News from April 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A convicted felon from Jersey City, New Jersey, today admitted selling 33 firearms to a confidential informant, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury today indicted the general manager of a La Puente garment factory on charges of offering to pay bribes to an investigator with the United States Department of Labor in exchange for the investigator closing an investigation into wage violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an 11-count indictment today charging ANTHONY SABATO, 57, of West Haven, and MIGUEL JOEL ROMAN, 25, of Hartford, with narcotics trafficking offenses. SABATO is also charged with illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Randolph Goosby (53, Lakeland) to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with providing cash in return for food stamps. The Court also ordered Goosby to forfeit $4,312.35 seized from...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i -Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for the remainder of April thru May 7, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Tarasina Wallowingbull, 28, a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Fort Washakie, Wyo., who currently resides in Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this morning to two years of probation for her child abuse conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that a Ketchikan man was sentenced today in federal court in Ketchikan for receipt and possession of explosive materials by a felon.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, April 3, 2015 - Celebrate the glories of Appalachian spring from the rim of the gorge to the river at the Twelfth Annual New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend, April 24 - 26, 2015. The complete event program schedule is now available online at.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHRISTOPHER LUPINO and KELWYN BENJAMIN pled guilty today, and ADAM FORESTA pled guilty on March 31, 2015, each to participating in a conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud in connection with their...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: The five Democratic members of the Committee all announced their support today for Pallone’s legislation, which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update its rules that facilitate small business participation in spectrum auctions. The lawmakers also discussed the future of spectrum policy at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing two weeks ago.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released its Federal Firearm Licensee (FFL) Theft/Loss Report for calendar year 2014. The report includes a state-by-state breakdown and detailed accounting of the types of firearms reported lost or stolen by FFLs between the dates of Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2014.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: The five Democratic members of the Committee all announced their support today for Pallone’s legislation, which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update its rules that facilitate small business participation in spectrum auctions. The lawmakers also discussed the future of spectrum policy at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing two weeks ago.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today the filing of criminal charges against James Augustus Brauer, age 50, of Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A Criminal Information charged that on Jan. 24, 2012, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Brauer...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: During National Volunteer Week, April 12-18, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group celebrates the volunteers that work at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.This past year these volunteers donated a total of 16,097 hours!.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Greensburg, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following response to groups who have been misrepresenting the facts surrounding her amendment to the budget resolution, which was approved by the Senate on March 26.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $170,000 civil penalty against Optisource International of Bellport, N.Y., for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Brian Keith Swope, Jr., age 33, of Brooklyn Park, Maryland late yesterday to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for the arson of a pizza restaurant in Brooklyn Park. Judge Hollander also ordered Swope to pay restitution of more than $100,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 7, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a California resident was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Juneau for attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
