News from January 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: In El Paso today, 45-year-old Maria Blake (aka “Jessica", “Yvonne") and her 45-year-old husband, Ronald, were sentenced to 30 months and six months in federal prison respectively inducing foreign or interstate travel for prostitution announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Acting Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Tom Hernandez and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Bossier Parish man was sentenced to 192 months in prison for illegally possessing multiple firearms.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: A deer was illegally shot and killed in Cape Hatteras National Seashore during the week of December 14th 2014.The deer was shot between the towns of Salvo and Avon and beheaded. The male deer, seen previously on several occasions by park staff and residents, possessed a large rack of antlers making it a potential trophy animal for this area.The remainder of the entire carcass was left to rot on the ground.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned Indictment(s) against the following.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Defendant Also Ordered To Pay More Than $2.6 Million In Restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States District Judge John E. Steele has sentenced John J. Hanlon, Jr. (22, Ft. Myers) to seven years in federal prison, followed by ten years of supervised release, for distributing and possessing child pornography. He pleaded guilty to the charges in October 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Elban Al Johnson, 34, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Crownpoint, N.M., was sentenced this morning to ten years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his child sexual abuse conviction. Johnson will be required to register as a sex offender when he completes his prison sentence.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: The FAA has proposed a rule new rule to enhance current practices for landings and takeoffs during the busiest travel times at New York-area airports and make those practices permanent. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is designed to maintain efficiency levels, better reflect accepted international practices, and promote fairness in airline competition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Contact: Steve Young. A man who purchased a handgun and more than 100 rounds of ammunition pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Montarrance Wilson, age 27, from Chicago, Illinois, was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. In a plea agreement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Defendant Also Ordered To Pay Nearly $5 Million In Restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Contact: Steve Young. Philip G. Payne, 50, of Ryan, Iowa, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to make and deliver false certificates and writings. Prosecution would be deferred on two additional counts pursuant to an agreement yet to be approved by the court. Payne entered his plea of guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Thomas Murray, 61, a non-Indian who resides in Acoma Pueblo, N.M., was arrested yesterday by the FBI on federal child pornography charges. Murray made his initial appearance in federal court earlier today. He remains in custody pending a preliminary hearing and detention hearing, both of which currently are scheduled for tomorrow morning.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced regulation changes that will help protect park forests by limiting the type of firewood brought into the park. Beginning in March 2015, only heat-treated firewood that is bundled and displays a certification stamp by the USDA or a state department of agriculture will be allowed for use in park campgrounds.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a free ranger-guided hike of the Blue Blazes Trail on Moccasin Bend. The two mile, two hour hike will begin at 9:30 am on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at the Blues Blazes Trail parking area off Moccasin Bend Road, south of the Moccasin Bend Golf Course. "Special Event" signs will be posted along the road to help guide visitors.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: A Miami dock builder was sentenced to one year probation for building illegal structures in navigable waters.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FILIPPOS MILIOS, also known as Filip Milios, 56, of Newington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Madison, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael Allan Hancock, 41, Pierce County, Wis., was found guilty of two gun crimes after a two-day trial in U.S. District Court in Madison. Hancock was found guilty of being a felon in possession ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Dana J. Boente.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, John Conyers Jr., and Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, issued a joint statement reiterating their request for a series of in-depth hearings into the issues raised by the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and others, as well as the role Congress can play in implementing broader criminal justice reform.
