News published on Federal Newswire in January 2013

News from January 2013


Forensics@NIST 2012 Webcast Now Available

News Release: On November 28 -30, 2012, NIST hosted the Forensics@NIST symposium at its Gaithersburg, Maryland campus. The symposium featured three days of presentations and discussions on forensic science topics and ongoing NIST research efforts in the following areas...


Owners Of Charter Fishing And River Cruising Boat Companies Sentenced To Prison, Probation, For Tax Evasion

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A father and daughter who own and operate Bogan’s Deep Sea Fishing Center in Brielle, N.J., were sentenced today for failing to report or pay income taxes on a large portion of the money they took in while running their business, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Springfield Tax Preparer Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison

News Release: Boston - A Springfield tax preparer was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Springfield for filing fraudulent tax returns for her clients.


News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Crystal Lankford was sentenced today by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 45 months in federal prison followed by 5 years of supervised release. Lankford was also ordered to make restitution in the amount of $635,998.56. In September, Crystal Lankford pled guilty to Embezzlement from a Federally Insured Credit Union.


Fulton Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery, Admits Robbing Five Banks

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Fulton, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to bank robbery, admitting that he had robbed banks in Sedalia, Chillicothe, Cuba, Moberly and Rolla, Mo.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - The former president of G3 Holistics, Inc., a marijuana business operating in the Inland Empire, was sentenced this morning to 10 years in prison for his conviction last fall on federal narcotics charges for distributing hundreds of pounds of marijuana.


National Park Service to Dedicate New Science and Resource Management Building at Grand Canyon

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Jan. 15, 2013, at 10:30 am, the National Park Service will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Science and Resource Management building on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park across the street from Park Headquarters. Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga and other...


News Release: Orlando, Florida - Sergei Kusyakov (38, Davenport) today pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and four counts of wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information. Kusyakov faces a maximum penalty of 45 years in federal prison. Sentencing has been set for March 25, 2013.


Former Pennington Gap Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy And Burglary Charges

News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA -- The former police chief of the Pennington Gap Virginia Police Department pleaded guilty this morning to felony charges related to his involvement in the distribution of prescription pain killers and the burglary of a pharmacy.


News Release: Fresno, Calif. - United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii sentenced Jon Smilanick, 36, of Fresno, today to 30 months in prison for possession of a pipe bomb in violation of the National Firearms Act, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


Women’s Rights NHP to Show "Independence" in Winter Film Festival

News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park continues its second annual Winter Film Festival by showing the film Independence on Friday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013.


Snakes in the Snow?

News Release: Long ago, what did people of different cultures do to stave off boredom during the long winter months? Come to Fort Stanwix National Monument's Backyard Ranger Program on Saturday, Jan. 19, from 10 am to 11:30 am and 1:30 pm to 3 pm to learn from special guest Ron Patterson of the Shako:wi Cultural...


Lucas Wyman Mulvaugh Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on Jan. 3, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, LUCAS WYMAN MULVAUGH, a 35-year-old resident of Belgrade, appeared for sentencing. MULVAUGH was sentenced to a term of.


Crystal Gretchen Nomee Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on Jan. 3, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, CRYSTAL GRETCHEN NOMEE, a 34-year-old resident of Lodge Grass, appeared for sentencing. NOMEE was sentenced to a term of.


Avatar Marvinjo Springfield Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on January 4, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, AVATAR MARVINJO SPRINGFIELD, a 25-year-old resident of Lodge Grass and an enrolled member of the Crow Tribe of Indians, appeared for sentencing. SPRINGFIELD was sentenced to a term of.



News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on January 4, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, CHRISTOPHER WENTLEIN, a 33-year-old resident of Billings, appeared for sentencing. WENTLEIN was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: WASHINGTON ? A member of the U.S. military was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to obtain approximately $244,000 in fraudulent recruiting referral bonuses from various U.S. military components and their contractor, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department?s Criminal Division.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) will invest approximately $300 million in pollution control technology, pay a civil penalty of $1.2 million, and spend $6 million on environmental mitigation projects to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA), according to the terms of a settlement with the United States, announced today by the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


News Release: Michael Carlow, a resident of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty today to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. Carlow appeared before U.S. District Judge David Cercone.