News published on Federal Newswire in December 2013

News from December 2013


Notice published on Dec. 2 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on Dec. 2?

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hartford Man Sentenced To More Than 20 Years In Prison For Producing And Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ELIEZER MALDONADO, 26, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill...


Victoria Man Sentenced For Producing Child Pornography

News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - Vincent Tyler Jimenez, 32, has been ordered to prison for 25 years following his conviction of sexual exploitation of a child, more commonly referred to as production of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Jimenez previously pleaded guilty July 1, 2013.


Boquillas Port of Entry Winter Hours

News Release: The official Boquillas Port of Entry crossing, providing access to Boquillas, Coahuila, Mexico, as well as the protected areas of Maderas del Carmen, Ocampo, and Cañon de Santa Elena, will start winter hours of operation beginning December 4, 2013. The change in hours is to accommodate the earlier sunset times occurring this time of year.


Middleburg Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Receipt Of Child Pornography

News Release: Jacksonville, FL - U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan has sentenced Robert Hohman (66) to five years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography. Hohman was indicted on Oct. 18, 2012. He pleaded guilty to the offense on August 6, 2013.


One Defendant Sentenced, Another Pleads Guilty In Dodge City Racketeering Case

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - One member of a Dodge City street gang was sentenced and another pleaded guilty Monday in a federal racketeering case, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Former Hospital Employee Sentenced In Connection With Widespread Hepatitis C Outbreak

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - David M. Kwiatkowski, 34, a former employee of Exeter Hospital, was sentenced today to 39 years in prison for his conduct in causing a widespread Hepatitis C outbreak in numerous states, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas and Barry R. Grissom, United States Attorney for the District of Kansas.


Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

News Release: DEC 02 (BROWNSVILLE, Texas) - - A federal indictment charging Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, the former governor of the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been unsealed.


Former Governor Of State Of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Indicted In The Southern District Of Texas

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A federal indictment charging Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, the former governor of the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been unsealed.


Former Employee Of Two Government Contractors Pleads Guilty To Role In Procurement Fraud Scheme Involving Over $33 Million In Federal Contracts

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Anthony R. Bilby, 40, of Leesburg, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and major government fraud.


Lymphedema & Wound Care Institute Settle False Claims Act Allegations

News Release: HOUSTON - Susan Morgan, Erin Hamilton and Ryan Chuston, doing business as the Lymphedema & Wound Care Institute Inc., have paid the United States $4.3 million to settle claims they violated the Federal False Claims Act by submitting claims to the Medicare Program for physical therapy treatments provided...


Yosemite National Park Conducts “Youth in Yosemite” Short Film Contest Selected Films to be Showcased at Awards Ceremony

News Release: Yosemite National Park is conducting a “Youth in Yosemite" Short Film Contest. This contest is open to anyone 25 years of age or younger who is motivated to create a video about their connection to Yosemite National Park. The deadline to submit the short films is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.


Cumberland County Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced To 540 Months

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today CHRISTOPHER JASON WILLIAMS, 33, of Fayetteville, North Carolina was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, to 540 months imprisonment followed by a lifetime of supervised release. WILLIAMS previously pled guilty on July 15, 2013 to two counts of Sex Trafficking of Children, in violation of Title 18, United States Code Section 1591.


Macy Man Sentenced for Robbery Conviction

News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Cory Woodhull, age 25 of Macy, Nebraska, was sentenced for his conviction for robbery in Indian Country. Chief United States District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Woodhull to 40 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Woodhull was further ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $750.


Navajo Man Sentenced To 188 Months Imprisonment For Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: PHOENIX - On Dec. 2, 2013, Michael James, 42, of Tohatchi, N.M., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard D. McKibbento 188-months imprisonment following his plea of guilty to armed bank robbery.


Mingo’s Former Chief Magistrate Pleads Guilty To Federal Election Fraud

News Release: Dallas L. Toler is the fourth former Mingo official to plead guilty in connection with federal corruption probe.


Jicarilla Apache Man Pleads Guilty to a Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender Charge

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Quentin Scott Veneno, 27, pleaded guilty this morning to a domestic assault by a habitual offender charge under a plea agreement that requires him to serve a 27 month federal prison sentence. Veneno’s guilty plea was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough and Police Chief Kendall P. Vicenti of the Jicarilla Apache Tribal Police Department.


Idaho Aquarium Operators Sentenced For Illegal Trafficking Of Marine Life

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Otha Easley, Acting Special Agent in Charge, NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement, and David Pharo, Resident Agent in Charge U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Miami, announce that Ammon Covino, 40, formerly of Meridian, Idaho...


Conspirator Pleads Guilty In Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Tonia Patrice Lawson, age 43, of Middle River, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to obtain fraudulent tax refunds.