BROWNSVILLE, TX—Karina Pena, wife of a man on probation, has been sentenced for her role in the scheme of former State District Judge Abel Corral Limas to solicit and accept bribes in exchange for official action, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.
KANSAS CITY, MO—David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Webster Groves, Missouri attorney and clergyman was convicted in federal court last week of leading a fraud conspiracy that stole more than $52 million from its victims.
An estimated $60 million in early restoration projects soon will begin along the Gulf Coast following the nation’s largest oil spill, the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustee Council announced yesterday.
Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell yesterday transmitted legislation to change Alaska's oil tax regime to foster new production and encourage further development of current sources to stem the decline in North Slope production.