News from November 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Cornell Louis Robinson, age 44, of Washington, D.C., today to 15 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for charges related to the armed carjacking of a couple who were about to enter their vehicle to go to the hospital because the woman was in labor. A federal jury convicted Robinson on July 29, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- In celebration of the 100th birthday of the National Park Service, the 16th season of Biscayne National Park’s multi-award winning Family Fun Fest will explore Biscayne’s connections to some of the 407 other national parks. The series kicks off on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 at the...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - As part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) operation dubbed “Family Feud," 31 individuals were arrested Thursday for drug trafficking and firearms violations.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-- Beginning next spring, the National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration will begin a multi-year project to reconstruct Beach Drive and the multi-use trail through Rock Creek Park. The National Park Service, Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (Ward 1), Councilmember Mary M. Cheh (Ward...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Manuela Guadalupe Lizarraga-Hernandez, 32, of Downey, charging her with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that crime, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathleen A. Lynch, who handled the case, stated that the defendants executed a scheme to obtain mortgages, re-financing, and home equity credit lines, totaling $2,580,000, from various financial institutions. In furtherance of the scheme, McCabe and Morales put together loan applications...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: GRAND COULEE DAM, Wash. - More than two dozen electric utility trucks purchased by the Bureau of Reclamation this fall are driving a pilot project to introduce low-maintenance, zero emissions utility vehicles at Grand Coulee Dam located in northeast Washington state.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rita Green, 55, of Gahanna, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to theft of public money by illegally receiving Department of Veterans Affairs Dependency Indemnity Compensation benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that AMBER LYNN BRAKE, age 24, of Springfield, Missouri, pled guilty to POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), punishable by not less than 5 years or more than 40 years imprisonment, up to a $5,000,000.00 fine or both.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White opposing a proposed rule that would allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and private self-regulatory organizations to grant waivers to banks disqualified from participating in the securities-based swaps market.
By State Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement tonight on the attacks in Paris...
By State Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the election in Burma, which resulted in the National League for Democracy (NLD) winning enough seats in the Upper and Lower houses both to form a government and to select Burma's next President...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - The owner of a Wheaton financial firm misused more than $1.2 million in client money to fund his company’s payroll and business obligations, according to a ten-count indictment returned in federal court in Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Robin McClosky Andrews, age 51, of Glen Burnie, Maryland pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee, who is handling the case, stated that in January 2015, Hayes alleged that he met a man who was arrested in another federal case while they were in custody together at the same jail. The defendant claimed that the man provided him with contact information and advised Hayes that he would be reaching out to him.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross, who handled the case, stated that Chatmon gathered biographical information from more than a dozen individuals which he then used to generate false W-2 forms. The individuals then used the forms to file false Federal and New York State income tax returns. Claims for refunds and credits were made on 17 tax returns, even though the persons filing the returns were not entitled to any refunds.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of November 16.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Franklinville, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for mailing fraudulent invoices for non-existent workbooks to more than 73,000 schools throughout the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: Jensen, UT & Dinosaur, CO - October visitation numbers for Dinosaur National Monument showed a 13.8% increase for the month over the 2014 figures. Except for a slight dip in May, all other months in 2015 had increases in visitation. As of Oct. 30, recreational visits for the year tallied a total of 283,748 - a 16.8% increase over the same time period in 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Canyon Country District Office today posted the list of parcels proposed for auction at the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Feb. 16, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Posting initiates a 30-day public protest period.The list includes seven proposed...
