News from November 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, is New Jersey’s general election, and U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman is reminding voters to use the Election Day Hotline if they suspect voter fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will receive and respond to reports of election irregularities, voter intimidation or any...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan Nelson will lead the efforts of the office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the Nov. 4, 2014, general elections.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Fire managers at Rocky Mountain National Park plan to take advantage of potential upcoming winter weather conditions to burn piles of slash. Approximately 1,200 existing piles are from several hazard fuels and hazard tree mitigation projects; most are located on the east side of the park. Slash has been cut and piled by park fire crews and contractors during the last two years. More than 700 piles were burned last year.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former Kansas City, Mo., woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a fraud scheme in which she stole $480,000 in lottery winnings from her victim as part of a scheme that resulted in a total loss of more than $640,000.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: AMSTERDAM - Colombia is the latest country to join the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), an international alliance of law enforcement and private sector agencies dedicated to combating online child sexual exploitation and other forms of transnational child sexual exploitation. An official signing-in ceremony...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Today, multiple indictments have been unsealed charging eight defendants in Texas, California, Arizona, and Alaska with conspiring to distribute large quantities of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in Alaska and also working together to launder money from the United States into Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Irene Gonzàlez will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming general elections on November 4, 2014. AUSA Gonzàlez has been appointed to serve...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Dr. John K. Yacoub, age 58, of Baltimore, Maryland today to a year and a day in prison followed by two years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine and methadone. Chief Judge Blake also ordered Yacoub to pay restitution and forfeit $2,375.93.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Springfield, Ill. - U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis announced today the appointment of District Election Officers in the Central District of Illinois in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the Nov. 4, 2014, general elections. Assistant U.S. Attorneys appointed to serve...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Alfonso Castellon, 41, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to counterfeiting U.S. currency and possessing images for counterfeiting purposes, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
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By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Shane Taylor, 43, of Dunkirk, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, in partnership with the Chattanooga National Cemetery, invites the public to participate in a program focusing on Civil War related stories about soldiers involved in the 1863 Campaign for Chattanooga. This is a free program...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2014
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2014
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY- It was a time of G. I. Joe and Rosie the Riveter, and the era of the big band sound. World War II changed the American way of life as the war economy ended the Great Depression and millions mobilized joining the armed forces, working in factories, and conserving in every aspect of life.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE - United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Terrence P. Donnelly will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 4, 2014, general elections.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 2, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Synthesis Report. The report combines information from three previous working group reports and provides a scientific foundation to address climate change, utilize clean energy, and grow the economy.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2014
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY- Long before Europeans arrived in the Americas, native peoples lived, worked, and played in thriving cultures. Their stories bring multiple perspectives to our local and national histories. Learn about the "First Americans" during National American Indian Heritage Month with children's craft activities and special talks at Women's Rights National Historical Park!.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 1, 2014
News Release: The Honourable Ed Fast, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Penny Pritzker, the United States’ Secretary of Commerce, and Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, today issued the following statement: “We, the ministers responsible for international trade and commerce for Canada, ...
By Commerce News Now | Nov 1, 2014
News Release: The Honourable Ed Fast, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Penny Pritzker, the United States’ Secretary of Commerce, and Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, today issued the following statement: “We, the ministers responsible for international trade and commerce for Canada, ...
