News published on Federal Newswire in April 2013

News from April 2013


Dothan Man Convicted In Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Edward Lincoln Forehand, age 68, of Dothan, Alabama, was convicted yesterday on charges of securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama and the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC).


Senator Boxer’s Statement on 43rd Earth Day

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- In recognition of the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement.


Twice Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Receiving Child Pornography While On Federal Probation For Prior Sex Offense

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Larry Poole, age 50, of Laurel, Maryland pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Thomas R. Dooley Jr., 28, of Webster, La., was sentenced on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Maurice S. Hicks to 10 years in federal prison and three years supervised release for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon to be served after completion of his state prison term.



News Release: BOSTON - Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced today that Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Cambridge, Mass., has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, resulting in the death of three people and injuries to more than 200 people.


Committee Leaders Express Concern With DOJ’s Advocacy for Restricted Spectrum Auction

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are concerned with a Department of Justice filing suggesting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should limit participation in spectrum auctions authorized by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. In a letter to the FCC, ...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, - A resident of Allegheny County has been sentenced in federal court to three years probation, eight months of which must be served under house arrest, as well as ordered to pay $76,969.53 in restitution to the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, on his conviction of wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Anthony Lamont Singleton Sentenced To Serve 110 Months In Prison For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Anthony Lamont Singleton, 37, of Kingsport, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 110 months in prison, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge. Upon release from prison, he will be subject to supervised release by the U.S. Probation Office for three years.


Man Who Owned Strip Club In Salina, Kan. Sentenced For Tax Evasion

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A man who owned a strip club in Salina has been sentenced to three years federal probation for filing false tax returns and underpaying his federal income taxes, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. He also was ordered to pay $153,510, the full amount of taxes he owes.


NIST Announces Plan to Sponsor First Cybersecurity FFRDC

News Release: To help the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) address industry's needs most efficiently, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced its intention to sponsor its first Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).


Committee Leaders Express Concern With DOJ’s Advocacy for Restricted Spectrum Auction

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are concerned with a Department of Justice filing suggesting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should limit participation in spectrum auctions authorized by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. In a letter to the FCC, ...


News Release: Departamento de Justicia. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of California. PARA DIVULGACION INMEDIATA. Lunes, 22 de abril de 2013. FRESNO, Calif. - Cinco casos contra cinco hombres involucrados en operaciones separadas de cultivo de marihuana en los Condados de Fresno, Tulare y Kern se resolvieron...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are concerned with a Department of Justice filing suggesting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should limit participation in spectrum auctions authorized by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. In a letter to the FCC, ...


2 Maryland men convicted of sex trafficking

News Release: BALTIMORE - A Maryland brothel ringleader and operator were convicted by a federal jury earlier today on sex trafficking charges following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Annapolis Police Department and the Easton Police Department.


Two Sentenced For Alton Heroin Overdose Death

News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that Tyrone L. Adams, 33, and Cara L. Moss, 26, were each sentenced in United States District Court in East St. Louis on Monday, April 22, 2013, for selling the heroin which caused the overdose death of Leonard O. Hormann, III.


News Release: FLORENCE - A federal judge today sentenced a Lauderdale County physician to one year and a day in prison for health care fraud totaling about $1 million in connection with billing a health insurer and Medicare for non-reimbursable cosmetic skin treatments, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein.


Harrison County Man Sentenced For Dealing Meth In East Texas

News Release: MARSHALL, Texas - A 56-year-old Marshall, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Traficante De Marihuana Sentenciado A Mas De 17 AÑos De Prision Fresno, Tulare Y Kern

News Release: Departamento de Justicia. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of California. PARA DIVULGACION INMEDIATA. Lunes, 22 de abril de 2013. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - El Juez de Distrito de los Estados Unidos William B. Shubb sentenció el día de hoy a Uriel Ochoa-Espindola, de 44 años, residente de Fresno, a 17...


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones today announced that this week is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The theme of this year’s observance, “New Challenges, New Solutions," honors local champions of crime victims’ rights and celebrates the spirit that will advance the progress these heroes have to date achieved.