Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010 with bipartisan support to help ensure every American child had access to the nutrition they need to grow into healthy adults. One goal of the law was to help reduce America's childhood obesity epidemic and reduce health risks for America's children by...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: “The compassionate work of the individuals and programs we honor are truly inspiring," remarked Harvey A. Snider, Esq., Board Chair, as nearly 350 guests witnessed the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County present awards during its Annual Meeting on Monday, May 19, 2014. “Their extraordinary contributions are helping children and adults with mental illness and addictions on their path to recovery.".
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two leaders of a massive computer hacking conspiracy today pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a plan to hack into the U.S. Navy, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and over 50 public and private computer systems to steal thousands of individuals’ personal information, obstruct justice, and damage protected computers, announced U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists and engineers recently enhanced the capabilities of NIST's computer fire modeling software, a powerful suite of tools used worldwide in research, arson investigations, firefighter training, and development of fire-protection designs and standards.
By State Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 4573, International Megan’s Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Former Charleston network engineer intentionally mounted devastating attack on employer’s computer system.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man and a Wakpala, South Dakota, man were convicted of Sexual Contact with a Person Incapable of Consenting and were sentenced on May 19, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Carlos Jesus Carrasco, 24, of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to a methamphetamine trafficking charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today to theft of more than $230,000 in U.S. Treasury tax refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Chauncee McFarland, 35, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to conspiracy to defraud the United States, and a scheme to defraud insurance premium finance companies. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Erica Lambert with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States Treasury and to commit wire fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud, and eight counts of aggravated identity theft, all in connection...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: DALLAS - Donald Record, 52, of Dallas, appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to an Information charging one count of possession of prepubescent child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Justin Isaac Jackson, 24, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to 11 years and four months in prison for sex trafficking of a minor, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Patrick Welch, 58, of Mt. Morris, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession of child pornography, receipt of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. Due to a prior conviction, the charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 40 years and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jordan-based Arab Ship Management Ltd. pleaded guilty today in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, to one count of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, the Justice Department and the U.S. Coast Guard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman convicted of Felony Child Abuse and Neglect was sentenced on May 12, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
