News from February 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Contact: Steve Young. A Dubuque woman who broke up cash deposits to avoid federal reporting requirements pled guilty on Feb. 17, 2015, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Janet E. Malone, 68, from Dubuque, Iowa, was convicted of one misdemeanor count of willful violation of an anti-structuring regulation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: For Series of Burglaries Targeting Senior Citizens.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. Follow @SDILNews. Daryl G. Nenninger, a 34-year old, Lawrenceville, Illinois, man was sentenced on Feb. 18, 2015, in federal district court in Benton, Illinois, for violation of the Sex Offender...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park's 2015 Biennial Research Conference will be held on March 4, and 5, in the Estes Park Town Board Room. The park hosts one of the largest research programs in the National Park System, with more than 100 research permits active each year. Park partners in research come from...
By Commerce 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 USDA Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: A disinfectant has the potential to treat fungus on catfish eggs, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Rochester, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Doron Feldman, 54, of Williamsville, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and filing a false tax return, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution to the University of Rochester totaling $1,460,000. In addition, Feldman must pay $157,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - The owner of a Norwood roofing company pleaded guilty today to hiding thousands of dollars of his business income by intentionally filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: Brunswick, GA: James Jeffrey Hosea, 56, of Kingsland, Georgia, pleaded guilty last week before Chief United States District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood in connection with a long-term embezzlement scheme he perpetrated upon his employer.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a man living in Huron, South Dakota, but originally from Mexico, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Use of Fraudulent Identification Document.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: The Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center has been closed due to safety issues related to a pipe burst by recent low temperatures. The center will remain closed for the immediate future due to associated damage. Ceiling tile and carpet will need to be replaced. While there is no projected reopening date at this time, closure is anticipated through the end of February.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Alvis Porter, 61, of Holden, Logan County, West Virginia, was sentenced to three years of federal probation and a $2,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Follow @SDILNews. Donald Ridley, 33, was sentenced to 246 months in prison on Feb. 13, 2015, on a six-count indictment charging him with Bank Robbery, Carrying Using, and Brandishing a Firearm in...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Follow @SDILNews. Three Perry County residents were indicted on Feb. 3, 2015, for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2015
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Chief United States District Judge Anne C. Conway today sentenced Samuel Dunn (22, Lake Mary) to 10 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. The Court also ordered him to serve a 15-year term of supervision following his release from prison and to forfeit the electronic devices that he had used to commit the crime. Dunn pleaded guilty on Nov. 19, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2015
News Release: OAKLAND - Robert Thomas Doyle pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 13, 2015, to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Follow @SDILNews. On Feb. 12, 2015, Donald K. Brown, Jr., a/k/a “DJ," 31, DuQuoin, Illinois, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the United...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2015
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, Prima Shalis Mendoza, 36, a member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 60 months in prison as a result of pleading guilty on Dec. 4, 2014, to robbery.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 17, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 I strongly disagree with Judge Hanen’s decision to temporarily enjoin implementation of Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The Department of Justice will appeal that temporary injunction; in the meantime, we recognize we must comply with it.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2015
News Release: New Data Revealed by Justice Department Shows Rate at Which Feds Pursued Mandatory Minimum Penalties in Drug Trafficking Cases Has Hit Record Low In One of His Final Speeches Before Stepping Down, Holder Lauds Progress In Sentencing Reform Initiative He Launched in ‘13 In a major advance for the sentencing ...
