News from June 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Gary Vincent Whorley, 32, of Martinsburg, was convicted today of selling cocaine near an elementary school, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today in an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe," U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, highlighted enactment of his legislation (The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act) that gives Congress the opportunity to review any final nuclear deal before ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that GILBERT ESPINOZA a/k/a "Snow", age 32, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Drug Conspiracy, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(l) and 841(b)(1)(A).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Robert O’Dell Neihart, 44, of Ignacio, Colo., was sentenced this afternoon in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 148 months in prison for the armed robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch located in in Farmington, N.M. Neihart will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: Washington - The Senate on Monday confirmed Vice Admiral Peter V. Neffenger to serve as administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). As the head of the TSA, Vice Admiral Neffenger will be responsible for transforming a troubled agency currently facing serious allegations regarding its ability to execute its security mission. Senator Johnson made these remarks...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: BOISE - Farrell Larson, 67, of Meadow, Utah, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to one count of fraudulent transfer and concealment of assets in a bankruptcy, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Larson was charged by information on June 1, 2015, by the United States Attorney’s Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: Beginning Tuesday, June 23, the Sculpture Preservation Team at Mount Rushmore National Memorial will be working on the sculpture replacing monitors and fiber optic lines. Work will continue into the week potentially through Thursday, depending on weather conditions. Members of the Preservation Team will be visible on the faces and the mountain during this timeframe. Visitors can expect to see the team periodically while conducting their work.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: William Garrett Jackson Admits to Using Town-Issued Credit Card for Personal Expenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced he will support moving forward on trade legislation that the Senate will consider this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Michael J. Marshall, 64, Brandt Stover, 61, Stephen M. Powell, 52, all of Steubenville, Ohio, and Nicole P. Northcraft, 42, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, with manipulating business development programs facilitated...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: Investigation by FBI’s Cross Border Task Force Results in the Conviction of All Three Defendants in a Violent Robbery and Carjacking.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -The pilot of a small plane, carrying three additional passengers, made an emergency landing near Lake Mead June 22 resulting in only minor injuries.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: TULSA, Okla.-The former Treasurer of the Fraternal Order of Police Oklahoma State Lodge and the Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police was sentenced today to serve 33 months in federal prison for embezzling over $419,000 from Lodge bank accounts, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. for the...
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the report issued by the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: Big Bend National Park requests public comments to help the park plan management of non-native, exotic plants and animals in the park. The 30-day comment period includes public meetings in Study Butte and Alpine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Sherri J. Slaven, 50, of Ellenboro, West Virginia, was convicted of health care fraud today in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: Two Miami men were sentenced today for an armed and violent carjacking in Miami of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: An Arkansas chiropractor pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Arkansas to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge of the Western District of Arkansas and Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. He was previously convicted of federal tax crimes and sentenced to prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: EAGLE, Alaska: The Trout Fire, which had no visible smokes for a couple of weeks, has come back to life and is now creating some smoke due to the hot, dry and windy conditions in Interior Alaska. The fire is in monitor status, and its acreage is unchanged at 376 acres. At this time it does not pose a threat to the community of Eagle, nor to any structures within the Preserve. It was ignited on May 24th by a lightning strike.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2015
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will offer a full schedule of public programs at Lookout Mountain and at Chickamauga Battlefield on Saturday, July 4, 2015.
