News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Richard Bruzdzinski, age 43, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for committing an armed robbery, and for using and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Mikel Smith, 25, Curtis Cotton, 47, and Wesley Thomas, 36, all of Philadelphia, PA, were charged today by indictment with four robberies which interfered with interstate commerce and related firearm charges, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the indictment...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - After a five-day trial, a federal jury found Ricky Davis, 36, of Modesto, guilty late Wednesday afternoon of production of child pornography and attempted sex trafficking of a minor, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The trial was held before United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2015 - Below is an exchange between exchange between Chairman Bishop and Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: Civil, criminal and administrative sanctions combined with outreach to professionals netting positive results and millions in recoveries.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: HELENA - Chief U.S. District Court Judge Dana L. Christensen, Chief Montana District Court Judge Gregory G. Pinski and U.S. Attorney Mike Cotter, are pleased to announce that qualifying veterans charged with federal crimes are now eligible to participate in Veterans Court, an alternative to prison. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: PACER Case Reference: 14-57. GREAT FALLS - The former State Director of the Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern States Region, which is responsible for the stewardship of the public lands and resources under the jurisdiction of the BLM in 31 States east of and bordering the Mississippi River, was convicted...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - Zachary Vaughn, Derek Spinks, Harry Cobb, and William Leese have been sentenced for their respective roles in a conspiracy to steal more than $4 million from the Bank of New York Mellon.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: Washington - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on Wednesday offered an amendment to the budget to further protect the finest among us, our veterans. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) was the lead co-sponsor.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin R. Feldis announced today that after a two-day trial, a federal jury found Etienne Q. Devoe, 42, of Fairbanks, Alaska, guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Heroin, and Conspiracy to Money Launder.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today introduced legislation to honor former Alaska Gov. Jay Hammond.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Sabre R. Carney, 24, of Hobbs, N.M., pleaded guilty this afternoon in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to trafficking methamphetamine in Lea County, N.M.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Jose Nelio Silvestre-Ortega, 40, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by indictment with illegal reentry after deportation, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment alleges that on or about Feb. 27, 2015, Silvestre-Ortega, an alien, and native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, was found in the United States after having been deported from the United States on or about Sept. 29, 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: POCATELLO - Miguel Gutierrez-Munoz, 40, of San Jose, California, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Gutierrez-Munoz was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sept. 23, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Conditions at Lake Mead have improved dramatically, but National Park Service officials continue to advise visitors to be on the lookout for algae and avoid swimming in areas where it is visible in Lake Mead and Lake Mohave.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: Second Former Officer Sentenced Last Week in Related Case.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - The owners of two South Jersey MRI facilities today admitted paying more than $30,000 in cash bribes to a doctor for patient referrals, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By State Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following reports that international negotiators are seeking to weaken demands for transparency on Iran’s past bomb work. The reports come as Iran has continued to refuse to cooperate with international inspectors investigating its efforts to develop a nuclear weapon. Negotiations resume today in Switzerland.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former airport baggage handler whose lost cell phone was discovered at a Dallas, Texas airport - along with images of child pornography - was sentenced in federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 26, 2015
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -JULIE ANN SMITH (a/k/a “Julie A. Judkins" and “Julie A. Judkins Smith"), of Jones, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to serve 94 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1,237,939.22 in restitution for embezzling from her former employer and for tax fraud, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
