News from October 2016
By DOE Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: Change doesn’t happen on its own. It’s led by dedicated and passionate people who are championing innovative solutions to Alaska’s energy challenges. Alaska Energy Champions is a regular U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy feature spotlighting pioneers of Alaska’s new energy frontier.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: Scott Rolin, 55, of Franklin, Tenn., pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney David Rivera. During a plea hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw, Rolin admitted stealing more than $50,000 from an elderly client of Steele Rolin Co., his Franklin-based insurance agency.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A federal jury sitting in Beckley returned a guilty verdict yesterday in the trial of a Raleigh County man for conspiracy to tamper with a witness and aiding and abetting obstruction of justice, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Mark Radcliffe, 59, of Shady Spring, was convicted following a three-day jury trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that an Arizona man was sentenced Thursday to 84 months in prison for traveling from Texas to Louisiana to engage in sexual activity with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Ft. Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Kidnapping, Assault with Intent to Commit Murder, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: Former lead director of Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (“Pinnacle") and Rutherford County Attorney, James Cope, 67, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., pleaded guilty today to insider trading in connection with Pinnacle’s 2016 acquisition of Avenue Financial Holdings Inc. (“Avenue"), announced Jack Smith, Acting U.S. Attorney for the administration of this case.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A federal jury sitting in Beckley returned a guilty verdict yesterday in the trial of a Raleigh County man for conspiracy to tamper with a witness and aiding and abetting obstruction of justice, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Mark Radcliffe, 59, of Shady Spring, was convicted following a three-day jury trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: DENVER - Tayson Adam Hidalgo, age 22, of Sterling, Colorado, was arrested following the return of a one count indictment by a federal grand jury in Denver charging him with delay or destruction of mail, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General announced. Hidalgo...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Larry Pyos, Jr., of Burke, was convicted late yesterday by a federal jury on charges related to multiple armed robberies of businesses in Fairfax County and Falls Church. Pyos will be sentenced on Jan. 13, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Calif. -- As the search for Robert "Bob" Woodie continues, park officials are requesting that any hiker who was in the search area since Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, to reach out with information by calling 559-565-3117.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: Isleta Pueblo, N.M. - Under the canopy of the changing fall colors of the Rio Grande bosque, the Bureau of Reclamation, Isleta Pueblo and the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District signed a global settlement today, resolving past issues associated with Isleta Diversion Dam and solidifying the path forward.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Former California State Senator Ronald S. Calderon was sentenced today to 3½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal corruption charge and admitting that he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for performing official acts as a legislator.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A 45-year-old Honduran woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Maria E. Gonzales Munoz aka “Merci," co-owned numerous brothels, including Cocodrillos, that posed as bars in and around the Houston area which facilitated commercial sex. She pleaded guilty Jan. 21, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: SHREVEPORT, LAFAYETTE, MONROE, ALEXANDRIA, LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley urges the public to discard unused prescription drugs this weekend at neighborhood collection sites during Drug Take-Back Day.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
Release: Through its market development programs, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has established partnerships with nearly 20 U.S. industry groups to help expand market opportunities in India for U.S. food and agricultural products. From U.S. pecans, dry beans, peas and lentils, to California walnuts and Washington apples, India offers a small but growing market for U.S. producers and agribusinesses to export their consumer food products.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: Patchogue, NY - Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Chris Soller announced today that the National Park Service (NPS) has completed the Draft Fire Island Wilderness Breach Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (Draft Breach Plan/EIS) and the plan is available online. On October 28th, a Federal Register Notice is expected to be issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will begin a 45-day public review and comment period.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a man from Mexico was sentenced to six months in prison for submitting false information when applying for a passport.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Rogelio Arevalo-Villasenor, 24, a Mexican national, illegally residing in Parma, Idaho, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance, more than 1,000 marijuana plants, with the intent to distribute it, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the guilty plea of DIANE L. KROUPA, 61, to conspiring to defraud the United States. KROUPA, who was indicted on April 4, 2016, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2016
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, a jury in Anchorage found Arnold Wesley Flowers, II, guilty of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and possession of firearms as a felon. The jury also agreed that Flowers should forfeit $19,275 in drug proceeds and two firearms.
