News from May 2015
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Over $9.6 Million Dollars Shared by Law Enforcement Agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: A South Euclid woman was sentenced to five years in prison for identity theft, wire fraud and bank fraud related to a $70,000 scheme, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Kathy Enstrom, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati Field Office.
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper, ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and a top Democrat on the Environmental and Public Works Committee, released the following reaction to the White House report, The National Security Implications of Climate Change...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andrew M. Luger today announced an indictment charging MICHAEL LEWIS GRIFFIN, 40, a Minneapolis police officer, with assaulting at least four people while off-duty and after first identifying himself as a police officer, in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution which protects against the unreasonable use of physical force by law enforcement officers.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: The May/June 2015 issue of FAA Safety Briefing highlights aircraft performance for general aviation. Articles focus on understanding the operating parameters of your aircraft as well as having realistic performance expectations during flight.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Benjamin Blue Arquette, age 25, was sentenced following his entry of a guilty plea earlier this year to one count of Commercializing in Eagles in violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Ronald G. Gardella, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: FORT WAYNE - The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announces that today, Charles R. Seals, 25, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced to a total of 228 months (19 years) of imprisonment along with a term of 2 years of supervised release following his plea of guilty to the felony offenses of armed bank robbery, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a federal crime of violence, and assaulting and impeding a postal employee.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Kirk Chambers, a former Trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), pled guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga to participation in a bribery scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jo Anne McNemar of the Harrison County Prevention Partnership was recently presented with the 2015 Community Outreach Award from United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, in recognition of her efforts to prevent substance abuse and promote overall wellness in Harrison County, West Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Fairbanks, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced Friday, May 15, 2015 that Peter M. Thornton was sentenced to 104 months’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, following his pleas of guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and conspiracy to commit money laundering. In addition to his prison sentence, Thornton was ordered to forfeit $24,300 representing property involved in the drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing. I also would like to thank our witnesses for being here today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Daniel J. Quellos, Jr., 39, of Lakewood, was charged with receiving, distributing and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Garrison Keillor to Speak at Gettysburg's Dedication Day in November.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2015 - Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "State Perspectives on the Status of Cooperating Agencies for the Office of Surface Mining's Stream Protection Rule.".
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 20, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA's plan to implement a Farm Bill provision that will have a major policy impact on the way the Department helps rural communities plan and finance regional economic development strategies. The new Regional Development...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: A Certified Public Account (CPA) was arrested and charged with using her tax preparation business to facilitate an income tax refund fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Urbana, Ill. B Roosevelt Smith, 22, of the 1300 block of South 7th Avenue, Kankakee, Ill., was sentenced on Monday to serve 70 months (five years, 10 months) in federal prison for illegal possession of firearms by a felon, as announced by U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis, Central District of Illinois. Smith has been in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest in September 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Petersburg Prison Guard Indicted for Smuggling Heroin, Marijuana,.
