News from April 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Iman Al-Washah, 24, of Albuquerque, N.M., entered a guilty plea in federal court this morning to a “spice" trafficking charge. Iman Al-Washah is one of three men arrested in the District of New Mexico in May 2014, as part of Project Synergy Phase II, a nationwide investigative effort by...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury today convicted Alexsi Lopez, age 26, of Hyattsville, Maryland, of conspiracy and the violent robbery of a Hyattsville brothel that resulted in a rape and murder.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A Colorado man pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., this morning to sex trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the Albuquerque Division of the FBI, and Chief Gorden Eden, Jr., of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court on April 6, 2015 CLAY TAYLOR STRICKLAND, 74, of Spring Hope, North Carolina, was sentenced by Chief United State District Judge James C. Dever III, to 6 months imprisonment to be followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: LUFKIN, Texas - A 43-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC -Bring the kids to Wild Horse Day at the North Carolina Aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores. Enjoy family-oriented fun that includes wild horse trivia, a scavenger hunt, and concludes with children taking the "Wild Horse Protector" pledge. Horse lovers of all ages can learn about the centuries-old...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: BILLINGS - In a hearing in Billings today, U.S. District Judge Susan Watters sentenced Ryan Edward Lee, 32, of Fairview, to 270 months in prison followed by 5 years supervised release in connection to his November 2014 guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: On April 8, 2015, a jury in U.S. District Court in Macon, Georgia convicted Antonio Donyal Tarver, age 39, from Sandersville, Georgia, of one count possession with intent to distribute more than 28 grams of cocaine base (“crack") and one count possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Julie R. Thiemann, 34, formerly of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, to 23 years in prison by Senior United States District Judge Richard G. Kopf, for producing child pornography. After her release from prison Thiemann will serve an additional 25 years under supervised release, and be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of her life.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Lawrence A. Stewart, 48, of Wayne, Maine, pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to theft of public money.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - The final person has been convicted in an eight-defendant conspiracy in which fraudulent tax returns were filed using identification information that was stolen and used without lawful authority, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Edward Dwayne Vallier, 42, of Houston, entered his guilty plea to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud this morning.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: National Park Week April 18 - April 26.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas - Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Jamie B. Martin, age 36, of Waldo, Arkansas, was sentenced to 240 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: The Energy Department today announced $7 million in funding for the research and development of innovative technologies for low-impact hydropower systems. This funding will help advance hydropower drivetrains, which transfer rotational energy from turbines to generators, and structural foundations that will minimize environmental impacts and reduce the lifetime costs associated with operating and maintaining new hydropower projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON- On April 7, 2015, Joseph D. Maurizio, Jr., a resident of Central City, Pennsylvania, was indicted in a superseding indictment by a federal grand jury in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places and on international money laundering offenses...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: Federal Inmates Fernando Glenn and Robert Wilson Possessed and Attempted to Possess Cell Phones and Tobacco while at the United States Penitentiary Lee and the Adjoining Satellite Prison Camp.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that ELIZABETH PORTUGAL, age 28, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to12 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release for Interstate Travel or Transportation in Aid of Racketeering Enterprises, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1952(a)(3).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: After more than twenty years as the lead carpenter for the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Dale Beagle will be retiring at the end of April. "Dale has been at Big South Fork almost as long as the park has been a part of the National Park Service. We are going to truly miss Dale's commitment to taking care of the park, his skills, and his delightful personality," said Niki Stephanie Nicholas, Superintendent.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 57-year-old Berwick man pleaded guilty today before Senior U.S. District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo in Wilkes-Barre, to producing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of New York City pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
