News from November 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: On Oct. 25, the Rebecca M. Johnson Middle School in Springfield hosted U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz for the Youth Future, Your Decision Program. About 100 students attended the event which focused on the importance of good decision making. A resource fair and student essay contest was held in concert with the event. The following are the winners of the essay contest.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: Earlier this year on Sept. 10, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. and eleven other House Judiciary Democrats issued a letter to the National Football League (NFL) raising questions as to how the league handled the Ray Rice situation and about their domestic violence polices. Also copied on the letter were the National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), Major League Baseball (MLB), and the National Basketball Association (NBA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Richard Mosquera Mosquera (44, Colombia, South America) today pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, knowing and intending that it would be unlawfully imported into the United States. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, up to a maximum term of life imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: (Hagatna, Guam), ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that Mateo B. Sardoma, Jr. and Rudy P.H. Sablan, defendants in the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) case United States v. Sardoma, et al., Criminal Case No. 12-000010 (D. Guam), were sentenced today by the Honorable Frances.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: Eisenhower National Historic Site is dressed up for a holiday party and you're invited. Celebrate this holiday season at the home and farm of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower and see the Eisenhower family's decorations on display from December 1 through 31. The celebration includes a holiday reception on...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced William Carl Miller, Jr., age 53, of Shade Gap, Pennsylvania, today to 151 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised, release for bank robbery. Judge Bennett also ordered Miller to pay restitution of $1,710.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The former chief financial officer of a Bergen County business was arrested at home this morning by special agents of the FBI for allegedly embezzling nearly $6.3 million from the company, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Arnold Dorsey, age 52, of Baltimore, today to 14 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit robbery.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore is a great place to spend Thanksgiving Day. Beautiful autumn weather provides a wonderful opportunity to enjoy miles of trails, spectacular beaches, and sweeping vistas. To help you make the most of your day, the Bear Valley Visitor Center will be open from 9 am until 2 pm. The Point Reyes Lighthouse and Visitor Center will be open from 10 am until 2 pm.
By State Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the announcement by the French government to postpone the sale of Mistral-class ships to Russia...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Tendayi Mandere, a 36 year old citizen of Zimbabwe, was sentenced today by the Honorable Richard G. Andrews, United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, to 64 months imprisonment...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that James F. Parks, 65, formerly of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, to 3 years in prison by Senior United States District Judge Richard G. Kopf for possession of child pornography. After his incarceration, Parks will be required to serve 5 years on supervised release and register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Richaco Fernandis Holloway, age 24, of Camp Springs, Maryland, today to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a gun.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: DENVER - U.S. Attorney John Walsh announced that the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado resulted in the collection of over $5 billion in recoveries in Fiscal Year 2014 (Oct. 1, 2013 to Sept. 30, 2014). Specifically, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Colorado, working on its own and with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and components of the Department of Justice, collected $5,308,286,656.99 ($5.3 billion).
By USDA Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: A new meter that measures the moisture of peanuts inside the shell has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and licensed by a manufacturer of instruments for use in agriculture. The moisture-sensing meter was invented by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) engineers Samir Trabelsi and Stuart O. Nelson (retired) in the ARS Quality and Safety Assessment Research Unit at Athens, Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andrew M. Luger today announced a criminal complaint charging ABDI NUR, 20, and ABDULLAHI YUSUF, 18, with conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, namely, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it is seeking public input on an Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes mitigation efforts proposed by the Department of Defense (DOD) to place three segments of the SunZia Southwest Transmission Line Project underground to address overlap...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: New York Cell Withdrew $2.8 Million In Cash From Hacked Accounts In Less Than 24 Hours.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: The Defendants Are Responsible For Stealing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Consumers’ Bank Account Information, And Using It To Steal Tens Of Millions Of Dollars From At Least Nineteen Different Countries.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2014
News Release: Alto Parnell a/k/a AP a/k/a Al-Pistol, 32, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for his role in a large cocaine distribution conspiracy, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. There is no parole from federal sentences.
