News from September 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Today, President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Attorney General will be resigning. For six years Attorney General Holder has led the Department of Justice with honesty, integrity and a profound commitment to justice. He has worked tirelessly to keep our country and our people safe.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Historic 1870 Grist Mill Open for Touring.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. released the following statement on the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder from the Department of Justice...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Ellis Island, NJ - Shuttered for 60 years, Ellis Island's South Side Hospital Complex will open to visitors for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 1, revealing an overlooked story in immigration to the United States. Approximately one immigrant out of ten who arrived at Ellis Island received medical attention at this facility.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mark G. Peters, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI"), announced today the arrest of KISHAWN SCARBORO, an employee of the New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA"), for theft of government...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man was indicted Wednesday on a federal charge of conspiring to buy firearms and unlawfully transfer them to a buyer in another state, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Advance Fee Scheme Targeted Developers Seeking Financing For Construction Projects In Areas Devastated By Hurricane Katrina.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - On Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, following a week-long trial, Timothy Dale Jackson, 50, an orthopedic physician from Pass Christian, Mississippi, was found guilty on four counts of felony tax evasion and one count of obstruction of the due administration of the internal revenue laws, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Special Agent in Charge Gabriel L. Grchan with IRS Criminal Investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Sandy Springs, Ga.: In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) will host its second-annual naturalization ceremony with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS.) At 10:00 a.m., 70 new citizens will take the oath of citizenship on Hewlett Field at Island Ford, 1978 Island Ford Parkway, Sandy Springs, Georgia, 30350.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the filing of an Information in U.S. District Court in Scranton today charging a Monroe County man with conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today sentenced Jace Antonio Edwards, 41, to 120 months in prison for attempted possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: The public is invited to join park rangers and volunteer naturalists for guided programs at Congaree National Park in October and November. The fall is a great time to enjoy the park, with mild day time temperatures and cool evenings. All programs are free and begin at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center unless otherwise noted.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron sentenced Olajuwon Perry (28, Deltona) today to seven years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Perry pleaded guilty on June 24, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: - Charges Include Multiple Counts Of Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances, Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: A NIST team is at work on what promises to be one of the world's most accurate methods for generating a specified number of photons, and has devised a method to precisely estimate the uncertainty when counting such numbers.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Tucson, AZ - Saturday, September 27 is Public Lands Day across the nation. It is a day set aside each year to celebrate land that is publicly owned by the American people and encourage those people to come out and enjoy a day in their public lands. All 401 National Park sites across the country are joining Saguaro National Park in waiving entrance fees to celebrate the day and many are hosting volunteer opportunities for people who choose to serve in honor of the day.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron sentenced Olajuwon Perry (28, Deltona) today to seven years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Perry pleaded guilty on June 24, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---- Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Edwin Donald Givens, age 51, of Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced today in federal court after earlier pleading guilty to misprision of a felony in connection with a kickback scheme related to the 2011 South Carolina State University homecoming concert, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 4.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jason M. Smith, 34, of Tonawanda, NY, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - Two men were found guilty today of federal charges related to plots to provide material support to terrorists and to kill American personnel.
