News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentencing of MATTHEW RICHARD PETERSON, 39, who pleaded guilty to federal charges of fraudulently acquiring pain medication while he was employed as a paramedic. PETERSON was indicted on Aug. 11, 2014, and pleaded guilty on November 7, 2014. He was sentenced today before Senior Judge David S. Doty in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Leaders on the international trade and judiciary committees in the Senate and House of Representatives expressed grave disappointment with the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) adoption of an international intellectual property treaty without full consideration of concerns expressed by the United States and many other impacted nations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: HAMMOND- United States Attorney David A. Capp announced today that Dalia Guerrero, 39 of Merrillville, Indiana was indicted for using the threat of force against a witness.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - For the third Congress in a row, House Republicans have forced through legislation disguised as drought relief that would weaken conservation laws while doing nothing to solve the California water crisis. Republicans also rejected a commonsense Democratic amendment to increase water...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Derek Roberts, age 45, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 19 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to commit three armed robberies and using and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. In total, Roberts admitted to acting as the gunman in four armed robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Martha Patricia Pio, 37, of Tacoma, Washington, charging her with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Let me begin my remarks by saying that on this side of the aisle, we don’t take a back seat to anybody in fighting fraud and protecting taxpayer dollars. One dollar ripped off is one dollar too many. But let’s be perfectly clear about one thing: The report up for discussion today is not about any real-world fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: According to the study, the first economic survey of its kind, in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available, these retailers contribute approximately $2.3 billion across the broader U.S. economy, including $796 million in income. In addition, the industry supports nearly 16,000 jobs across the nation. NOAA Fisheries released these figures today at the 2015 International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades in Orlando, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Corey Eustis, 39, formerly of Mexico, Maine, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of firearms by a person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Eustis was found guilty of the charge on May 27, 2015 after a four-day bench trial.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is developing a Traffic Congestion Management Plan for Arches and Canyonlands national parks to consider ways to reduce parking congestion and related crowding problems in the parks.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Herbert Sudfeld, 64, of Doylestown, PA, was charged today by indictment with insider trading and making a false statement, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio - A teenage worker's life was altered forever when his employer allowed him to operate machinery illegally and the 14-year-old lost his hand in the process.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: A man who illegally re-entered the United States after being deported was sentenced July 14, 2015, to 16 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal grand jury has returned a 19-count indictment against the founding superintendent of The Varnett Public School and her husband alleging charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, tax evasion and obstruction of justice, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: A 28-count indictment was filed charging a Sheffield Lake man with providing material support to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as well as firearms and narcotics violations.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. - A 25-ton power press crushed a temporary worker's right ring finger when the machine she operated cycled through while her hand was inside. The incident, at a steel parts manufacturing plant in Elk Grove Village, occurred when light curtains that act as machine guards failed to work properly. The woman suffered the injury after just 10 days at Topy Precision Manufacturing Inc.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Jensen, UT & Dinosaur, CO - Except for a slight dip in May, the first 6 months of 2015 have been busy ones at Dinosaur National Monument. As of June 30, recreational visits tallied a total of 120,543 - a 12.7% increase over the same time period in 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentencing of Matthew Richard Peterson, 39, who pleaded guilty to federal charges of fraudulently acquiring pain medication while he was employed as a paramedic. Peterson was indicted on Aug. 11, 2014, and pleaded guilty on November 7, 2014. He was sentenced today before Senior Judge David S. Doty in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn. to three years of probation.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Sit back, put your feet up and join storyteller Rona Leventhal for a journey around the world and through tales from her repertoire of multicultural stories. Rona is one person, but many voices. Through her, skies talk, turtles sing and magic happens. Her program "Earth Celebrations" will have you dancing...
