News from February 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - United States Attorney Amanda Marshall is pleased to be in attendance at a Summit on Countering Violent Extremism being hosted by the White House today in Washington, D.C. The Summit will highlight domestic and international efforts to prevent violent extremists and their supporters...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Barbaranne Siebert, 48, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged by Information with one count of theft of government funds, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the Information, the defendant received retirement benefits intended for her mother, after her mother’s death in December 2010 until July 2013. The defendant’s alleged actions resulted in a loss to the government of approximately $44,788.20.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Uncertain Future of the Internet."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - A Hurst, Texas, man appeared in federal court this morning and pleaded guilty to an indictment charging child pornography offenses, announced John Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that DeMario Ontrey Ware, age 26, of Rock Hill, South Carolina pled guilty today in federal court. Ware pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - Juan Pablo Villasenor-Villa, 25, of Michoacan, Mexico, was sentenced on Feb. 10, 2015, to 288 months in prison for continuing criminal enterprise involving the unlawful growing of thousands of marijuana plants, and possession of large quantities of harvested marijuana with intent to...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Uncertain Future of the Internet."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Orest Shaynyuk, 22, resident of Fair Oaks, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to 57 months in prison for Possession of Child Pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina - United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that DeMario Ontrey Ware, age 26, of Rock Hill, South Carolina pled guilty today in federal court. Ware pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for his role in three bank robberies in Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 18, 2015 - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement after President Obama announced his intentions to unilaterally proclaim three new national monuments using the Antiquities Act of 1906.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: The Energy Department today announced the twelve collegiate teams that have been selected to participate in the Department's second Collegiate Wind Competition. The Collegiate Wind Competition challenges teams of undergraduate students to design and build a model wind turbine based on market research...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: The Energy and Power Subcommittee and the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee have scheduled a joint hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2016 EPA Budget." Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will be the sole witness.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Antione White, age 26, of Baltimore, today to 18 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with his gang activities as a member of the UDH organization, which operates in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the owner of a now-defunct Savannah, Mo., business pleaded guilty in federal court today to a scheme to defraud U.S. Bank in St. Joseph, Mo., of more than $2 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Charles Padilla, 46, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this morning to 15 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on methamphetamine trafficking and firearms charges. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy of the DEA’s El Paso Field Division, and Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Plea Agreement Requires Prison Sentence in Range of 96 to 144 Months.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: DENVER -- Today, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, along with six other U.S. Attorneys, are participating in the White House’s Summit on Countering Violent Extremism.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: The Energy and Power Subcommittee and the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee have scheduled a joint hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2016 EPA Budget." Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will be the sole witness.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JUAN G. CHEVEREZ, also known as “Guinchi," 33, of Groton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge...
