News from April 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 32-year-old Effort resident pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to participating in a drug conspiracy that was responsible for distributing large quantities of heroin, cocaine and other drugs during a four-year time period in Monroe, Montgomery, and Berks Counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - Tyrone Brooks, Sr., has pleaded guilty to charges that he misappropriated almost $1 million in charitable funds from Universal Humanities, a charity he founded in 1990, and the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials (GABEO). From the mid-1990s through 2012, Brooks solicited contributions from individuals and corporate donors to combat illiteracy and fund other charitable causes, but then used the money to pay personal expenses for himself and his family.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging former Florida State University Finance Professor, James S. Doran, 39, of Boulder, Colorado, with embezzlement. The indictment, which was unsealed today, was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $430,000 civil penalty against Beechcraft Corp. of Wichita, Kan., for allegedly failing to maintain the required aircraft production quality control system.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Megan McDonald, 35, of Irondequoit, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production, distribution and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 40 and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: Used eDonkey peer-to-peer network, Usenet Newsgroup to download child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Christopher Steibing, 34, of Ewing, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 28 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual conduct. Between September 2009 and August 2012, the defendant used the Internet to persuade, induce, entice and coerce a child to engage...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: St. Louis, MO - PAUL PARKER pled guilty to charges involving a scheme to defraud four clients by using their investment funds to pay his expenses and gamble. He also admitted that he willfully failed to file tax returns during the scheme, in part to avoid reporting his income from the fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to review H.R. ___, the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (TROL Act).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Paul Anthony Turrieta, 36, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Turrieta received an enhanced sentence due to his status as an armed career criminal. He will be on supervised release for [three] years after completing his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: A previous closure of climbing routes on the West Face and Southwest shoulder is amended closing the.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, chaired by U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on the status of current federal railroad, pipeline, and hazardous materials safety rulemakings.
By State Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the Committee will convene a hearing to examine Russia’s use of media to destabilize Ukraine, Eastern Europe and beyond, and the U.S. government’s inability to respond effectively. The hearing, entitled “Confronting Russia’s Weaponization of Information, " will be held on Wednesday, April 15th at 10:00 a.m. in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), made these remarks upon news reports that a Madison man has been accused of trying to travel to the Middle East to join ISIS...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Issa Haddad, age 24, of Rockville, Maryland pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, and conspiring to commit money laundering.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. April 9, 2015 15-018. Traci Weaver. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Special Issue of Yellowstone Science Focuses on Climate...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - Emeral Watson, 19 of Houston, has entered a plea of guilty in relation to an attempted robbery of an armored car operating in and around Houston, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Co-defendant Effron Williams, 22, of Houston, was previously convicted and was ordered to prison yesterday as a result of his guilty plea.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Al Harrison Company Distributors, of Nogales, Ariz., for failure to pay for produce.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U. S. Department of Energy announced today the award of contracts for delivery of crude oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. BP Products North America, Inc., will deliver 2,197,500 barrels and Noble Americas will deliver 2,000,000 barrels to the Reserve’s Bryan Mound site in Freeport, Texas. Deliveries are expected to be completed by July 31, 2015.
