News from September 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. A federal jury in New Haven has found former governor JOHN G. ROWLAND guilty of all seven counts of an indictment related to his efforts to conceal the extent of his involvement in two federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Pennsylvania accountant was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for conspiring to defraud FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. (FirstPlus), a Texas-based financial services company, which had been targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo S. Scarfo.
By State Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. -A Scott, La., man was sentenced to 36 months in prison and two years of supervised release for stealing a car and driving to Florida after escaping from a prison road crew, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Last night, the U.S. Senate approved bipartisan child welfare legislation aimed at reducing child sex trafficking, increasing adoptions and improving child support collections. The legislation was approved by the House on July 23, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin announced that ADEL ABDEL BARY, a/k/a “Adel Mohammed Abdul Almagid Abdel Bary," a/k/a “Abbas," a/k/a “Abu Dia," a/k/a “Adel" (“BARY"), pled guilty in Manhattan...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Robert Merritt, 34, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the October 2004 firebombing that killed members of a federal witness’s family on the orders of drug kingpin Kaboni Savage. On May 13, 2013, a federal jury found Merritt guilty of conspiracy to participate...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: As part of the new Commercial Service Plan, five commercial-free days have been determined for Haleakalā National Park, beginning in July 2015. As specified in the plan, these days are intended to provide opportunities for Native Hawaiians to conduct traditional cultural practices in the park without any impacts from commercial tours. Although commercial tours will not be permitted during commercial-free days, the park will remain open to all visitors.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two former officials of and one broker for the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Tayron Tyree Weeks, 24, of Alexandria, pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in the sex trafficking of a child.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Kyle Jones, 25, in federal custody in Philadelphia was charged today by Information with conspiracy, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Jones was allegedly part of an illegal check cashing ring which stole identifications and checks from purses...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Kan., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for a bomb hoax at Kansas City International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce the...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: The six month run of below-average monthly precipitation came to an end in August when the Seward airport received more precipitation in one month than it did from February through July 2014 combined. Most of this precipitation occurred early in the month when storms delivered impressive amounts of rain...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed the “Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act)," bipartisan legislation that will strengthen and improve post-acute care for Medicare beneficiaries while bringing about more accountable, quality-driven benefits to patients. The House passed the bill on Tuesday.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - Biscayne National Park is one of 65 national parks selected to receive a 2014 Ticket to Ride grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks. The grant will allow students to participate in the Biscayne Explorer Program, where students mimic...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - The completion of a consolidated Department of Homeland Security headquarters project at the St. Elizabeths West campus would improve our nation’s homeland security and save the federal government almost $1 billion, according to a new report released by Homeland Security and Governmental...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Boston - The chairman of Merrimack College’s Civil Engineering Department was arrested today for possession of child pornography.
