News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Marc Joseph Punzalan, age 21, of Rockville, Maryland, today to 15 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for producing child pornography in connection with a scheme in which he met young girls through social media...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park is a popular destination. This year the park is celebrating its centennial. Over the last 100 years, the reasons people visit are the same; to experience nature, to seek solitude, to enjoy scenic grandeur, to watch wildlife, and to partake in outstanding recreational activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 28-year-old Orange, Texas man pleaded guilty to federal charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: PHOENIX - On June 29, 2015, Vernon Smith, 53, of Phoenix, Ariz. was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton to 144 months in federal prison on fraud charges and ordered to pay restitution to the victims. Earlier this year, Smith pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud by defrauding six Arizona...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Tiffany Pradel, age 31, of Dupont, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for participating in a conspiracy to distribute alpha-pvp, commonly known as “bath salts.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced the conviction of TRAVIS TEMPLET, age 36, of Gonzales, Louisiana, who pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge John W. DeGravelles to engaging in a wire fraud scheme to defraud a non-profit health care organization, in violation of Title...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: Summer camps are legally required to make reasonable accommodations to accept children with disabilities, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: "Our research shows there could be significant effects from ocean acidification on Alaska's emerging shellfish hatchery industry in a matter of two and half decades," said Jeremy Mathis, Ph.D., an oceanographer at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and a co-author of the study, "On the Frontline: ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that Jennifer Napier, 39, of East Bank, West Virginia pleaded guilty today in federal court in Charleston to straw purchasing a firearm for a person she knew to be a convicted felon. In October of 2011, Napier purchased a firearm from...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: Effective immediately, open fires may be built as allowed by park regulations on all Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: Ex-DEA Agent Used Undercover Status to Pocket More than $700,000 in Bitcoin, Strike Movie Deal with Twentieth Century Fox.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: EMINENCE, MO-Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host the annualAlley Spring Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, July 4, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This event commemorates the traditional picnic celebrations that were held at Alley Spring around the turn of the twentieth century when this area was the social gathering place for local families.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell T. Ippolito, Jr., who handled the case, stated that Marinello was the manager and owner of Express Courier Group/Buffalo Inc. (“Express Courier"), a corporation formed to commercially transport letters and documentation between businesses in New York and businesses in Canada. The business earned hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenues but the defendant failed to file tax returns for the company or personal tax returns for earned income.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - After a three-day trial, a federal jury found former Virgin Islands National Guard Major Sherrymae Morales, 54, guilty of 21 counts of wire fraud, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentence of BRIAN TODD GORE a/k/a “Sammy Walker," 46, to 37 months in federal prison for conspiring to traffic counterfeit Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League and National Collegiate...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: Serial robbers responsible for at least thirteen armed robberies in Central Indiana, receive 25 year sentence from U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward H. White, who handled the case, stated that between January 2010 and December 9, 2011, the defendant conspired with James Leon, Ricardo Garza, Daniel Garza and others, to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Ricardo Garza supplied the drugs to James Leon who then redistributed them to Himbury and others.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla. - Darius D. Williams, 24, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to 14.5 years in prison late yesterday for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and for possession of a stolen firearm. The sentence was announced by A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: More than 150 broken and cracked Veterans’ markers were used for flooring.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: Hidden Archaeologies: New technologies for Learning the Past. Presented by Kevin Nolan. Date: Thursday, July 9th, 2015. Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Mound City Group visitor center. Fees: None. There are many developing streams to explore formerly hidden or ignored aspects of the archaeological record. Kevin...
