News from June 2015
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: The park will again be hosting our successful barn restoration workshop June 18-20 at the John Burfiend Barn located on Port Oneida Road, four miles north of Glen Arbor, Michigan on M-22. This year marks the 19th anniversary of the partnership between the Michigan Barn Preservation Network and Sleeping...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that THOMAS CARR, also known as “Tommy Love," 27, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine. CARR also was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: Tucson, Az. - Starting on June 15, Saguaro National Park will increase Back-country camping fees from $6 per night to $8 per night, and the Saguaro National Park annual pass from $25 to $35. Regular weekly entrance fees are not being increased. All fees collected at Saguaro National Park stay in the park and are used to fund important maintenance projects and educational programs within the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: James L. Santelle, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 9, 2015, a federal grand jury in Milwaukee returned an indictment charging three persons: Vladimir Sonin of Bayside, Wisconsin (age 50); Natalya Sonina of Bayside, Wisconsin (age 47); and Irina...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: St Louis, MO - CHARLES "SAM" JAMES, Columbia, Missouri, was charged in a one-count federal indictment for violations of the Lacey Act for engaging in conduct that involved the sale of white-tailed deer transported in violation of Missouri and Florida law.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A suburban Pittsburgh resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: On June 9, 2015, Jonathon M. Ford, a thirty-eight year old Fenton, Missouri, man pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, to Bank Robbery, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Ford is scheduled for sentencing on September...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Kenneth Kapikian, 57, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, and Dennis Gagliardi, 60, of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the University of Pennsylvania. Kapikian pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering;...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: Scott Lumley, 47, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud and money laundering, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Lumley was the owner of Bluebuyyou, a wholesale distributor company based in Madison, Tennessee.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Contender Boats Inc. Inspection site: 1820 SE 38th Avenue, Homestead, Florida 33035. Date inspection initiated: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated the Dec. 16, 2014, inspection as part of the agency's Site Specific Targeting Program. Inspection findings: OSHA...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson today made the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation to repeal mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) requirements for beef, pork and chicken.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: JACKSON, Wyo. June 10, 2015 - During his visit to the state today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is investing in several energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Wyoming.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: "I thank the gentleman. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A 2011 BMW M3 automobile and a 2010 luxury boat owned by Barry J. Cadden, former shareholder and head pharmacist of New England Compounding Center (NECC), were seized by federal agents after warrants for the assets were issued by the U.S. District Court in Boston.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking public comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the Southern California Metroplex project, a comprehensive proposal to improve the flow of air traffic into and out of Southern California by making the airspace safer and more efficient.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ROY JOSEPH BUSIERE, age 67, of Covington, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that KHALIL MOUGHAWECH was sentenced yesterday in White Plains federal court to a term of 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $1 million in restitution and $1 million in forfeiture for committing food stamp...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that yesterday in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced BRANDON PAUL GARNER, 32, of Beaufort, North Carolina, to 28 months of imprisonment and 3 years supervised release and was ordered to pay $18,994.00 in restitution. On March 10, 2015 GARNER entered a guilty plea to making false distress calls to the United States Coast Guard.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2015
News Release: In Waco today, a federal district judge sentenced 18 Aryan Brotherhood (AB) members and associates to federal prison for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division.
