News from August 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Angelo Cruz, of Rochester, N.Y., 39, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine before U.S. District judge Frank P. Geraci. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years and a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Wanda Jo Bunch, 62, of Carlsbad, N.M., was sentenced yesterday afternoon in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 33 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for her methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: On Saturday and Sunday, September 5-6, 2015, at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, join nineteenth century historic foodways expert Carol Anderson for an in-depth look at how summer harvest foods were preserved for winter consumption. Demonstrations include pickling, drying, potting, and canning.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: A leader of a human trafficking ring pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to charges that he lured Guatemalan minors and adults into the United States on false pretenses, then used threats of physical harm to compel their labor at egg farms in Ohio. The guilty plea was announced by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division, and U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach of the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Lued Browne, 44, made his initial appearance in District Court today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in a two-count Indictment with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in a school zone, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Browne was detained pending a detention hearing on Aug. 27, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: CHICKASAW COUNTY, MS - On July 3, 2015, a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Cedric Coonrod of Huntsville, AL crossed the center line on the Natchez Trace Parkway near mile post 244.5 and struck a Honda CRV head-on, killing the driver and injuring the passenger.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released final environmental documents for a proposal to exchange Refuge Level 2 water for Panoche Water District’s groundwater.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Michael Lewis, 27, made his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in an Indictment with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, two counts of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, and the local offenses of possession of ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: The results are in and the two days during which Petrified Forest National Park offered citizens the opportunity to become a paleontologist for a day through the Petrified Forest Field Institute were very productive. One student (contact info available upon request) found the jaw of a long-snouted fish...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal jury has convicted a 34-year-old illegal alien who resided in Houston on one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The verdict was returned less than an hour ago against Ciro Gomez Cardenas, 34, of Guerrero, Mexico, following a two-day trial and approximately two hours of deliberation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Lued Browne, 44, made his initial appearance in District Court today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in a two-count Indictment with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in a school zone, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Browne was detained pending a detention hearing on Aug. 27, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: On June 30, 2014, National Park Rangers, with assistance from an officer with the Estes Park Police Department, responded to an incident in the Upper Beaver Meadows area of Rocky Mountain National Park. A suspect, later identified as 36 year-old Adam Harvey from Bancroft, Nebraska, was located, arrested...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: Employer name: American Air Filter Co. Inc., doing business as AAF International
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A former office manager of Northampton Internal Medical Associates (NIMA) was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Springfield for embezzling more than $1.5 million.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: Numerous scientists have presented as part of the Centennial Science Behind The Scenery Programs at Rocky Mountain National Park. This series of programs highlights scientific activity and learning in the park. Each week a different scientist conducting research in the park has shared their experiences and discoveries.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two men involved in gang-related narcotics trafficking in Hartford were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven federal court.
By State Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: Secret Parchin Pact should be released, says Foreign Affairs Chairman again.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: A man who distributed child pornography was sentenced Aug. 19, 2015 to thirteen years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact by Force and Child Abuse was sentenced on Aug. 24, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2015
News Release: DALLAS - Erick Fernando Duarte, 58, of Garland, Texas, appeared in federal court today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney and pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
