News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN -Pedro Andres Kobasic, age 45, formerly of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles, Jr. announced today. Kobasic was convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 kilograms of marijuana after fleeing from justice and hiding in Mexico for about three years.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: Michael Duncan admits his role in the arson that destroyed Pal’s Shanty Tavern, a 90 year-old business in Northeast Portland.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted David Edward Weatherholtz, age 55, of Berlin, Maryland, on charges of producing and possessing child pornography, and attempting to entice minors to engage in sex. The indictment was returned on March 24, 2015 and unsealed today upon his arrest.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: Must Pay $2.1 Million in Penalties.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: At 3:15pm on April 9, 2015, we invite visitors to join Harpers Ferry National Historical Park rangers and St. Peter’s Catholic Church at Harpers Ferry to mark the symbolic end of the Civil War.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Calliope “Ope" Rocky Saaga, age 40, of Eagle Mountain, Utah, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release on one count of Wire Fraud. He was also ordered...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Arthur L. Garcia, 23, a member and resident of Acoma Pueblo, N.M., pleaded guilty on Friday, March 27, 2015, to a voluntary manslaughter charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Rodney D. Butler, a/k/a “Rodney Davenport," 48, of the Houston, Texas, area, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute more than 50 kilograms of cocaine and conspiring to launder tens of thousands of dollars in cocaine-derived currency. The plea was announced today by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Butler is the twelfth defendant to plead guilty in the case.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a federal grand jury indicted Caddo Parish Commissioner Michael Dwayne Williams for defrauding the Caddo Parish Commission and stealing from a nonprofit meant to help at-risk youth.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted illegally possessing a firearm and conspiring with others to smuggle contraband, including marijuana and tobacco, into a federal pretrial detention facility, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Union, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for providing fraudulent immigration documents involving sham marriages and attempting to deposit a fraudulent tax return check of more than $100,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: NIAGARA, Wis. - For the fifth time in the past three years, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found workers at Wood Fibers Inc. at risk of amputation, fire and other life-threatening hazards in October 2014. Despite OSHA's effort, the company has failed to provide proof that hazards had been fixed or pay penalties from previous inspections.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: HONOLULU -After two years of litigation to correct dozens of hazards that might have had catastrophic effects on its workers and the surrounding community, Unicold Corp. has agreed to make health and safety improvements at its refrigerated food warehouse in Honolulu. The company will also end its fight against $197,000 in penalties assessed in 2013 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management seeks the public’s help in reviewing its road and trail inventory for lands managed by the White River Field Office in northwestern Colorado.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of $31 million in loans and grants for organizations in 12 states to promote rural economic development.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A Maine skilled nursing facility, Ross Manor, entered into an agreement with the United States to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations concerning inflated Medicare claims for rehabilitation therapy.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla. - Rodney D. Butler, a/k/a “Rodney Davenport," 48, of the Houston, Texas, area, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute more than 50 kilograms of cocaine and conspiring to launder tens of thousands of dollars in cocaine-derived currency. The plea was announced today by A.D. Wright, ...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: Superintendent David Hallac announced today the temporary closing of seasonal ORV routes in front of village beaches will take place on April 1, 2015.In accordance with the ORV Management Plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the following seasonal ORV routes close temporarily to vehicles from April 1 through October 31.These areas remain open to pedestrian use.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2015
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced Antonio Gallegos, also known as “Lego", age 35, from Valdosta, Georgia was sentenced on March 25, 2015 by the Honorable Hugh Lawson, Senior United States District Judge in Valdosta, Georgia. Mr. Gallegos was sentenced...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 29, 2015
News Release: Today, Ranking Member Peter DeFazio's released the following statement on the Administration's GROW AMERICA Act...
