News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

News from August 2013


Illegal Alien Sentenced To 24 Months For Unlawfully Reentering U.S. Following Prior Deportation And Conviction For Aggravated Sexual Battery

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - William Orlando Contreras-Barrera, 32, an illegal alien of Guatemala, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on Aug. 15, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, JOURDEN ST. MARKS, a 23-year-old resident of the Rocky Boy's Reservation and an enrolled member of the federally recognized Chippewa Cree Indian Tribe, was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: Four Defendants Were Convicted Of Submitting False Claims To FEMA.


Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Texas Businessman Admits To Stealing Millions From Investors

News Release: SAN JOSE - Keven Chen Chieh Yang pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose yesterday to defrauding millions from investors of his West Texas cotton businesses, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.


Rapid City Man Sentenced For Not Updating Sexual Offender Registration

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register was sentenced on Aug. 13, 2013, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott invites wildlife enthusiasts to learn about the many animals that roam Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, and discover how humans can live responsibly and compatibly with local wildlife. Steve Cain, Grand Teton's senior wildlife...


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that on Aug. 16, 2013, in Billings, after a federal district court trial before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, DALE DREW OLD HORN, a 68-year-old resident of Crow Agency, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the Crow Tribe, corrupt diversion of...


Spraying Mosquitoes . . . with Gamma Rays

News Release: A recently announced malaria vaccine - found to be 100 % effective in a small human sample - was years in the making, and its creators had to overcome many difficulties. One of the first, a decade ago, was a critical mosquito problem. PML researchers helped them solve it, and then provided quality assurance and quality control assistance for the next seven years.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAYMOND MASSAGLI, 31, formerly of New Fairfield, Conn. and Somerset, Mass., was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for trafficking marijuana.


Week In Review – South Bend

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


Three Sentenced in Major Drug Conspiracy & Money Laundering Ring

News Release: On June 3, 2013, Rosalina Gonzalez was sentenced by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp for Conspiracy to Distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture and Money Laundering. She will serve a term of 135 months in prison for both charges to be served concurrently. In addition, she was sentenced to a term of Supervised Release of 5 years on the drug conspiracy charges and 3 years on the money laundering charges.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Anthony J. Russell, 39, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted following a jury trial of conspiracy to steal an interstate shipment and theft of an interstate shipment, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $4,669.26 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz.-Matthew Smith, 31, of Mohave Valley, Ariz., pleaded guilty on Aug. 15, 2013 to Second-Degree Murder, Child Abuse, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, in federal district court in Phoenix. Sentencing is set before Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt on Nov. 4, 2013.


Former Hartford Resident Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Child Sex Trafficking Offense

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRUCE DAMICO, 35, formerly residing in Hartford, Providence, R.I., and Queens, N.Y., was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 121 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for recruiting and transporting a minor to engage in prostitution.


News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Joseph Sclafani and Neil Lombardo, members of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, were sentenced to terms of imprisonment of 180 months and 168 months, respectively, following their April 2013 guilty pleas to conspiracy...


Fostering Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship

News Release: This week the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) welcomed dozens of representatives from Maryland businesses to learn about collaboration and technology licensing opportunities at a "Green Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Showcase." The event was hosted by the Maryland Technology...


Learn About Printmaking from Artist-in-Residence

News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - Aug. 16, 2013. Merrith Baughman 402-223-3514. Learn About Printmaking from Artist-in-Residence. Bring the whole family to join Homestead National Monument of America’s Artist-in-Residence Erica Shirk for printmaking demonstrations and workshops! Shirk will be at...


Hidden History Photo Contest Announced

News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, Aug. 15, 2013- It has been said that you have to know the past to understand the present. The cultural heritage of southern West Virginia is abundant and varied, ranging from the tradition of the pre-colonial American Indians to the industrial legacy left behind by coal, timber...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Aadam Tiger, age 29, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Aug. 13, 2013, and pled guilty to the Indictment that charged him with Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.