News from January 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Noel, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing what is described in court documents as a massive library of child pornography. Edward S.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Contact: Steve Young. A man who possessed a firearm after having been convicted of a felony offense was sentenced today to more than 21 years in federal prison. Billy Douglas Thorne, 58, from Mason City, Iowa, received the prison term after an April 17, 2014, jury verdict finding him guilty of one count...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: On Thursday, January 22 at 8:30 a.m., U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) will speak at the American Enterprise Institute about committee priorities for improving education.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - A Rio Grande City man is now serving a significant sentence for possessing with the intent to distribute marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson today. Issac Medina, 29, of Rio Grande City, pleaded guilty June 26, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Las Vegas - Construction will start on two low water bridge crossings and repaving the visitor center parking lots at the Red Rock National Conservation Area on January 26. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Red Rock/Sloan Field Office and the Central Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration expect that project construction will be completed in ten months.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOHN FOSTER, age 45, a resident of Tipp City, Ohio, was sentenced today for conspiracy to produce child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Kevin Robert Leblanc (52, Tampa) to four years in federal prison for failing to register as sex offender after absconding from supervision in Florida and traveling to Arizona. He was also ordered to serve a 15-year term of supervised release. Leblanc has been in custody for violating the conditions of his federal supervised release since his arrest in August 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita woman was sentenced to two years on federal probation for operating a prostitution business, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By State Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - In his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing as chairman, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) objected to the Obama administration’s apparent opposition to Congress having an up-or-down vote on a final agreement with Iran.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: MIAMI - Employees at Arctic Industries Inc. faced the dangers of electrocution, amputation and serious illness at work at the Miami-based freezer manufacturer. As part of its continued oversight of the company and its history of safety failures, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors returned in July 2014 and identified 16 safety and health violations, with penalties of $64,680.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Reynaldo Gonzalez, 38, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Gonzalez is a deputy U.S. Marshal in San Antonio who was previously assigned to the Southern District of Texas. He is currently on administrative leave.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet. Kalif Hickey, 33, of Springfield...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Nicholas Gaskin, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Michael L. Fischer, age 42, of Toledo, Ohio, for transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. The indictment was returned on Dec. 18, 2014, and unsealed today. Fischer had his initial appearance in Maryland today...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: CLEVELAND - A California man was sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking. Dwight Erwin Herrera, 40, was convicted by a jury in November of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine greater than five kilograms. Herrera and others were arrested in Cleveland on December 1st, 2012, with approximately 10 kilograms of cocaine that had been transported to Cleveland from California, according to court documents.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MICHAEL A. LUCARELLI, the former Director of Market Intelligence at Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. (“LHA"), an investor relations firm, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 30 months in...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park received its highest annual visitation in 2014. At the end of October the park had already received record visitation. After including November and December visitation statistics the park received 3,434,754 visitors for 2014. The highest visitation prior to 2014 was in 2000, when the park received 3,380,044 visitors.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on news that the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of a former air marshal whistleblower...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a committee hearing on Fixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability. In her opening statement, Murray highlighted the critical role the federal...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: “Our scientific and research activities are critical to the products and services we provide to millions of Americans every day," said Sullivan. “Craig has been part of the NOAA family for more than three decades and is passionate about our mission and public service. His leadership and management expertise will serve our team well as we strive to provide science-based data and information to build community resilience against natural disasters and other long-term changes."
