News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., Western District of New York, announced today that Richard Himbury, 43, of Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to distribute over 15 kilograms of cocaine and 450 kilograms of marijuana, was sentenced to 121 months in prison by District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: Katmai National Park and Preserve is currently developing a commercial services strategy to provide guidance on how it can best partner with businesses to provide visitor services within the park. Katmai’s remote location and unique geographic features means that almost all of the park's visitors rely...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, James L. Santelle, today released the following remarks.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Michael Weaver, 39, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant also pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20, and a $250,000 fine.
By State Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As the Obama Administration works to complete a final nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today announced that the Committee will convene a hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, entitled, “Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran." The hearing begins the Committee’s examination of the Obama Administration’s anticipated nuclear agreement with Iran.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: On June 22, the Oglala Lakota Community on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new sustainable and energy-self-sufficient community conceived and championed by the people who live there. At the ceremony, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined other federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Jamie Vincent Ward, 38, of Bronson, Florida, pled guilty today to two charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The plea was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Stephanie Ellison, 51, a former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison on a money laundering charge stemming from the purchase and financing of two cars and a motorcycle with money that came from a drug conspiracy. In a related matter, Raymond Proctor, 47, was sentenced April 29, 2015, to a prison term of 63 months on drug conspiracy and money laundering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Kevin D. Webster, 44, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for wire fraud. Restitution was ordered in the amount of $144,229.07. The sentence was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, Wisconsin Congressman and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke with John Dickerson, host of CBS’s Face the Nation, about the passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and why it is critical for America to lead in a global economy. Chairman Ryan also discussed the Supreme Court’s ruling in the King v. Burwell case and the need to replace Obamacare with patient-centered solutions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - A registered nurse from Lombard who admitted purchasing and shipping more than 30 weapons to the Philippines has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: (Tok, AK) -The Chisana River 2 Fire is a lightning-caused fire that began June 9 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. It is 37,705 acres in size and has burned into the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. The fire is located along the west side of the Chisana River about 15 miles south of the Alaska Highway and the same distance west of the Canadian border. Minimal fire activity occurred during the last week of June.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during a joint hearing held by the Human Resources Subcommittee and the House Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee on how certain welfare programs and related benefits can discourage work as a result of the high effective marginal tax rates they impose on certain populations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Fernando Valley man who hacked into e-mail accounts to steal nude photos that were later posted on a notorious “revenge porn" website has pleaded guilty to federal computer crime and identity theft charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that CAROL ANNE DYE, age 55, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 5 years probation with 8 months of house arrest for Bank Theft, Embezzlement and Misapplication, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 656. The Defendant was also ordered to pay $45,464.60 in restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore has completed planning to continue coastal dune restoration to restore up to 600 acres of native dune habitat, a critical link in the park's efforts to strengthen threatened and endangered populations of coastal plant and bird species. The National Park Service (NPS) has...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene Honeywell has sentenced Eneshia Carlyle to 11 years and 6 months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of her sentence, the court also entered a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $1,820,759 and an order of restitution in the same amount. Carlyle pleaded guilty on Nov. 26, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: A Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 300 months for receipt of child pornography.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee sent a letter to the Washington State Hospital Association expressing her concern that hospitals in Washington state may be failing to provide critical support...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: Bureau of Land Management-Nevada fire fighters and personnel are on extended staffing for this weekend, with the anticipation of lightning and fire danger."We are all well aware of the ultra-dry conditions we have in Nevada right now," Paul Petersen, Acting State Fire Management Officer said. "The staffing...
