News published on Federal Newswire in December 2013

News from December 2013


News Release: TULSA, OKLAHOMA- On Dec. 17, 2013, six people were arrested after search warrants were served by federal, state, and local law enforcement in a concerted effort to reduce the distribution of heroin in Tulsa County. Five of the six arrested were found to be unlawfully in the United States. The multiagency ...


Ashtabula Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Trafficking Heroin That Led To The Death Of Woman

News Release: An Ashtabula man was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for selling heroin that resulted in the death of an Ashtabula woman last year, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Arsonist Receives 60 Months In Prison For Burning Lorton, Virginia Sandwich Shop

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Horace Sinclair Thompson, Jr., 25, of Lorton, Va., was sentenced today to 60 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, for the arson of a retail food establishment located in Lorton, Va.


News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Perrin Oliver, 44, of Bangor and formerly of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of firearms.


Grand Island Man Convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced today that following a 3 day trial in United States District Court, a jury found James B. Haugh, age 57, guilty of receiving and distributing child pornography. Haugh, a resident of Grand Island, Nebraska, faces imprisonment of at least 5 years and a maximum...


Local Appraiser Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Darryl Glasco, 54, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., a licensed New York State appraiser, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $ 1,000,000, or both.


News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to take part in a free, ninety minute, historical hike at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. Participants are encouraged to take Moccasin Bend Road toward the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute and follow the Special Event signs directing you to the parking area.


Third Defendant Sentenced In False Tax Return And Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announce that defendant Behrmann Desenclos, 43, of Lauderhill, was sentenced for his participation in a scheme to file...


News Release: GREENVILLE - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced BRIAN GARLAND LANCASTER, 47, of Pikeville, North Carolina, to 84 months imprisonment, consecutive on each count, followed by 5 years of supervised release.


Sentences For December 13 – 19, 2013

News Release: Rachel Marie Essley, 33, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on Dec. 19, 2013, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distributing at least 50 grams of methamphetamine. Essley was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She received 84 months...


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced that STEPHEN COLANGELO, Jr., pled guilty to two counts of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud in connection with two separate schemes that defrauded investors out of more than $2.7 million. COLANGELO’s...


Chairman Royce Statement on Iran Sanctions Legislation in Senate

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on today’s introduction of bipartisan Iran sanctions legislation in the Senate...


News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.


Demolition Company Owner Sentenced To Prison For Improper Handling Of Asbestos During Demolition Of Piqua Medical Center

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. DAYTON, OHIO - Lamont P. Pryor, 47, of Lima, Ohio was sentenced to 13 months in prison for violating the Clean Air Act in connection with his company’s handling...


News Release: A grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Jose Isabel Sandate-Lozano, age 30, with illegally reentering the United States following his deportation, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.



News Release: BOSTON - David Mullins, 47, of Chicopee was charged today in federal court with failure to register as a sex offender.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Freddy Centeno, 52 of Brownsville, has been ordered to prison for money laundering for a convicted drug trafficker, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Centeno, a licensed real estate agent, pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information Aug. 30, 2013.


Local Woman Indicted On Federal Bank Fraud And Identity Theft Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - MELANIE ANN MAHANEY was indicted on multiple fraud charges involving her alleged misuse of bank funds.


Seattle Area Men Charged with Insider Trading Based on Microsoft Internal Information

News Release: Pair Allegedly Made More Than $390,000 By Stock Trading On Non-Public Information.