News published on Federal Newswire in December 2013

News from December 2013


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Cynrithia Gary was sentenced on Dec. 18, 2013, to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $180,452 for conspiring to file false tax returns, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez announced.


News Release: DALLAS - Lamonica Phillips and Pamela Gail Willis, aka Pamela Gayle Knight, both of Dallas, appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver, and each pleaded guilty to a federal felony offense stemming from their embezzlement of funds from Phillips’ former employer, announced US. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.


Bradenton Man Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison For Production Of Child Pornography

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich today sentenced Heriberto Pena-Salazar (25, Bradenton) to 27 years in federal prison for production of child pornography. As part of his sentence, he was also ordered to serve a 15-year term of supervised release, following his incarceration, and to register as a sex offender.


Former Office Manager Charged With Defrauding Car Dealership, Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: PITTSBURGH - On Dec. 17, 2013, a former resident of Venetia, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud and filing false income tax returns, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Is getting more exercise one of your New Year’s Resolutions? Want to avoid crowds at the gym, and would rather exercise outdoors, hiking and snowshoeing? Do you enjoy visiting national parks? On Wednesday, January 15th, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will launch a new community health program...


News Release: Former Cuyahoga County employee and Parma School Board member J. Kevin Kelley was sentenced today to six years in prison and ordered to pay $605,035 for his involvement in several bribery schemes, federal law enforcement officials announced today.


Richland County Man Sentenced On Methamphetamine Related Charges

News Release: A Richland County man was sentenced on Dec. 18, 2013, to federal prison on methamphetamine related charges, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.


News Release: Washington, DC - Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation which included a commonsense, anti-fraud provision to prevent the disclosure of recent death information and reduce incidents of identity theft and fraud. Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson...


News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Joshua Matthew Miranda, 29, was sentenced this morning, by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings, to 240 months (20 years) in federal prison, following his guilty plea in September 2013 to one count of receiving child pornography. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement regarding reports that 365,000 Americans selected a plan in the federal and state Exchanges in October and November.


Defendant Sentenced For Domestic Violence

News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Robert Hielscher, 36, of Opelika, Alabama was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013, to serve sixty (60) months imprisonment in a case of domestic violence resulting in substantial bodily injury. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Clay D. Land, United States District Court Judge in Columbus, Georgia.


News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Ryan Michael Guesford, 40, of Morristown, Tenn., was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2013, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 120 months in federal prison for distributing and conspiring to distribute oxycodone. Upon his release from prison Guesford will be subject to supervised release, under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office, for three years. There is no parole in the federal system.


Mission Man Charged With Assault With A Dangerous Weapon And Assaulting, Resisting, Opposing, And Impeding A Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assaulting, Resisting, Opposing, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


News Release: Arantazazu Atorrasagasti, 36, and Carmen L. Picache, 33, both of Orlando, Florida, were sentenced to terms of 30 months and 24 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a nationwide telemarketing scheme that defrauded thousands of people throughout the United States and Canada, including victims...


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News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Yankton, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Camp Statement on TPP Negotiations

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the announcement by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Ministers that they made significant progress in the Singapore Round and will continue their work in January.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released its unemployment report for November 2013.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN GRACIA, 25, formerly of Middletown, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant...


Eagle Butte Man Sentenced For Assault With A Dangerous Weapon And Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on Dec. 19, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.