News from February 2015
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: TUPELO, MS: As a result of winter weather conditions, the Natchez Trace Parkway has issued a travel advisory from Hwy 8 near Houston, MS to the northern terminus near Nashville, TN.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Charles LeRoy Walker, 54, formerly of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, to 70 months in prison by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard, for receiving and distributing child pornography. Walker will also be required to be on supervised release for five years after being released from prison and register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Wife of Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell Sentenced to One Year and One Day in Prison in Public Corruption Case.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID J. BERTNAGEL, 41, of Thomaston, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - Kenneth Horner and his wife Kimberly Horner have been found guilty of tax fraud following a three-day jury trial for skimming more than $1.5 million in cash from their business without disclosing the income.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Daniel Harrison McGrath, 60, resident of Roseville, California, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. to 7 years in prison for possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Passaic County, New Jersey, men were arrested by federal agents this morning for allegedly conspiring to steal more than $1.4 million dollars from the U.S. Government through a fraudulent food stamps scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Berland Thomas, 44, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Mexican Springs, N.M., pled guilty this morning to a felony information charging him with involuntary manslaughter.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: Impersonated Cerner to Sell MRI to Dallas Hospital.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE - A man who sold guns and heroin from the basement apartment of a home in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison and three years of supervised release. Jorge Carlos Camps, 34, was arrested in May 2014, when law enforcement...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Johnny Santiago, 20, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by Information with one count of attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE, WA - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and Living Voices are celebrating International Women’s Day with the premiere of Klondike: The Last Adventure. The new production follows the journey of Eliza, a young woman who travels to the Yukon gold fields in search of adventure and fortune. The event combines theatre, video, and live interactions to produce an engaging family event.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: OCALA, Fla. - Senior U.S. District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges today sentenced Rolando (46, San Benito, Texas) to 18 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. The Court also ordered him to forfeit more than $1.2 million in property and cash, which were determined to be traceable proceeds of the offense. Pinon pleaded guilty on Nov. 25, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: On Feb. 19, 2015, Stephanie A. Ellis, 36, DuQuoin, Ill., pled guilty to a one-count indictment, charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, following a request made by Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) announced a special enrollment period for taxpayers making a Shared Responsibility Payment on their taxes after February 15. Rep. Doggett first urged CMS to authorize such a special enrollment period in a letter in December.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: HUNTSVILLE -- A Huntsville pharmaceutical distribution facility has agreed to pay the federal government $300,000 to settle allegations that it failed to maintain complete and accurate records and inventories of controlled substances, including opioid painkillers, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Clay A. Morris.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week to examine the fiscal year 2016 budget requests for the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), and the Maritime Administration (MARAD).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: MINERAL, CA - Visitors can now drive to the Devastated Area, ten miles from the north entrance of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Beyond the Devastated Area visitors will find snow depths of two to three feet and excellent spring-like skiing conditions stated Acting Park Superintendent Steve Gibbons.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: On Jan. 11, 2014, what began as a routine response to the scene of a fight at a Miami Gardens apartment complex ended in a dramatic firefight when Randy Thomas, 45, opened fire on a 25-year old police officer with Miami Gardens Police Department. Following a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted defendant Randy Thomas of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
