News from February 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jonathan M. Sutton, age 36, of Chestertown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to unlawfully obtain firearms for a prohibited person. Yesterday, Daniel P. Welch, age 36, of Crumpton and Chestertown, Maryland, the person for whom Sutton obtained the weapons, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: NILES, Ohio. - A 49-year-old machine operator was fatally crushed while reaching into an extrusion press to remove unprocessed aluminum parts because his employer, BRT Extrusions Inc., failed to ensure the machine's power was fully off so that it would not turn on during maintenance, a procedure known...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Mexican national pleaded guilty in federal court today to distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm after he attempted to rob an undercover police detective during a drug buy and led authorities on a high-speed chase.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: BOISE - Myron Pardon, 26, from Southfield, Michigan, was sentenced yesterday to six month in prison for aggravated identity theft and credit card fraud, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Pardon to serve six months in a half-way-house after...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: A Pompano Beach, Florida, resident was arrested and charged in a criminal complaint with bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return of a superseding indictment charging Jeffrey Ihm (47, Naples) with 14 counts of wire fraud and 5 counts of aggravated identity theft. Each wire fraud count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. In...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned indictments today charging three convicted felons with unlawful possession of firearms, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, delivered the following speech, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Annual Legislative Conference of the National Treasury Employees Union...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Two Highlands County men who shot two law enforcement officers during the execution of the arrest warrants were sentenced for firearm and drug trafficking offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: A Miami-Dade County resident was arrested and charged in a criminal complaint in connection with a Jamaica based lottery scam.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced Tuesday that Kenneth D. Bowden, 28, of Detroit, pleaded guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Everglades National Park invites the public to enjoy an art exhibit by the Ceramic League of Miami, on display at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center Gallery during the month of February. The exhibit features stunning pieces of work that reflect the unique biodiversity of the Everglades. The public is also invited to attend an artist's reception, being held alongside the exhibition onFeb. 14, 2015, from2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: A Waco, TX, man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him today of his role in a family-based marijuana distribution conspiracy announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: "As a unanimous jury has found, Ross William Ulbricht operated Silk Road - a clandestine global marketplace that offered buyers and sellers of illegal goods and services a promise of anonymity. Ulbricht built this black market bazaar to exploit the dark web and the digital currency Bitcoin to allow users...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Far too many people - including millions in Oregon and across the country - feel like they’re falling behind as the economy picks up steam. Congress’ job is to make sure that doesn’t happen. It’s important for the Finance Committee to keep that challenge in focus this week as it examines the President’s fiscal year 2016 budget proposals.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returnedindictments today charging Cornelius Johnson, Jr., 38, of Wheeling, with cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: Defendants Stole Investors Moneys To Pay For Restaurant Ventures And To Keep For Themselves.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on February 4, 2015, Jason Robert Jackson, 25, of Lincoln, was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months (262 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Clyde Aquallo, age 40, of Rosebud, South Dakota, was convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, following a four-day jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on Jan. 30, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 4, 2015
News Release: The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act allows federal land management agencies to utilize recreation fee funds to provide recreation opportunities for visitors on many of America's public lands.
