News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

News from August 2013


Devils Tower National Monument Celebrates 97th Birthday of the National Park Service

News Release: Devils Tower, WY: Devils Tower National Monument joins over 400 hundred other National Park Service sites in celebration of the 97th birthday of the National Park Service. "In recognition of the National Park Service's 97th birthday as "America's best idea" 400 individual national park units are illuminating their priceless value by waiving entrance fees."said Reed Robinson, superintendent of Devils Tower National Monument.


Defendant Sentenced On Possession Of Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Nathan Curtis of Choctaw County, Alabama, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 87 months following his guilty plea to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Curtis was previously convicted of felony offenses, including Possession of Cocaine in Choctaw County Circuit Court in 2009.


News Release: Flagstaff Area National Monuments Celebrate the 97th Birthday of the.


News Release: Corey Stewart's body was recovered this morning by helicopter from Lumpy Ridge. His body was transferred to the Larimer County Coroner's Office. Stewart, a twenty-two year old man from Newton, New Jersey, fell on Thursday, August 22. Stewart was enrolled as a student at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Atlantic County, N.J., man was arrested today for allegedly shooting four species of hawks in the residential neighborhood where he lived, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Prince Lee, 20, Henry Olson, 21, and Arielle Pierre, 21, all from New York, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy, transportation for prostitution and coercion and enticement.


News Release: Homestead/Key West: Superintendent Dan Kimball is inviting everyone who loves Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks to come enjoy free entrance this Sunday, Aug. 25, in celebration of the 97th birthday of the National Park Service.


Cahokia Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Firearm Offense

News Release: James V. Lomax, 58, of Cahokia, Illinois, was sentenced to 5 years in prison by the United States District Court, East St. Louis, for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Previously Convicted Felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.


News Release: Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Randy King advises that in honor of the 97th birthday of the National Park Service on Aug. 25, all entrance fees to Mount Rainier National Park will be waived for that day. Entrance fees will also be waived at National Park Service areas throughout the country.


Las Vegas Attorney Paul Wommer Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Structuring Bank Deposits And Tax Crimes

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Las Vegas attorney Paul Wommer was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 41 months in federal prison for making structured bank deposits to hide money from the IRS, evading income taxes, and filing a false tax return, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.


News Release: Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced today that Olivia Terrance, 28, of Hogansburg, New York, pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy in 2009 and 2010 to smuggle over 18,000 endangered and threatened reptiles from the United States into Canada...


Alton Man Sentenced For Firearm Offense

News Release: Don A. Miller, 29, of Alton, Illinois, was sentenced on Aug. 23, 2013, in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, on one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.


News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that John Schadl, age 59, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced on Aug. 22, 2013, after having previously pleaded guilty on May 28, 2013 to Receipt of Child Pornography. Chief United States District...


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - -Demetrius Duncan a/k/a Whirley, 32, Alto Parnell a/k/a Al-Pistol, 31, and Chris Young a/k/a Soldier C, 25, all of Clarksville, Tennessee, were convicted Friday in U.S. District Court, of operating a drug conspiracy and related firearms charges, after a three week jury trial, announced David Rivera, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.


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


Former CEO Of PA Cyber Nick Trombetta And CPA Neal Prence Charged In Elaborate Fraud Scheme

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The former CEO of the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School and his accountant have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of mail fraud, theft or bribery concerning a program receiving federal funds, tax conspiracy and filing a false tax return. The announcement...


Armed Bank Robber Who Shot At Police Officer Is Sentenced

News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Eric Colbert, 38, of Albany, Georgia, was sentenced on Aug. 22, 2013, by the Honorable W. Louis Sands, United States District Judge in Albany, Georgia, to 257 months in prison for armed bank robbery.


Defendant Sentenced For Providing Material Support To Terrorists

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and the members of the South Florida Joint Terrorism Task Force (“JTTF"), announce today that Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Myra Ree, a/k/a Myra Iron Shell, age 24, of Rosebud, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Aug. 22, 2013, and pled guilty to Assault by Striking, Beating and Wounding and Simple Assault.


Flagstaff Area National Monuments Celebrate the 97th Birthday of the National Park Service (Flagstaff)

News Release: Flagstaff Area National Monuments Celebrate the 97th Birthday of the.