News from November 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Susan Xiao-Ping Su was sentenced on Friday to 198 months in prison, ordered to forfeit $5.6 million, and to pay $904,198.84 in restitution arising from a visa fraud scheme that she carried out in her role as the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Pleasanton-based Tri-Valley...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that James Hardaway, Jr., a/k/a Jabber, 31, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, was sentenced to 125 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Washington County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of health care fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Edward J. Rorie, 50, of Philadelphia, PA, a tax return preparer, pleaded guilty today to multiple counts of criminal tax fraud. For tax years 2009 through 2011, Rorie prepared 968 federal income tax returns which sought refunds of $3.85 million. The bogus refund claims were based on various...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Defendant Assaulted his Wife on Grounds of Veterans Administration Complex.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in California and the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Pacific Region signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, signifying their ongoing efforts to work collaboratively to engage youth on public lands in California.The...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHNNIE JEFFERSON, also known as “Jeezy," 24, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that OSCAR RODRIGUEZ, a/k/a “Chan," 37, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court on racketeering conspiracy and marijuana trafficking charges. OSCAR RODRIGUEZ was convicted after a trial in April 2014. The Honorable Donald E. Walter, visiting judge from the Western District of Louisiana, imposed a sentence of 20 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that a cash payment of almost $2 million has been made to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (“the Bank"), an agency of the federal government, as part of the settlement of a civil lawsuit filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Louisiana on the Bank’s behalf.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: The National Park Service has issued a prospectus soliciting for proposals in response to a business opportunity to operate overnight horse camp service at Station Camp within the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area located on Station Camp Road near Oneida, Tennessee. The camp includes a shower house and 24 trailer/tent sites each with horse tie ups, electrical hookups and water.
By State Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Ranking Member Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and senior Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on the final report from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which concluded that nearly all global warming seen since the 1950s is man-made.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
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By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Jarwon D. Scott, age 26, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for robbery and using a firearm during the robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A woman who was found driving east on Interstate 20 in the Abilene, Texas, vicinity, at approximately five miles per hour on Christmas Day 2013, appeared in federal court on Friday and pleaded guilty to a federal felony drug offense, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced today that Lamar Bertucci, Sr., age 45 of Walthill, Nebraska, was sentenced for his violations of the Bald and Golden Eagle Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Senior United States District Court Judge Lyle E. Strom sentenced Bertucci to eight months of imprisonment to be followed by one year of supervised release. Bertucci was further ordered to pay restitution of $6,500.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Part of Department of Justice Efforts.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Upcoming Webinars. November 4: Finding the Next Big Thing(s) in Building Energy Efficiency: HIT Catalyst and the Technology Demo Program. Webinar Sponsor: Better Buildings Challenge. The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled “Finding the Next Big Thing(s) in Building Energy Efficiency:...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Did you vote on Election Day? Elizabeth Cady Stanton's work as a women's rights advocate laid the foundation for all human beings to be empowered to change the world in which they live.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: COLUMBUS -- United States Attorney Carter M. Stewart announced today that he has designated Election Officers in each of the district’s three offices who will lead the efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 4, 2014, elections.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - In honor of those that serve and have served in the United States military, national park units around the country, including Grand Canyon National Park, will be offering everyone fee-free entry on Tuesday, November 11.
