News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Spearfish, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft of Public Money was sentenced on March 3, 2015, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - Repair work to the Black Point Marina jetty in Biscayne National Park is set to begin March 16, 2015. The end of the jetty and the Black Creek trail will be closed to entry for four weeks while construction work is completed. Contractors and park employees are expected to finish the $103,000 project in two months.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Members of Congress will conduct a joint oversight hearing in Tomah, Wis., on March 30 to examine extremely high opiate prescription rates at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center, as well as patient deaths and an alleged culture of fear among hospital employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Christine Yoder, 32, of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty today to charges in a case of child exploitation that involved the alleged sexual abuse of a six year old and a 16 month old. Yoder was charged with two counts of employing a child to produce images of the child engaged in sexually explicit conduct and two counts of distributing material involving the sexual exploitation of children. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 10, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: DENVER - A Denver man was sentenced to serve 16 years in federal prison last Friday for gun and drug charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced. Maurice Alyn Mickling, age 28, of Denver, was ordered to serve 192 months in prison, followed by 4 years on supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore. Mickling appeared at the sentencing hearing in custody, and was remanded at its conclusion.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Arlene Jeanette Mojardin, 32, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud, in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme in Bakersfield, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: Urbana, Ill. B Two men with prior felony convictions that designated them as career offenders, cousins Jermaine R. Speed and Rico J. Speed were sentenced today to 18 years in federal prison, and a third man, Charles D. Nance, was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison, for illegal possession of firearms...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Many, La resident was sentenced to 188 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine in Sabine Parish.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: Three Southern Illinois residents were indicted on March 3, 2015, for methamphetamine-related offenses, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Willie R. Wynn, 49, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession of heroin with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm while being a previously convicted felon. The drug...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: As a part of the Obama Administration’s effort to support greater energy efficiency through the Better Buildings Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institute of Building Sciences (Institute) today announced new Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines. The Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines, developed with feedback from industry experts, will help enhance and streamline commercial building workforce training and certification programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Roger Alexander, 42, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, was sentenced to 144 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final rule with a request for public comment on the Pima Agriculture Cotton and Wool Apparel Manufacturers Funds (Agriculture Pima and Agricultural Wool Trusts, respectively).
By Interior Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River will be hosting another Memories of the Obed program on Saturday, March 14, at 2:00 p.m. (ET). This free program will be held inside the Obed Visitor Center, located at 208 North Maiden Street in downtown Wartburg. This month's program will feature retired Oak Ridge National...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Terry V. Austin, Sr., 50, of Grafton, West Virginia, was convicted in federal court of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina - United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Michael Mark McAdams, age 43, of Myrtle Beach, and Robert Dane Freeman, age 69, of Greenville, SC, have entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement on the recent announcement of Earl Stewart to be the new supervisor for the Tongass National Forest.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, March 9, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and William Offord, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that TROY HESTER...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) today sent letters to five top agency officials following up on the committee’s investigation of this season’s ineffective flu vaccine. The subcommittee held a hearing on Feb. 3, 2015, in the midst of this year’s harsh flu season and the poor vaccine match, to discuss the public health response to seasonal influenza.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 9, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of assaulting a Cheyenne River Tribal Officer, was sentenced on March 4, 2015, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.
