News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former software programmer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing software code.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Laundered Proceeds from Illegal Marijuana Distribution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: PHOENIX - On March 9, 2015, two defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake for their roles in a cross-country marijuana distribution ring. Darius Blackwell, 38, of Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced to over 9 years in prison and Grady Blackwell, 62, of Lithonia, Ga., was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Both defendants previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Two Local Construction Companies Will Pay $400,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On March 11, 2015, Gary Lee Walls, 39 years old, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael McShane to 10 years in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm. Upon his release from prison, Walls will be on supervised release for three years.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a 90 minute historical hike through the WAC training grounds at Chickamauga Battlefield on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 2 pm. Visitors wishing to participate should meet at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Final Recovery Plan Released and Status Reviews Initiated for Endangered Island Fox.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Brandon Jonas, 29, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to two counts of discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 35 years in prison, a maximum of life, a $250,000 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Leavenworth man pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraudulently collecting more than $46,000 in government benefits, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Over 250 Victim Individuals and Institutions Sustained Losses of Over $126,000 or Had Their Identities Stolen.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Brandon Jonas, 29, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to two counts of discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 35 years in prison, a maximum of life, a $250,000 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: MOBILE, Ala. - Crystal LaSha-Renee Grider, 24, of Gonzalez, Florida, was sentenced in federal court today on her conviction for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and to possess a List I chemical with knowledge it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine. Court documents showed that Grider...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced that the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will have a public meeting in La Jolla, California, from April 27-30, 2015. In advance of the meeting, AMS is accepting public comments.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced a bipartisan effort to begin soliciting ideas from interested members of the public and stakeholders on how best to overhaul the nation’s broken tax code to make it simpler, fairer, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Torence D. Jones, 24, of Mt. Vernon, IL, was indicted on March 3, 2015, on drug and gun related charges in a two count Indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Benton, Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Saguaro National Park is offering a variety of hikes and talks this spring that explore the park's wonderful natural and cultural histories. Program listings also are available on the park's website, www.nps.gov/sagu, or visit us on Facebook. Interpretive programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Program schedules are subject to change; call the visitor centers for updates or reservations.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Bob Casey, D-Pa., took to Twitter today to voice the urgent need for Congress to extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) immediately, as it stands in current law. Groups participating...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Joshua Warner Kamp to 33 months in prison for his role in a crystal methamphetamine trafficking ring, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Kamp, 35, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Phong Dinh Tran, a/k/a Randy Tran, age 40, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, today to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit bank fraud arising from a scheme to use a straw purchaser to buy a liquor store. Judge Quarles also ordered Tran to pay restitution of $950,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2015
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On March 11, 2015, Gary Lee Walls, 39 years old, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael McShane to 10 years in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm. Upon his release from prison, Walls will be on supervised release for three years.
