News from October 2014
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: The Elwha dams are both gone and the Elwha River is flowing freely through Glines Canyon and Olympic National Park. A newly completed accessible parking area and viewpoint will open to the public on Friday, October 31.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO: Ozark National Scenic Riverways recently recognized several employees for their dedicated years of federal service. In total, the employees have contributed over 100 years to the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A Johnson County man appeared in federal court in Lubbock, Texas, this afternoon and pleaded guilty to a federal child obscenity offense, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Alexander Michael Bailey, age 25, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, late on Oct. 30, 2014, to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for the armed robbery of an Oxon Hill cell phone store.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: LEXINGTON, KY - United States Attorneys Kerry B. Harvey and David J. Hale announced the appointment of Assistant United States Attorneys to serve as District Election Officers in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 4, 2014 general elections.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A bank employee was dragged by the hair during an armed robbery at a bank in Overland Park, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Friday.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Northern District of Florida. Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. Follow @NDFLNews. TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA-Jamahl Hurley, 27, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to a total of 48 months in federal prison yesterday. United States District Judge Robert Hinkle sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - A Tarrant County man was sentenced this morning to 21 months in federal prison for tax evasion, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: American Defendants Allegedly Paid Over $1.6 Million in Bribes to Russian National to Obtain.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Stephanie I. Sprecher will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 4, 2014, general elections. AUSA Sprecher...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: Click Hijacking. Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the extradition of VLADIMIR TSASTSIN from Estonia to face charges of computer intrusion, wire fraud, and money laundering, among other offenses. The charges relate to the alleged operation...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement regarding the Interior Department’s release of a revised environmental impact statement on the 2008 sale of oil leases in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Robert A. Christy has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison for stealing investor funds in a currency trading fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park and Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (NRA) will hold a public meeting on November 6 in the Community Room at the Redding Library from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm to discuss possible fee increases in 2015. The National Park Service is looking for public comment and feedback regarding...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Ragley man and an Elton man were sentenced Thursday for participating in a home invasion on the Coushatta Tribal Reservation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Shawn Williams (42, Ocoee) pleaded guilty today to distribution of child pornography. He faces a mandatory minimum of 5 years, up to a maximum of 20 years, in federal prison. Williams will also be required to serve a mandatory minimum of 5 years, up to a life term, of supervision, and to register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: Orlando, FL - Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon, II today sentenced Jacques Maddox (23, Sanford) to six years and six months in federal prison for aiding and abetting the attempted robbery of a Walgreens store in Orlando. A federal jury found Maddox guilty on July 9, 2014.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that China is lifting its suspension of red and golden delicious apple imports from Washington State. The Chinese market for Washington apples was valued at $6.5 million in calendar year 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Alexander Michael Bailey, age 25, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, late on Oct. 30, 2014, to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for the armed robbery of an Oxon Hill cell phone store.
