News from May 2015
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Rosemary Peterson, 29, of Pembroke, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to making false statements to obtain Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI") benefits. SSDI benefits are paid by the Social Security Administration (“SSA") to people with disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - With summer approaching, parents are making arrangements to send their children to camps. To help ensure that children with disabilities receive the opportunity to attend summer camp, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that it has sent the attached flyer to hundreds of summer camps located within the District of New Jersey, reminding them of their obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Defendant Wanted for Illegal Gun Trafficking in China Illegally Shipped Firearms, Parts and Ammunition Overseas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that the United States has settled allegations that nine hospitals in Jacksonville had a practice of routinely ordering basic life support ambulances when this type of transport was not medically necessary. The United States has...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell awarded National Park Service Rangers Thomas A. Hall, Brett F. Painter, and Matt L. Hudson the Valor Award for their commitment and dedication to carrying out the mission of the National Park Service. The three Obed Wild and Scenic River Rangers were recognized at the...
By US DOT Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on the status and sustainability of the U.S. Coast Guard’s current acquisition program.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: His Accomplice Fired Gunshots After Attempted Robbery In Middle of Afternoon at Southeast Washington Apartment Building.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Defendant Operated Park Cities Development, Inc.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: Mount Rushmore National Memorial wastewater treatment system team is the recipient of the 2014 Operation and Maintenance Wastewater Treatment Award presented by the South Dakota Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, DENR. This award is for outstanding operation of the wastewater...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: COVINGTON - A Ft. Wright, Ky., man has been sentenced to 106 months in federal prison for heroin, cocaine and weapons offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A member of a criminal street gang that used threats, intimidation and violence to maintain control of the illegal drug trade in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 240 months in prison on drug conspiracy and weapons charges, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: On May 8, 2015, the National Park Service working with US Park Police, the US Coast Guard and munitions experts from Travis Air Force Base, destroyed a projectile found near Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Eilin Montano, 35, pleaded guilty today in District Court on St. Thomas to Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Alien, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The BLM Campbell Creek Science Center and the Anchorage School District have teamed up to host Outdoor Week, the single largest event of the year at the Science Center. This year marks the 41st anniversary of this hugely successful outdoor education event. Anchorage area sixth-grade students...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GABRIEL SERRANO, 49, of West Hartford, was sentenced today by Judge Alvin W. Thompson to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed five years of supervised release, for his role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that Richard J. Klemis, 41, a British citizen, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for selling the heroin which killed 19-year-old Tyler McKinney on Feb. 23, 2011.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Killing Took Place in Botched Robbery Attempt.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jimmy Sessions, 28, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Scheme Involved International Environmental Consulting Contracts, Including Reconstruction Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2015
News Release: Defendant Arrested in the Philippines. WASHINGTON - An indictment has been unsealed charging Charles Harvey Eccleston, a former employee of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in connection with an attempted e-mail “spear-phishing" attack in January 2015, targeting...
