News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: Huntington, W.Va. - Ariell Varney, 23, of Wayne, West Virginia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy, United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced. On Nov. 20, 2013, Varney was pulled over for a traffic violation...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: BOISE - U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced guilty pleas in two separate cases prosecuted by the Special Assistant U.S. Attorney hired by the Treasure Valley Partnership and State of Idaho to address gang crimes. Nathan John Vert, 30, of Caldwell, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District...
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: Contact: USDA Office of Communications, (202) 720-4623.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: OAKLAND - An Indictment by a federal grand jury, unsealed here today, charges Ayman Shahid with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and seventeen individual counts of bank fraud, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson, and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON- James Everett Dutschke, 41, of Tupelo, Mississippi, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sharion Aycock, in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to a 300 month prison sentence for developing and possessing the biological agent ricin and subsequently mailing ricin-laced, threatening letters including one that threatened bodily harm to the President of the United States. Dutschke was also sentenced to serve a term of 5 years supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former teacher and athletic coach at Royal Oak Middle School in Covina, who pleaded guilty to producing child pornography and using the Internet to entice a minor to engage in sex, was sentenced today to 282 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An Ohio man who distributed heroin to an informant in October 2013 pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Booth Goodwin. Keith Irons, 25, of Marion, Ohio, pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin. Irons entered his guilty plea in a hearing before United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: BOISE - Larry Grant Dana, 41, of Council, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Dana was indicted by a federal grand Jury in Boise on March 11, 2014.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing TODAY to examine the U.S.-Mexico economic and security partnerships. The hearing entitled, “The Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations " will begin at 10 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for Middle District of Pennsylvania announced a correction today in a press release issued on April 23, 2014 concerning an indictment presented by the grand jury in December 2012.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: The theme of this year's World Metrology Day, "Measurements and the Global Energy Challenge, " speaks to one of the defining issues of our time. One that is as far-reaching as any challenge we have ever faced. Keeping pace with our ever-growing energy needs while protecting our environment will require...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that onMay 19, 2014, Preston Bushard, 33, Bismarck, N.D., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a charge of receipt of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors. Bushard pleaded guilty to the charge on Feb. 3, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Hugo Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Office, Julie Leon, Special Agent in Charge, ATF, Tampa/Orlando Field Office, Deryl Loar, Sheriff, Indian River...
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: The National Park Service continues its commitment to the success of Pearson Air Museum, and to working in cooperation with the many volunteers, partners, community leaders, local businesses, and others who desire to protect the nationally-significant resources associated with Pearson Air Museum and to ensure that the aviation history it commemorates is here for future generations to enjoy and explore.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment charging Jonathan A. Karcher, 21, of Penn Yan, N.Y., with conspiring and attempting to extort money from the Lyons National Bank in Penn Yan on June 5, 2013 and later lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the investigation into the incident. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: Glacier National Park is hosting two community meetings to share information about park activities and provide an opportunity for personal dialogue between park leadership and local community members and neighbors. The first meeting will take place Wednesday, May 28, 5:30-7 p.m. at the Teakettle Community Hall in Columbia Falls and a second meeting will be Thursday, May 29, 5:30-7 p.m. at the Summit Medical Fitness Center in Kalispell.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: On Friday, May 23, at 7:00 p.m. join Juraj Svajda as he introduces the movie The Wolf Mountains, a beautiful film highlighting one of the last wildernesses in the Eastern Carpathians. This film is a unique portrayal of a part of European nature that has rarely been seen.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: Juan Castro-Castro, 37, formerly a resident of Shelbyville, Kentucky, was sentenced on May 13, 2014, to serve 37 months in prison for engaging in a fraudulent tax refund conspiracy, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Castro-Castro is an undocumented alien and citizen of Guatemala and acknowledged in court that he will likely be deported upon completion of his prison sentence.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing tomorrow to examine the U.S.-Mexico economic and security partnerships. The hearing entitled, “The Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations " will begin at 10 a.m.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: The Quest is on! Friends of Acadia and Acadia National Park invite kids and their families to explore Acadia together than through the fun and varied challenges of the Acadia Quest: Uniquely Acadia Edition. In the 2014 version of the Quest, teams will "collect" experiences on Acadia's trails, carriage roads, water bodies, and unique destinations to complete the Quest. Some new surprises are in store for veteran Questers, and challenges for all ages and ability levels.
