News from August 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Michael Thomas Franks, 43, of Brownwood, Texas, appeared this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy M. Koenig and pleaded guilty to an indictment charging one count of possession of prepubescent child pornography, announced John Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Derick Niles, age 37, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington to 16 months in prison, followed by three years of Supervised Release, on his conviction for being a drug user in possession of a firearm.
By State Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -A group of 81 Members of Congress urged President Obama to take steps that would improve women's health services around the world. In an effort led by Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO- Michael Polenske pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco yesterday to wildlife trafficking and conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Special Agent in Charge William Giles.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that BURNELL ALLEN, age 35, and SONNY ALLEN, age 32, both of New Orleans, were sentenced today after being convicted by a federal jury.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- Jonathan Eugene Loper, 29, of Dayton, Tenn., was sentenced in the by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge, to serve 324 months in prison for distributing child pornography. Following his release from prison, Loper will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for a term of 25 years and will be required to register with the sex offender registry in any state in which he resides, works, or attends school.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney George C. Burgasser, who is handling the case, stated that on Jan. 27, 2011, the defendant, along with co-defendants Kevin Liburd and James Phillips, conspired to avoid the detection of $162,300 at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The defendants met at parking lot...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man connected to two notable pyramid schemes was indicted on visa fraud charges today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: Flight 93 National Memorial Visitor Center Dedication,.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth R. Moellering, who handled the case, stated that Jaszczak was formerly employed by the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier. Last December, the defendant discarded mail that had been entrusted to him for delivery. A concerned citizen reported Jaszczak to authorities after capturing him on video surveillance throwing mail into a garbage tote.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Marangola, who handled the case, stated that on Feb. 3, 2014, U.S. Postal Inspectors searched a suspicious parcel shipped from Puerto Rico to 72 Jewel Street in Rochester. Inspectors found three kilograms of cocaine concealed in aluminum cans containing sliced papayas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Aug. 11, 2015, James Glenn Collins, Jr., 48, of Knoxville, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison for conspiracy to defraud the government by filing false income tax returns. Collins pleaded guilty to a federal indictment in January 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: MIAMI - This week three Tampa residents pleaded guilty to their involvement in a conspiracy to import a synthetic cannabinoid, XLR-11, a/k/a “Spice," and paraphernalia to the United States from China, before United States Chief Magistrate Judge Frank J. Lynch, Jr., in Ft. Pierce, Florida.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: Tuesday evening, Aug. 11, Grand Teton National Park rangers conducted a short-haul rescue of two uninjured, yet considerably fatigued, climbers from the Middle Teton. Nick Christu, 64, and his brother Eric Christu, 57, from Palm Beach, Florida, decided they were not able to continue their climb after...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building upon the Energy and Commerce Committee’s #RecordOfSuccess, President Obama recently signed into law H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act. The bipartisan legislation was sponsored by committee member Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) and passed the Senate by voice vote last week.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building upon the Energy and Commerce Committee’s #RecordOfSuccess, President Obama recently signed into law H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act. The bipartisan legislation was sponsored by committee member Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) and passed the Senate by voice vote last week.
By State Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: We are writing to request that you use existing authorities to respond to the continued escalation of human rights abuses in Burma. The Burmese government’s horrific treatment of the Rohingya Muslim minority, in particular, demands a strong U.S. response. Since 2012, the persecution...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Sam Rafic Ghanem, age 45, of Springfield, Virginia, today to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for attempting to illegally export firearms parts and accessories to Lebanon, and for smuggling goods from the United States. Judge Titus also ordered Ghanem to pay a fine of $70,734.24.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation welcomes Robert LaFleur as the new Park Manager for New Melones Lake in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. In this position, LaFleur assists the Area Manager of the Mid-Pacific Region’s Central California Area Office in managing public recreation and natural resources at the lake.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 12, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management announced today that additional locations are available for those interested in watching the live stream of the Federal Coal Program Listening Session, scheduled in Gillette for Thursday, Aug. 13, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Campbell County Library, 2101 South 4-J Road.
