News published on Federal Newswire in December 2013

News from December 2013


News Release: WASHINGTON Cydrisse Alvin, 33, of Washington, D.C. has been found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder while armed for the June 2012 stabbing of her next-door neighbor, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


Bipartisan Congressional Leaders Call for End of Hostilities and Encourage Inclusive Political Dialogue in South Sudan

News Release: Dear Mr. President: We write to express our deep concern about the growing ethnic violence and deteriorating security situation in South Sudan, and call on all parties to cease hostilities and exercise restraint to prevent violence from further escalating. As strong supporters of South Sudan’s independence...


National Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization In Sandy Springs Dismantled

News Release: ATLANTA - Jiles and Shannon Johnson, a husband and wife who owned the now closed KC Pit BBQ Restaurant in Sandy Springs, Ga., and Matthew Ware, the accountant for the restaurant, have been sentenced to federal prison.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations and Egypt

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


News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana - The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, returned the following Indictment on Nov. 20, 2013.


District Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Nine-Year-Old Boy-Defendant Repeatedly Abused Child Over Six-Month Period-

News Release: WASHINGTON - A 49-year-old man, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty of sexually abusing a nine-year-old male relative, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


New Recreation.gov Features for Katmai National Park Reservations

News Release: Katmai National Park announces that new features on recreation.gov will simplify the reservation process for camping at Brooks Camp and other destinations in the park.


News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Christopher J. Tierney was sentenced on Dec. 23, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp to a term of probation of three years. Mr. Tierney was also ordered to pay a fine of $15,000.00. Mr. Tierney pled guilty on Aug. 19, 2013, to one...


News Release: SAN JOSE - Yesterday a federal jury convicted two of the founders of S3 Partners on investment fraud related charges, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson announced.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Newark, New York pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of providing contraband in a federal prison, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Oxycodone

News Release: Moved From Medical Marijuana Authorizations To Distribution Of Narcotic Painkillers.


Judges Sentences Inmate Caught Speeding Away From Federal Prison Camp

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - An inmate at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 2 months in jail on his conviction for escape after conviction, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Dear Mr. President: We write to express our deep concern about the growing ethnic violence and deteriorating security situation in South Sudan, and call on all parties to cease hostilities and exercise restraint to prevent violence from further escalating. As strong supporters of South Sudan’s independence...


Federal Inmate Gets 3 More Months In Prison For Possessing Marijuana

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - An inmate at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 3 months in jail on his conviction for possession of contraband in prison, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Federal Inmate In Possession Of A Cell Phone Sentenced To 3 More Months In Prison

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - An inmate at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 3 months in jail on his conviction for possession of contraband in prison, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - A federal court in Montgomery, Alabama, permanently barred Kenya Hendrix Adams from preparing tax returns for others, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. The permanent injunction order was signed by Judge Mark E. Fuller of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.


Bipartisan Congressional Leaders Call for End of Hostilities and Encourage Inclusive Political Dialogue in South Sudan

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, a bipartisan and bicameral group of Congressional leaders expressed deep concern to South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit about the growing ethnic violence and deteriorating security situation in the world’s newest independent nation. The Congressional leaders called on all political leaders to cease hostilities and exercise restraint to prevent the violence from further escalating and emphasized the importance of an inclusive political dialogue.


News Release: Jeremi J. Blake, 20, of Jennings, Missouri, was sentenced in federal district court on Dec. 20, 2013, to 15 months in prison, to be followed by three years supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $150 fine, 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.


Rockford Man Pleads Guilty To Income Tax Evasion

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Robert L. Harley, Jr, of Rockford, Michigan, pleaded guilty to income tax evasion on a 2008 federal income tax return, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr announced today. U.S. Attorney Miles was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Erick Martinez, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Duncan Badding, 25, of Williamsville, N.Y., was sentenced to one year in prison, to be followed by a 2 year period of supervised release, for unlawfully making and unlawfully possessing destructive devices.