News from April 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Spokane - Today, Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Adan Roberto Cortes, age 22, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for his involvement in a gang related drive by shooting. United States District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., sentenced the Defendant to 10 years imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of court supervision upon release from Federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -OSCAR ENRIQUE PEREZ-ZUMAETA, of Cancun, Mexico, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Tim DeGiusti to serve 42 months in prison for money laundering in connection with the Federal Communication Commission’s Lifeline Program, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Report Shows Visitor Spending Supports 2,309 Jobs in Local Economy.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Six of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and the Obed Wild and Scenic River trails are showcased in this year's Mountain Laurel Walks Celebration. These trails generally have excellent views of the beautiful, native mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) shrub that is usually in bloom in later May and early June as well as many wildflowers and are excellent hikes for bird watching.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Two Arizona men and a Mexican national illegally in the United States were sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., for violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: BOISE - Rodolfo Antonio Ortega, 29, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing methamphetamine for distribution, and one count of felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: SAN JOSE - Lena “Mickey" Jacobs Coombs was sentenced yesterday to 36 months in prison on wire fraud charges related to her embezzlement of money from her former employer, Symantec, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: YORK, Pa. - Nearly invisible to the eye, asbestos* fibers can literally take someone's breath away. Fibers in the air can be inhaled unknowingly and trapped in the lungs. Regular exposure to asbestos can cause serious respiratory illness and several forms of cancer.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: This week, the Senate Finance Committee approved the Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015), legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to help unlock 21st century opportunities for American exports. Importantly, this legislation recognizes economic changes spurred by new...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Firearms were stolen during the course of numerous burglaries throughout Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank T. Pimentel, who is handling the case, stated that on May 9, 2013, Krehan walked into the Walgreens Pharmacy at 1066 Payne Avenue in North Tonawanda and threatened a pharmacy employee while demanding fentanyl patches and Opana tablets, which were then given to the defendant.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Ajo, Arizona -On April 7th, the Duncan Family was all smiles as they earned their 53rd Junior Ranger Badge at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.Michael age 11, Coby age 10, and Tristen age 9 had spent the previous day exploring the newly opened areas of the monument with their Junior Ranger booklets, observing, recording, and being inspired by the Sonoran Desert.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - A new National Park Service report shows that in 2014, nearly 7 million Lake Mead National Recreation Area visitors spent $290 million in communities near the park. That spending supported nearly 4,000 local jobs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - Sixteen defendants have been indicted for stealing over $10 million in U.S. Treasury checks from the mail and then cashing them at Walmart, Kroger, and other businesses using fake identifications. The defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury on March 11, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that former District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District, WALTER P. REED, age 68, and STEVEN P. REED, age 43, both from Covington, were charged with offenses related to their involvement in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering related to...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Christopher B. Wilcox, aged 41, formerly of Cordele, Georgia, was sentenced to serve a mandatory minimum of ten years (120 months) imprisonment in federal prison for possession of child pornography, followed by...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Seeking Volunteers Who Love the Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: ROME, Ga. - Judy Elaine Henry has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges arising out of her theft of more than $500,000 from her former employer, Bec-Don, Inc., a company that supplies concrete reinforcing steel and related products to the construction industry.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Bekaert Corp. Inspection site: Van Buren, Arkansas. Date inspection was initiated and what prompted the inspection: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened the inspection in December 2014 based on a complaint alleging unguarded machinery and lead exposures. Investigation...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - Three individuals involved in a transnational criminal organization operating in El Naranjo, La Libertad and Peten, Guatemala, were arrested April 17 by
