News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Urbana, Ill. - A Bourbonnais, Ill., businessman Gregory Yates, 54, and his son, Terrance Yates, 33, were sentenced this morning for defrauding a federal business loan program of $1.7 million. U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey ordered Gregory Yates to serve 12 months and one day in prison, followed...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, May 16, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found JOSE ROQUE, 47, of Bridgeport, guilty of possession of a firearm...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Oscar J. Aguilar, 37, a Mexican citizen legally residing in Brownsville, has entered a guilty plea to conspiring to commit international money laundering, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Janice Ayala, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in San Antonio.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: In El Paso, 32-year-old Rigoberto Ruiz-Alatorre, a Mexican citizen living in Denver, CO, faces a maximum of 28 years in federal prison after pleading guilty this afternoon to murdering a member of his drug trafficking organization announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge J. Todd Scott, El Paso Division, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist, El Paso Division.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Superintendent Barclay Trimble announced today that Cape Hatteras National Seashore's (Seashore) summer lifeguard operation and services will begin Saturday, May 24, 2014 and continue through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014.The three guarded Seashore beaches include Coquina Beach, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse beach, and Ocracoke Day Use Area.The hours of operation are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., seven days a week.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Please join the National Park Service and the United States Coast Guard on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, in a ceremony and convocation honoring the sacrifice of men of the U.S. Life-Saving Service who gave their lives serving this nation along the shores of Point Reyes. The annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 10 am at the historic G Ranch cemetery. An open house at the historic Point Reyes Lifeboat Station at Chimney Rock will follow the ceremony until 2 pm.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Zion National Park and its sister park, Pipe Spring National Monument, were selected to receive new alternative fuel and fuel-efficient vehicles through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities National Parks Initiative.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Duane Hubbard, a 14-year federal employee, has been named Superintendent of Tonto National Monument in Central Arizona, according to Intermountain Regional Director Sue Masica. He will assume his new duties on May 18, 2014. Hubbard currently serves as an archaeologist and cultural resource specialist for the Southern Arizona Office in Phoenix, a position he has held since 2010.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Celebrate spring and the return of the growing season on Saturday, May 17, at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s historic Chellberg Farm. Two programs will be offered in the farm’s garden that can help you learn about maintaining your own organic home garden.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, May 16, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANGEL ROSA, also known as “Little" and “Daddy," 37, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 53-year-old Dallas man has been indicted on smuggling charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Jorge F. Ortega (27, Tampa) yesterday pleaded guilty to three violations of the Federal Meat Inspection Act. The violations include selling adulterated or misbranded meat, selling uninspected meat, and the improper slaughter of swine. Ortega faces a maximum penalty of 3 years in federal prison for each violation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara today sentenced Tory Lenard James (32, Sarasota) to ten years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. James was found guilty by a federal jury on Feb. 25, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Omar Hance, age 33, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to a series of commercial robberies. Darrell Blackwell, age 27, of Columbia, Maryland pleaded guilty on May 1, 2014, to being the get-away driver in two of the robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington yesterday sentenced Antouin L. Barker (43) to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. A federal jury found Barker guilty on Feb. 11, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Allegations Include The Kidnapping And Murder Of Officer Kevin Quick.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA Media Advisory. May 16, 2014. Release No.: 2014-32. Contact list by agency: Bureau of Land Management (702) 515-5057. National Park Service (702) 293-8691. Nevada Division of Forestry (702) 486-5123. U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - On Tuesday, Indianapolis physician Dr. Robert C. Ash surrendered to authorities after learning that a warrant had been issued for his arrest. The warrant, which was issued on May 9th in Hamilton County, charged Dr. Ash with 16 counts of dealing in a narcotic drug, a Class B Felony and seven counts of dealing in a Schedule IV controlled substance, a Class C Felony.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Valley Forge, PA - Valley Forge National Historical Park in partnership with the Washington Memorial Chapel and The Freedom's Foundation will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 26 with special guided tours, a new audio tour, and a concert from the 58-bell Washington Memorial National Carillon.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: Summer is almost upon us and the National Park Service Outer Banks Group is ready with a summer schedule full of a variety of programs for park visitors, including history talks, nature walks, recreational programs, and a multitude of children's programs. The summer schedule runs from May 23 - Sept. 1, 2014.
