News published on Federal Newswire in January 2013

News from January 2013


News Release: BOSTON - A former manager of medical device company Orthofix was sentenced today in federal court for defrauding Medicare by falsifying patient medical records.


Former “Panama Unit” Officers Indicted

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Jonathan Trevino, Alexis Rigoberto Espinoza, Fabian Rodriguez and Gerardo Mendoza-Duran, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.


Panola County Felon Sentenced For Firearms Violations

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 45-year-old Carthage, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Medina Man Arrested On Child Pornograghy, Others Charges

News Release: Richard J. Miezin, 47, of Medina, Ohio, was charged with receiving, distributing and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.


USDA Highlights 2012 Investments to Build Stronger Rural Communities

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued a report highlighting USDA Rural Development's fiscal year (FY) 2012 investments in job creation, businesses, infrastructure and housing for Americans living in rural communities across the nation.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Dadra Raye Connors, age 35, of Mission, appeared before United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange on January 9, 2013, and pled guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both.


Indian Leider Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on January 8, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, INDIAN LEIDER, a 20-year-old resident of Rocky Boy, was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on Jan. 2, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, RYAN JAMES PARKER, a 26-year-old resident of Box Elder and an enrolled member of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Sentencing has been set for April 1, 2013. He is currently detained.


Richmond Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Truck With White House Audio And Visual Equipment

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Eric Brown, 49, of Richmond, Va., pleaded guilty today to stealing a truck that contained audio and visual equipment belonging to the office of the President of the United States.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) commended the Food and Drug Administration for meeting today’s deadline to issue draft guidance on abuse-deterrent prescription drugs. In late December, the leaders had requested the Department of...


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Yesterday in federal court, the operator of Lucky Home Health Care, Inc., a home health care agency in Minneapolis, was charged with defrauding Medicaid. On January 8, 2013, Abshir Mohammed Ahmed, age 40, of Minneapolis, was charged via an Information with one count of health care fraud.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) commended the Food and Drug Administration for meeting today’s deadline to issue draft guidance on abuse-deterrent prescription drugs. In late December, the leaders had requested the Department of...


Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Three residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been sentenced in federal court on their convictions of violating federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Senior United States District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose sentenced Gary...


South Lake Tahoe Man Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Trafficking

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gennaro DiMatteo, 43, of South Lake Tahoe, pleaded guilty today to count two of the indictment, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: Tidewater, Inc. has been awarded a contract, through an Inter-Agency Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), to investigate and clean up radiological contamination at Gateway National Recreation Area's Great Kills Park on Staten Island. Work is scheduled to begin Monday, January 14.


Mexican National Sentenced for Unlawfully Entering the United States

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Maximo Arrelano Tenango, 31, of Morelos, Mexico, who was convicted of being an alien found in the United States after deportation following a felony conviction, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David Larimer to 16 months in prison. The defendant will be turned over to immigration authorities for deportation proceedings following the completion of his sentence.


News Release: Investigation Alleges Defendant Used Computer At Work To View Child Pornography.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Monmouth County man who owned several air conditioning businesses was sentenced today to five months in prison and five months house arrest for evading payment of taxes and penalties over several years, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on January 8, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, ROBERT DEAN BOUCHER, a 52-year-old resident of Spokane, pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Sentencing has been set for April 8, 2013. He is currently detained.


International Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 280 Months In Prison

News Release: Defendant Was Top Lieutenant To Colombian Drug Kingpin Francisco Gonzalez-Uribe.