News from October 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Oct. 15, 2015, Raymond Racey, 35, of Rockwood, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 240 months in prison, by the Honorable Pamela Reeves, U.S. District Judge, for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (meth) and possession of precursors used to manufacture meth. Upon his release from prison, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for 10 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Baltimore City Police officer Maurice Lamar Jeffers, age 47, of Savage, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to theft of government property and stealing property as a federal officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Matthias Michael Yuran, age 27, of West Wyoming, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Oct. 13, 2015 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. in Wilkes-Barre to making false statements to federally licensed firearms dealers in connection with the purchase of 16 firearms.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) have signed a key conservation agreement, providing innovative tools to manage impacts to wildlife and their habitats in California.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today sounded the alarm on news from Social Security that beneficiaries will not receive a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2016. One serious effect of this news is that some seniors would face Medicare Part B premium increases of over 50%, and all Medicare beneficiaries would see their deductible increase by a similar rate.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: A new report “Fossil Fleet Transition with Fuel Changes and Large Scale Variable Renewable Integration" from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and jointly funded by the Offices of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), Fossil Energy (FE), and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: Las Vegas - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Southern Nevada Office, invites public comment on a proposed Regulatory Energy Management facility located adjacent to Carpenter Canyon Road, east of State Route 160, near Pahrump. The comment period is open through November 11. A public meeting will be...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RICKY MARQUETTE BOZEMAN, age 37, of Laplace, was sentenced today after having previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 100 grams of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Scott Thomas Sandler, 51, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, was sentenced today to 180 months in prison and lifetime supervised release for enticement of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A disbarred New York attorney was indicted for allegedly engaging in a real estate investment fraud conspiracy that defrauded more than 15 victims of $5 million from 2009 to the present, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two individuals were convicted of heroin and cocaine trafficking this week in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: More than 1,300 individuals’ debit cards were allegedly compromised.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A California woman has been sentenced in federal court to five years in prison on her conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: St. Louis, MO - DARRELL A. SCOTT was sentenced to 64 years in prison on multiple charges involving two local, armed carjackings, as well as unrelated drug and firearm charges.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-Starting Oct. 19, 2015, The National Park Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin small-scale geotechnical drilling at Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve. This investigation is in preparation for a proposed interagency project to restore up to 100 acres of freshwater tidal marsh...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - A 49-year-old woman from Missouri City has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of one count of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Michelle Robyn Freytag pleaded guilty July 9, 2015, to defrauding her former employer - a Houston businessman - of more than $1.3 million.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY AT LAKE MEAD NRA, NOV 14.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: “These defendants were willing to allow drug dealers to turn the U.S. Mail into their own personal narcotics delivery service," said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “This Office is committed to protecting the integrity of this important Government operation, as well as ensuring that all who work in public service discharge their responsibilities with honesty and integrity.".
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, CA - Sequoia Natural History Association and Sequoia Parks Foundation, the two non-profit partners of the National Park Service at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, are combining forces to become a unified non-profit group-the Sequoia Parks Conservancy.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015
News Release: David Murray, 32, and Terrell Lang 23, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania were charged today by indictment for their roles in the commission of two Hobbs Act robberies of pharmacies in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The charges arise from the defendants’ June 28, 2015 robbery of over $7,000 from the CVS...
