News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

News from September 2014


Attorney General Recognizes Hawaii Attorney

News Release: HONOLULU - Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Kenneth M. Sorenson of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Hawaii and Senior Trial Attorney (STA) Robert E. Wallace of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice were two of 243 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Attorney General Eric Holder and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director Monty Wilkinson at the 30th annual Director’s Awards Ceremony today in Washington D.C.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Larceny.


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News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...


Boynton Beach Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Dave Aronberg, State Attorney, Office of the State Attorney for Palm Beach County, Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), and Jeffrey...


News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, Sept. 10, 2014-Join us at Sandstone Visitor Center on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, for a special living history program about the American Indian culture of the New River Gorge region. Living history interpreters will set up an 18th century camp and be on hand to discuss...


Federal Inmate At Canaan Penitentiary Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Assault Another Inmate

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that an inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Canaan, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to being involved in a conspiracy to assault another inmate with a dangerous weapon.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite announced today that CHARLES E. “CHUCK" MIZELL, JR., age 44, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana; JAMES CREEL, age 48, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana; WILLIAM DARRYL KING, age 47, a resident of Angie, Louisiana; and TENILLE NIELSON, age 34, a resident of Franklinton, Louisiana...


Feel Autumn in the Air on the Bluestone River (Glen Jean)

News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia,Sept. 10, 2014-Nature is around every corner, especially in the Bluestone River Gorge. Explore life and history with a ranger on a guided hike in the Bluestone River gorge onSaturday, September 13from10:00 am -11:30 am. This leisurely, river-side walk is a fun way to experience...


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that David Hoffman, 41, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to three years probation by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.


Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion

News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the guilty plea of JOEL WILLIAM CARLSON, 43, of Vadnais Heights, MN, to two counts of tax evasion for tax years 2010 and 2011. CARLSON, who was charged via information on August 4, 2014, pleaded guilty today before Untied States District Court Judge David S. Doty.


Lebanon Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Enticing A Child To Engage In Sexual Activity And For Distribution Of Child Pornography

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District Pennsylvania announced the sentence of a Lebanon man for child pornography related offenses. Senior United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo imposed a 25 year sentence on Howard D. Davis, age 58, of Lebanon, for attempted enticement of minor to engage in sexual activity and for distribution of child pornography.


News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia,Sept. 10, 2014-Nature is around every corner, especially in the Bluestone River Gorge. Explore life and history with a ranger on a guided hike in the Bluestone River gorge onSaturday, September 13from10:00 am -11:30 am. This leisurely, river-side walk is a fun way to experience...


Closure of Moose-Wilson Road Initiated due to Grizzly Bear Activity

News Release: A temporary closure of the Moose-Wilson Road went into effect today, Sept. 10, at 11 a.m. due to grizzly bear activity both on and near the roadway. In the coming weeks, visitors and local residents may encounter intermittent closures of the Moose-Wilson Road as bears (black and grizzly) seek out the abundant berries on the chokecherry and hawthorn bushes that flank this park road.


News Release: BALTIMORE -While Americans hear the lyrics of Francis Scott Key's 1814 song in advance of nearly every event, his original handwritten manuscript can be seen at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine through September 14 in the park's Visitor Center, courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society.


Attorney General Eric Holder Recognizes Michigan Prosecutors

News Release: J. Michael Buckley and Roy Kranz, Assistant United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Michigan, were two of 243 members of the U.S. Department of Justice recognized by Attorney General Eric Holder and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director Monty Wilkinson at the 30th annual Director’s Awards Ceremony today in Washington D.C.


Mexican National Charged Will Illegally Entering The U.S.

News Release: An indictment was filed charging Raul Zarazua-Rubio, 46, of Mexico, with unlawful reentry into the United States on Sept. 1, 2014, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Harry D. Rhodes, Jr., 49 of Coal City, West Virginia was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for a federal drug charge. Rhodes previously pled guilty in May of 2014, to selling oxycodone, a powerful and addictive prescription pain medication, to a person who was cooperating with law enforcement authorities. The drug deal took place in Coal City, near Beckley, West Virginia.


U.S. Attorney General Recognizes District Employees

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul S. Becker and Jess E. Michaelsen were among 243 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Attorney General Eric Holder and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director Monty Wilkinson at the 30th annual Director’s Awards Ceremony today in Washington, D.C.


News Release: Jackson, Miss - Ciara Gooden, age 24, of Jackson, was sentenced to 30 months for conspiracy to defraud the United States, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced today.