News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former loan officer for a bank in Great Bend pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge of bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama-- Joseph Irwin Westerlund, a 49-year old Montgomery resident, was sentenced last week to 120-months in prison for firearm and methamphetamine charges, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Kevin Cohn, 31, of Rialta, Calif., was sentenced this morning to 33 months followed by three years of supervised release for his conspiracy to commit bank fraud conviction. Cohn was also ordered to pay $30,514.16 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Follow @USAO_CT. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), have entered into a voluntary resolution agreement with St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford to ensure effective communication...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that a convicted felon from the Washington, D.C. area pleaded guilty today in federal court in Charleston to unlawfully possessing a firearm. Sean Anthony Nalle, 30, of Washington, D.C. entered a guilty plea to pawning a semiautomatic...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after 60 Minutes reported on the United States’ dependence on China for rare earth elements - and the consequences that could hold for our nation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Defendant swindled victims out of more than $220,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Courtney Lamar Jenkins, 26, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine throughout Northern West Virginia., United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: In San Antonio today, U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra sentenced 33-year-old Ricardo Castillo, Jr., to 130 months in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release for transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs of the FBI’s San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - Michael C. Sibley made his initial appearance on federal charges that he intentionally conveyed false information relating to the unlawful use of an explosive device, and attempting to damage federal property by use of an explosive device, in connection with a device found in Vickery Creek Park in Roswell, Georgia, in November, 2014. Sibley was arrested by the FBI pursuant to a criminal complaint on March 21, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a settlement with the United States and the states of Alabama and Oklahoma, Continental Carbon Company has agreed to install pollution control technology that will significantly cut emissions of harmful air pollutants at manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, the Department...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: A collaboration between NIST scientists and colleagues at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has resulted in a new kind of sensor that can be used to investigate the telltale isotopic composition of plutonium samples - a critical measurement for nuclear non-proliferation efforts and related forensics, as well as environmental monitoring, medical assays, and industrial safety.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA:Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area wants your input so that park managers, partners, and stakeholders can plan appropriately for the next century.The park is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and the National Park Service (NPS) is celebrating its Centennial in 2016. A series...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment charging Linda M. Taylor, 35, and Donnie N. Whitfield, 24, both of Panama City, with possessing firearms as convicted felons. The indictment was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Shawn Paul Hendricks (41, Dade City), Vladimir Castaneda (26, Eustis), and Jose Edgar Gonzalez-Castaneda (45, Eustis) with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, announces...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Joseph Lamica, 25, of Brighton, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempted production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District Pennsylvania announced today that a York man has been sentenced for his involvement in heroin trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on March 20, 2015, Trent Nitzel, 46, formerly of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha for Bank Robbery. The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Nitzel to 44 months in prison. Nitzel has been incarcerated since December 5, 2011...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: The National Park Service spring road opening crew has begun the annual operations to clear and prepare the Denali Park Road for vehicle access. They expect to encounter less than usual amounts of snow and more overflow ice, due to the lack of insulating snow cover. The remote weather stations at Toklat and Kantishna are reporting approximately 3 and 24 inches of snow, respectively.
