News from November 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: Two defendants trafficked child pornography in sophisticated conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: COLUMBUS, OHIO - Samuel A. Flek, 25, of Orangevale, Calif. pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to drug conspiracy and money laundering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: Defendant Was Convicted At Trial Of Crimes He Committed With The Manhattan-Based Los Vagos Street Gang And A Bronx-Based Robbery Crew.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Bureau of Reclamation's Principal Deputy Commissioner Estevan López has released the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Reclamation. In line with President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the strategy provides a framework in which Reclamation managers can develop and adopt innovative solutions that provide a more reliable water supply in a changing climate.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: Superintendent H. Lane Baker announced today that park entrance fees for Chiricahua National Monument (NM) have been eliminated and all visitors are now able to enter the park for free. “We are continually analyzing our operations to ensure these national treasures are fully protected and that we are...
By State Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, NJ - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement regarding pursuing an Authorization for Use of Military Force following President Obama’s press conference.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a three-count indictment on Nov. 4, 2014, charging Stephen Thompson, 25, of Knoxville, with the robbery of a Hardee’s restaurant, discharging a firearm during the Hardee’s robbery, and with the robbery of a Subway restaurant. Thompson has not yet appeared in court on these charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - On its ninth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Sept. 27, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and 4,076 of its national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners collected 617,150 (309 tons) of unwanted prescription drugs at 5,495 sites. This brought the total amount of drugs collected in four years to 4,823,251 pounds, or 2,411 tons. (A breakdown of this ninth Take-Back Day’s results by state can be seen here.)
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announces that MICHAEL OLIVER, 34, of Waterville, New York, has been charged with two counts of obstructing the United States mail, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1701. The two-count Information filed by the United States Attorney’s Office...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: he Bureau of Land Management (BLM) generated $8,950,305.50 for leasing rights on parcels offered at the BLM's quarterly federal oil and gas lease auction held Nov. 4, in Cheyenne. Almost half of the bid and rental receipts go to the State of Wyoming.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: Fargo - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on November 5, 2014, Dustin Coleman, age 22, pleaded guilty to three counts of producing child pornography, two counts of extortion, and three counts of possession of child pornography. On each of the production of child pornography counts, Coleman...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Laurel Springs, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for defrauding an investor out of approximately $1.2 million he claimed would be invested in a pizza shop, laundering that money, failing to report it to the IRS and threatening the victim to keep quiet about his crimes, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: Big Bend National Park and Fort Davis National Historic Site will observe Veterans Day with a fee free day on Tuesday, November 11th. The normal park entrance fee will be waived for this day.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Denise J. Vick, 39, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to four counts of filing false claims with the IRS, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that AUNG GAW, a/k/a Michael Gaw, age 26, of Fremont, California, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Produce Child Pornography. According to court documents, beginning in December 2012, and continuing until May 2013, GAW conspired with Jonathan Johnson, the...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On November 5, 2014, Michael Shane Olson, 46 years, of Lebanon, Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Ann Aiken to seven years in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography. After serving his sentence, Olson will be on lifetime supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Shahmell Robinson, 21 and Jordan McCloud, 22, both of Rochester, NY, with production of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a West Plains, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for manufacturing methamphetamine and illegally possessing several firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2014
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