News published on Federal Newswire in February 2013

News from February 2013


Phoenix Man Pleads Guilty to Stalking a Woman in Maryland

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - David Charles Richards, age 49, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty today to stalking a woman in Maryland.


Two New Business Specialists Join the Team at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

News Release: Recently, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site welcomed two new employees who bring a wealth of experience and business acumen to the park's staff.


Convicted Sex Offender From Montgomery County Sentenced To Twenty-Five Months In Federal Prison For Second Federal Failure To Register Conviction

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Kevin H. Chambliss, of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to twenty-five months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender, United States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., announced today.


Fairfax Man Indicted For Producing Child Pornography And Attempted Enticement Of A Minor

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Douglas Lee Payne Jr., 31, of Fairfax, Va., has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child exploitation related charges.


News Release: Defendants attempt to evade law enforcement resulted in three deaths.


News Release: Summit brings together educators, law enforcement, mental health professionals, and community members; seeks practical, local steps against school violence.


News Release: CHICAGO - A correctional guard at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago was indicted on bribery charges for allegedly violating Federal Bureau of Prisons rules regarding inmate possession of contraband. The defendant, TONY HENDERSON, was charged with five counts of bribery in an indictment...


News Release: United States Attorney Danny C. Williams, Sr., announced that earlier today United States District Court Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Dr. Gary L. Johnson to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and to Corruptly Solicit, Accept, Give and Offer Things of Value. He was ordered to pay $207,590.01 of the $657,197.27 in restitution to the Skiatook Public Schools. Parole has been abolished in the Federal System.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota man convicted of Sexual Abuse was sentenced on February 4, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Anthony Fast Horse, age 53, was sentenced to 192 months in custody, 5 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Victim Assistance Fund.


Walker County Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Disaster Fraud

News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Walker County man to two years in prison for fraudulently claiming $30,200 in federal disaster relief funds following the April 2011 tornadoes across North Alabama, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr. and Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge James E. Ward.


Pine Ridge Man Convicted Of Sexual Abuse

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Daniel Tobacco, age 19, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota was convicted of sexual abuse following a federal jury trial in Rapid City, South Dakota. This charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Tobacco was indicted by a federal grand jury for sexual abuse on June 19, 2012.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Armando Ruben Aleman, 28, of Weslaco, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing more than $190,000 from former employer BBVA Compass Bank in Mission, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The indictment was retuned late yesterday.


Gang Member Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Pedro Cruz Gonzales, 33, of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced by the Honorable Robert E. Jones to 13 years in federal prison following the defendant’s guilty plea to sex trafficking of a minor. Upon his release from prison, the defendant will serve a five year term of supervised release.


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced the return to South Florida of fugitive Magda Luz Lavin, 55, after her arrest and extradition from Colombia.


Senators Harkin, Burr, Enzi, Casey, and Alexander Introduce Bill to Better Prepare Nation for the Threat of Pandemics or Bioterror Attacks

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with Senators Burr, Enzi, Casey, and Alexander introduced the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013, a bipartisan effort to ensure that...


El Paso Man Sentenced To Federal Prison In Child Porn Case

News Release: Defendant was in possession of 5,342 videos and 133,345 images depicting child pornography.


News Release: Law Enforcement Seized Cocaine and More Than $78,000 in Drug Trafficking Proceeds During Execution of Search Warrant.


Jimmy Rollins Pleads Guilty To Producing Child Pornography

News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Jimmy Rollins, 44, of Palmer, Tenn., pleaded guilty on Feb. 5, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga, to producing child pornography. Sentencing has been set for May 6, 2013, in the U.S. District Court in Chattanooga.


Three DEA Operation “Meilky Way” Defendants Sentenced In Methamphetamine Distribution Case Ring Leader Sentenced To 35 Years Imprisonment

News Release: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Today, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock District Office of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) William J. Bryant and Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced United States District Judge J. Leon Holmes sentenced Michael...


Hankinson Man Sentenced on Federal Firearm Charges

News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on Feb. 7, 2013, Anthony Nathaniel Hayes, Jr. of Hankinson, N.D., was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson on charges of possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered firearm.