News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

News from August 2013


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on August 7, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn S. Ostby, the following individuals were arraigned.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury.


Founders Of Mcginn, Smith & Co. Inc. Sentenced

News Release: McGinn Will Serve 15 Years in Prison and Smith Will Serve 10 Years.


Joseph John Hurd Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on August 7, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, JOSEPH JOHN HURD, a 22-year-old resident of Missoula, was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management announced today it will extend the public comment period on the on the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness through Sept. 23.


News Release: A Vermilion man was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $4.4 million in restitution for financial crimes that victimized nearly 100 clients, law enforcement officials said today.


Member Of International Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 66 Months In Prison

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRANCIS SOUROU AHISSOU, 48, a citizen of Togo, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 66 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to import narcotics into the United States. AHISSOU was...


News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced this afternoon the sentencing of Evansville resident Floyd Patrick Williams, age 48, to 15 years in federal prison following his admission that he attempted to produce child pornography. Hogsett said these results come as he continues Operation Community Watch, a new effort which aims to reduce the abuse of Hoosier children through new investigative techniques and aggressive prosecution.


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced James Robert Lisenby, 56, formerly of Oxford, North Carolina to 188 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release. LISENBY was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and restitution of $1,643.00 to SunTrust Bank, Oxford, North Carolina.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Dean Trinh pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to Conspiracy, Lacey Act violations, and Wire Fraud, for his involvement in the illegal capture and sale of California leopard sharks and nurse sharks, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.


Aberdeen Man Pleads Guilty To Assault With A Dangerous Weapon

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Aberdeen, South Dakota, man has pled guilty to Assault With a Dangerous Weapon.


News Release: CALABASAS, Calif. - The Santa Monica Mountains Visitor Center will host a Navajo rug and jewelry show, complete with artist talks and demonstrations, on August 24 and 25. Running from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day, the free event is known as the Hubbell Trading Post and is the oldest continuously operated trading post on the Navajo Nation.



News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, Chief United States District Judge James Dever sentenced DARNELL TYRECE HAYES, 35, of Henderson, North Carolina, to 210 months imprisonment followed by 3 years supervised release.


News Release: Police seize hundreds of thousands in cash, firearms from Lester’s Wyoming residences.


Seth Patrick Durnam Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on July 31, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, SETH PATRICK DURNAM, a resident of Bozeman, was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Theodore Robert Larsen, 34, of Carlsbad, N.M., was sentenced this morning in Las Cruces federal court to 63 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his possession of child pornography conviction. Larsen will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Paul Ashby, 50, Keith Logan, 51, and Merle Watson, Jr., 56, all of Washington, D.C., were found guilty by a jury today of first-degree murder while armed and other charges for killing a man during a kidnapping and robbery. Logan also was found guilty of shooting a potential witness the same night, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Joe S. Romero, age 42, of Denver, Colorado, appeared before U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier, on Aug. 2, 2013, and pled guilty to an Indictment that charged him with Failure to Pay Child Support.


Atlanta Hospital Worker Pleads Guilty To Stealing $1.7 Million In Medical Supplies

News Release: BOSTON - A former employee of an Atlanta-based hospital pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to sell stolen medical supplies valued at more than $1.7 million.