News published on Federal Newswire in April 2013

News from April 2013


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court yesterday DENNIS RAY HOWARD, 41, of Wilson, North Carolina was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III to life imprisonment, followed by 60 months of supervised release.


News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - Memorial Day represents a time for the nation to pause, remember and honor the service of deceased veterans and military members who died on active duty. For many Americans, the weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer and includes activities such as backyard barbeques...


Informational: Federal Court Arraignments

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on April 9, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, the following individuals were arraigned.


Five Men Charged With Trafficking 57 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine ("Ice")

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- Federal charges were filed today charging JOSE EDUARDO OSUNA VALDEZ (aka "Lalo"), 25, BRIAN JESUS GARCIA-PENA (aka "Chino"), 18, JESUS HERNANDEZ-CARILLO (aka "Jesus Jesse Hernandez"), 20, JOSE IRAI GARCIA-PENA, 20, and GAEL GUADALUPE ZANUEDO-ARREDONDO, 20, all from Mexico...


Camp Statement on March Jobs Report

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the March jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. A net total of 88,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate for March decreased to 7.6 percent from 7.7 percent in February.


News Release: In celebration of National Park Week, all three Cochise county National Park Service (NPS) sites will offer special events and activities April 20-28, 2013. "Did You Know?" is the theme for this year's events that will take place in all 401 NPS sites across the nation, including Chiricahua National Monument...


Two Participants In Illegal Campaign Contribution Scheme Plead Guilty

News Release: David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that two individuals pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to conspiracy charges stemming from a scheme to direct illegal campaign...


News Release: During this year's National Park Week, April 20-28, Superintendent Barclay Trimble invites the public to experience their national parks across the country, and those here on the Outer Banks; Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Special programs will be offered during National Park Week and a portion of the week, April 22-26, will be fee-free days for entry to Wright Brothers National Memorial.


News Release: DES MOINES, IA - United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt announced today that four individuals have plead guilty to offenses relating to mortgage fraud schemes.


News Release: ALBANY, N.Y.-Matthew Rogers, of Miami, Florida, a citizen of the United Kingdom and a resident alien of the United States, who worked for McGinn, Smith & Co., Inc. as a senior managing director from 2007 until 2009, was sentenced today to one year of probation and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine by United...


News Release: Agrees to Forfeit $2 Million in Connection with the Operation.


Courtney Cal Gardenier Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on April 4, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, COURTNEY CAL GARDENIER, a 25-year-old resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced to a term of.


Defendant From La Tombola Case Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison

News Release: SAN JUAN, PR - Carmelo Rondón-Feliciano was sentenced today to 262 months in prison by United States District Court Judge José A. Fusté. On November 7, 2012, Rondón-Feliciano pled guilty to violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO"). Particularly, Rondón-Feliciano admitted...


Secretary Kerry to Testify at House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that Secretary of State John Kerry will testify before the Committee on Wednesday, April 17. The hearing will mark Kerry’s first congressional testimony since being sworn in as Secretary of State.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that two additional defendants pleaded guilty Thursday for their involvement in an international criminal network organized to sexually exploit children in connection with their participation in the Dreamboard child exploitation operation. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks presided over the hearing.


News Release: Juan Miguel Mendez-Velasquez, 36, a citizen of Mexico who most recently resided in Mexico, entered a plea of guilty on April 11, 2013, to Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With the Intent to Distribute Cocaine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton...


Hatch Statement on TPP Negotiations with Japan

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement after the Administration expressed their support for Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations...



News Release: South Bend, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, April 12, 2013-The New River Clean Water Alliance is hosting the New River Festival June 7 - 9, 2013 that will feature a Friday night film festival, Saturday live music, camping, a puppet parade, field trips, educational exhibits, community art, and food vendors. All proceeds...