News from August 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Jeffrey Lamson, 51, resident of El Dorado Hills, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge John A. Mendez, to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle money from his former employer, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Eastern National, a partner to the National Park Service, would like to invite you to meet author David G. Moore Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, inside the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center.Moore will be available to sign his book, William S. Rosecrans and the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Mark Gardner (28, Osteen) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering for his role in the operation of a boiler room. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the conspiracy count and up to 10 years’ imprisonment for the money laundering count. Sentencing has been set for Oct. 30, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: MOOSE, WY - After a recent spate of incidents on the stretch of the Snake River between Deadman's Bar and Moose Landing, Grand Teton National Park Rangers are cautioning boaters to choose segments of river that are appropriate for their experience and ability level. Rangers have conducted rescues on...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is looking for nominations for elected tribal government officials (or designated tribal government employees with authority to act on behalf of the elected officials) to serve as members of the Indian Country Energy and Infrastructure Working Group (ICEIWG).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: Larry Gene Webb, 65, of Smithville, Tennessee, former Deputy Director of the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD), and former Director of the Cumberland Regional Development Corporation (CRDC), pleaded guilty yesterday, before U.S. District Judge Aleta A. Trauger, to one count of bank fraud...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Michael Anthony Andrade, 34, of Fresno, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to 12 years and seven months in prison for sex trafficking of a minor, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Andrade’s co-defendant Javier Solis is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 24, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Dustin Mason, age 21, of Cheney, Washington, was sentenced today, after having previously pled guilty on Jan. 29, 2015 to Production of Child Pornography. Chief United States District Court Judge...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - The primary supplier of more than 3,000 pounds of high-grade marijuana sent to Pittsburgh, Philong Chuong, 52, of San Leandro, Calif., entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering conspiracy, according to United States Attorney David J. Hickton. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: Series of Assaults Began When Child Was Eight Years Old.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A North Attleboro woman was sentenced today for stealing $32,439 in government benefits from a disabled man whose financial affairs she was managing.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of theft of government property and false statements to the government, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 35-year-old Laredo man has been convicted of transportation of illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The jury returned its verdicts against Guadalupe Medellin Jr. following a one-day-trial and approximately 25 minutes of deliberations.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that $42,924 in additional grant funds would be made available to law enforcement offices in Yuma to support internet access, with the goal of reducing crime and increasing officer safety. The grant funds were awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (“BJA"), which is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (“OJP").
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U.S. Attorney Sherri Hobson (619) 546-6986.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: Peoria, Ill. - A federal grand jury today charged a Tazewell county woman with embezzling approximately $190,000 from a dental practice where she had worked for nearly 16 years. Constance (“Connie") Gustafson, 53, of Hopedale, Ill., was charged with seven counts of mail fraud and four counts each of misapplication of funds relating to health care and theft relating to health care, as announced by U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis, Central District of Illinois.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO ) this week announced a request for proposals from State Energy Offices to commit to a 12-18 month state-led process to develop an electric system modernization roadmap that seeks to address a growing range of interdependent, emerging electricity...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: Kathryn Sue Simmerman Embezzled Almost $2 Million From Shoreline Federal Credit Union.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey D. Hill (619) 546-7924.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2015
News Release: To protect people from severe health impacts, fishing for Dungeness crab along the coastal strip of Olympic National Park is closed, effective tonight at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, August 19. The previous regulations allowed for retention of up to six hard-shelled male crabs through September 15.
