News from November 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that on Nov. 26, 2014, RANDY YABUT PALAGANAS was sentenced by Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court of Guam, to 60 months incarceration and five years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: In San Antonio this morning, FBI agents arrested 36-year-old Texas Mexican Mafia (TMM) member Ruben Reyes (aka “Menace") in connection with the alleged murders of three high ranking TMM members announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has handed down an indictment charging Andre L. Jenkins, 36, of Florida, with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: Risk Management Program Keeps Prices Stable, Protects Michigan Producers from Sudden Economic Challenges
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Jamaican national, Lyndon Fascisco Miller, age 50, of Owings Mills, Maryland, late yesterday, on charges of conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine, and three counts of distribution of heroin. Miller was also convicted of being a felon in possession of a loaded semi-automatic handgun.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A 57-year-old Lubbock, Texas, resident appeared in federal court yesterday and pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, costly new regulatory requirements that would have consequences across the U.S. economy.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: Watrous, NM: As the holiday season brings family and friends close together, the staff of Fort Union National Monument cordially invites you to enjoy an afternoon at Fort Union National Monument's Holiday Open House. The Open House will occur on Thursday, December 4, 2014 between 2:00 PM -4:00 PM at...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, costly new regulatory requirements that would have consequences across the U.S. economy.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, costly new regulatory requirements that would have consequences across the U.S. economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Two residents of Amarillo, Texas, Matthew George Dodgen and Christopher Anthony Cantrell, appeared in federal court this afternoon and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson to an indictment charging each with one count of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft and aiding and abetting, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Fernando DeAzevedo Melo, 46, a citizen of Portugal, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to attempting to re-enter the United States following a subsequent felony conviction. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to release a new draft rule tightening limits on ground-level ozone emissions on the day before Thanksgiving:
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that SEAN GRANGER, 36, of Rayne, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to knowingly and willfully tampering with a method of record required to be maintained under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: Las Vegas - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Red Rock/Sloan Field Office, in coordination with the Central Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration, is seeking feedback on the preliminary design and alternatives improvements to the 13-Mile Scenic Drive and parking lots at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: Defendants In Kirkland And Bellevue Hash Oil Explosions Plead Guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Jon-Michael Murray, 30, most recently of Arizona, pleaded guilty this afternoon before U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson to one count of bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: Come explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) on snowshoes this winter! Join park rangers for a guided snowshoe hike this holiday season and every Saturday throughout the winter. The first hike of the season will be on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. The snowshoe hikes...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: MISSOULA - A respiratory therapist from Rexford, Montana has been sentenced to 12 months and one day for defrauding Medicaid of over $1.4 million and filing tax returns that failed to report her correct income resulting in a tax loss of over $200,000. Anna Sue Tope, 67, was the vice president of Eagle...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Aaron Kevin Howard, age 53, of Brooklyn, Maryland, today to seven years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to steal, and theft of, aluminum carts from the U.S. Postal Service. Judge Bennett also ordered Howard to pay restitution of $404,794.91.
