News from November 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: William Robert Humphrey, 31, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Judge William J. Haynes, Jr., to 15 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Mark E. Leung, 60, of South Lake Tahoe, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to one year in prison and ordered to pay $160,000 in restitution for making a false statement to obtain workers’ compensation benefits, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that following a six day jury trial, Jason D. Schultz (age: 31), and Jessica M. Gilbert (age: 25) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, as well as Jessica Weinhart (nee Hensen) (age: 31) of Neenah, Wisconsin were convicted...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: Ken Ngombwa, 54, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been charged with one count of unlawfully procuring or attempting to procure naturalization or citizenship; one count of procuring citizenship to which he was not entitled; one count of conspiracy to unlawfully procure citizenship; and one count of making...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: Frances Riley, 78, of Bath, Pennsylvania, was charged by Information with one count of theft of government funds, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the Information, the defendant received retirement benefits intended for her mother, after her mother’s death in February 1994 until the defendant’s fraud was discovered in 2011. The defendant’s alleged actions resulted in a loss to the government of approximately $152,600.90.
By State Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, NJ - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today unveiled a new webpage with a variety of interactive international maps using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Scott Edward Cavell, 31, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to five years in prison and ordered to pay $7.4 million in restitution, for committing wire fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Ronald Charles Waters (66, Lake City) to three years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. The court also ordered him to serve a seven-year term of supervision and to register as a sex offender following his release. Waters was arrested on Nov. 20, 2013, in Lake City, and has been in custody since that time.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: Rechargeable battery manufacturers may get a jolt from research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and several other institutions, where a team of scientists has discovered* a safe, inexpensive, sodium-conducting material that significantly outperforms all others in its class.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces today that a federal jury found Joseph Witchard (55, Orlando) guilty of nine counts of mail fraud, six counts of filing false claims against the United States, six counts of theft of government property, and nine counts of aggravated...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Lydell Pittman, age 24, of Baltimore, today to 181 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for robbery and using a firearm during the robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Michael Anthony McLeod age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland today to 100 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: A trial has been scheduled in the case against Kendan Fonville, age 24, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Fonville has been charged with two counts of being an unlawful drug user in possession of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today sentenced Emmanuel Benel Cuadrado, 24, to 14 months in prison for the attempted illegal transportation of guns from Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands, announced United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Angel Melendez.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that CHARLES A. LANPHIER, age 68, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has been charged in a Bill of Information with two counts of failing to truthfully account for and pay over taxes, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7202. If convicted, LANPHIER faces significant incarceration, fines, and restitution orders.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - October 4, 2014 - William Robert Humphrey, 31, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Judge William J. Haynes, Jr., to 15 years in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Jay Stout, 55, of Harrisburg, PA, was sentenced today to five years in prison for a fraud scheme that involved falsifying the inspection records of aircraft at his company, Flying Tigers, Inc. In April 2014, a jury found Stout guilty of conspiracy, fraud involving aircraft parts, mail...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: Joseph Borio Admits that he Caused the Submission of Unsubstantiated Claims for.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Christopher Channel was sentenced to 254 months in prison on charges of distribution of cocaine base and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, resulting in the killing of Carrie Henderson-Shaw.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2014
News Release: Today, Tuesday, November 4, 2014, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park officially closed for the season to through travel. The most popular destinations for this time of year including Bear Lake Road, Moraine Park, Horseshoe Park and the section of Trail Ridge Road along the Kawuneeche Valley are all open. Plus the Endovalley Road has recently reopened after last year's flood damage. These are all great areas for hiking and wildlife watching.
