News published on Federal Newswire in April 2013

News from April 2013


News Release: LAZARO CARBAJAL-AVILES, age 41, a citizen of Mexico, was charged in a one-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury today illegal reentry by an alien previously removed, announced U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.


News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Adrian Pinzon-Gallardo, also known as “The Mexican," 27, a citizen of Mexico last residing...


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Middlesex County, N.J., man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for distributing images and videos of child sexual abuse over the Internet, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Hunter to Chair Hearing on Federal Efforts to Combat Piracy

News Release: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) will hold a hearing on Wednesday to review the efforts of the Federal Government to safeguard U.S. and international interests against acts of piracy off the coast of Africa and in other waters.



News Release: LAS VEGAS - - A man who was convicted in December 2012 of unlawfully possessing firearms because he had been previously convicted of a domestic violence offense, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.


News Release: David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WAYNE EVANGELISTA, also known as “Wayne Nance," 34, of Bristol, pleaded guilty today before Senior United States District Judge Warren W. Eginton in Bridgeport to three counts of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.


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Former Bank Teller Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Heather Brewer, 30, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, pled guilty in federal court today to embezzlement from a federally-insured bank, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen announced. She will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III on June 27, 2013 at 9:30 a.m., and faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.


Former Chambersburg Area School Teacher Indicted For Receipt And Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jeffrey Schmutzler, of Fayettesville, Pennsylvania, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg for receipt and possession of child pornography.


News Release: United States Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced today that Corey James Hill, a 19 year old Eastern Shoshone tribal member of the Wind River Indian Reservation, appeared in Federal Court after having been indicted in a one count Indictment charging him with assaulting and resisting a federal officer.


News Release: Frederick J. Zirkelbach, 48, of Ridgeway, Illinois, was arraigned today in United States District Court in Benton on an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. The indictment...


News Release: KALEB DEAKLE, age 24, a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, was charged in a bill of information today with wire fraud, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Abusive Sexual Contact.


Wilmington Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking & Firearm Violations

News Release: New Bern - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan, sentenced LEANDER HANDS, 37, of Wilmington, North Carolina, to 300 months imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release.



Week In Review – South Bend

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


News Release: Freshmen in Teton County, Wyoming are invited to compete in an essay and creative arts competition hosted by Grand Teton National Park and the Grand Teton Association (GTA). The contest is part of Grand Teton's multi-faceted "Class of 2016" initiative, which highlights the upcoming National Park Service centennial in 2016. This is the first of four annual awards and scholarships offered for Class of 2016 students.


Pamlico County Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation “NO QUARTER”

News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced KEVIN CORNELIOUS DAVIS, 44, of Bayboro, North Carolina to 131 months imprisonment followed by 5 years supervised release. DAVIS was also ordered to pay a $5000 fine.


Springfield Men Sentenced for Stolen Check Fraud Scheme

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two Springfield, Mo., men have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to alter stolen checks and pass them at various retailers in the Springfield area.