News from April 2015
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: Grand Teton National Park and the Grand Teton Association (GTA) announced today that Lauren Abbott was selected for the 2015 Boyd Evison Graduate Fellowship. Since 2005, the Evison Fellowship has supported graduate students as they conduct advanced studies across the Greater Yellowstone Area. Abbott is completing her MS degree in Recreation, Park and Tourism Management at Penn State University.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Kyle Morrow, 30, of Los Alamos, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court to 120 months in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release for possession of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Morrow will be required to register as a sex offender after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced today that five indictments were unsealed in federal court charging 24 defendants with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including heroin, crack cocaine, and cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Dustin Dylan Glass, age 28, from Monroe, Georgia, was sentenced today by the Honorable C. Ashley Royal, United States District Judge in Athens, Georgia. Mr. Glass was sentenced to 170 months imprisonment for distribution of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Shane A. Grifford, age 28, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today after having previously pleaded guilty on Dec. 16, 2014 to Distribution of Child Pornography Images. United States District...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Several South Texas men and one from Houston have been arrested on charges including a marijuana trafficking conspiracy and laundering monetary instruments during an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation (OCDETF) dubbed “Operation Black Mask," announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: The City of Lawrence entered into a Consent Decree today with the Department of Justice to address violations of the Clean Water Act in connection with sewer overflows and the discharge of contaminated stormwater.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and William Offord, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, today announced that HAI T. LE, 44, of West Hartford, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court to filing false tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced the sentence of DANIEL NOK MUSA, 56, to 51 months in prison for withholding taxes from his employees but failing to pay them to the Internal Revenue Service. The defendant was sentenced on April 22, 2015, before U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim in Minneapolis, Minn.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Maurice Loyal Finch III, age 27, of Wellpinit, Washington, was sentenced today after having previously pleaded guilty on Jan. 13, 2015 to one count of Sexual Abuse in Indian Country. United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident 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 Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: KING SALMON, Alaska - Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alagnak Wild River, and Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve - Visitors and residents are reminded that as dead vegetation becomes exposed and begins to cure due to dry windy days, elevated fire danger conditions will quickly develop. These...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: A Centralia resident pleaded guilty on April 29, 2015, in United States District Court for burglarizing the Buchheit of Centralia farm and home supply store and stealing thirty nine guns, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Dakota R. Moss, 19, faces a maximum of up to 40 years in prison for his crimes.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO). Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Hearing on “The Future of Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety: Technology, Safety Initiatives, and the Role of Federal Regulation". April 29, 2015. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today’s hearing will focus on the future of motor carrier...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: The year-long celebration of Rocky Mountain National Park's 100th Anniversary continues as we head into May. Join us for one of these fun events!.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that TIMOTHY DUCKWORTH, age 44, of Metairie, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to making false statements on income tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, 2nd Judicial District Attorney Kari E. Brandenburg, Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy of the DEA’s El Paso Division, Special Agent in Charge Thomas G. Atteberry of the Phoenix...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Westmoreland County resident has been sentenced in federal court to nine months imprisonment, to be followed by 12 months supervised release for violating his term of three years probation, on his conviction of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that four Kansas City, Mo., residents have been indicted for their roles in an arson and insurance fraud conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2015
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Acting United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr., and Christopher A. Henry, Special Agent in Charge, IRS-Criminal Investigation announced today that Elizabeth A. Lawless, 66, of Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced this week by Senior District Judge Thomas B. Russell to 6 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $329,465 to the IRS.
