News published on Federal Newswire in January 2013

News from January 2013


News Release: Russell R. Wasendorf, Sr., age 64, from Cedar Falls, Iowa, who stole more than $215,000,000 in customer funds from his commodity futures business, was sentenced today to 50 years in federal prison. Wasendorf received the prison term after a Sept. 17, 2012 guilty plea to one count each of.


News Release: ABILENE, Texas - Joshua Cisneros, 29, of Abilene, Texas, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis, in federal court in Abilene, to a total of 18 years in federal prison. Cisneros was convicted at trial in September in 2012 on all five counts of an indictment charging conspiracy...


Tuscaloosa Man Sentenced 18 Months For Possessing And Intending To Distribute Steroids

News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Tuscaloosa man to 18 months in prison for possessing anabolic steroids with the intent to distribute the performance-enhancing drugs, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Clay A. Morris.


News Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 220,000 metric tons of soybeans to China during the 2013/2014 marketing year.


Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Expansion of Refinancing Program to Help More Rural Homeowners

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is adding 15 more states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to a pilot program that enables current USDA home loan borrowers to save money on housing costs by refinancing their mortgages with lower interest rates. USDA Housing Administrator Tammye Treviño made the announcement on behalf of Secretary Vilsack.


Former Camden Police Officer Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Conspiracy To Deprive Others Of Civil Rights

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former Camden police officer was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for conspiring with fellow officers to deprive others of their civil rights, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, Jan. 31, 2014- Nature inspires artists of all ages! Students can demonstrate their creativity through theYouth Arts in the Parksart contest, part of New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend (April 25 -27). The art work of contest finalists will be showcased at Tamarack in Beckley...


News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was sentenced today for committing bank fraud and passing counterfeit securities.


News Release: A Hancock County, Iowa man was sentenced Jan. 30, 2013 to 144 months in federal prison.


Donald Carl Salois Found Guilty In U.S. Federal Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that on Jan. 30, 2013, in Great Falls, after a federal district court trial before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, DONALD CARL SALOIS, a 49-year-old resident of Browning, was found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse. Sentencing is set for May 20, 2013. He is currently detained.


Justin Lane Flor 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. 31, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, JUSTIN LANE FLOR, a 35-year-old resident of Miles City, appeared for sentencing. FLOR was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: Bryant admitted to selling powerful painkillers from his Nicholas Co. auto care business.


Former Pharmacy Technician Sentenced For Stealing Narcotics

News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - Denise Richardson, 47, of Roseburg, Oregon, was sentenced to prison for stealing narcotics from the Roseburg Veteran’s Affairs Hospital. Richardson is a former pharmacy technician at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital. Chief U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Richardson to 24 months in prison and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of $23,475 the amount the VA spent purchasing the narcotics.


Canadian Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Mohammed Yassin, 42, of Hamilton, Ontario, who was convicted of bank fraud, was sentenced to 26 months in prison and ordered to pay $36,100 in restitution by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: For Bank Fraud. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Humphrey Holmes was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to a 36-month term of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for bank fraud. According to United...


News Release: BOSTON - A Holden man was convicted today of tax evasion.


Former Orthofix Regional Director Sentenced For Perjury

News Release: BOSTON - A former Orthofix regional sales director was sentenced today for making a false declaration to a grand jury.


Two Men Convicted Of Orchestrating Tax Fraud Scheme That Illegally Sought Quarter Billion Dollars In Fraudulent Tax Refunds

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - Two Inland Empire men who ran the Fontana-based Old Quest Foundation have been convicted of running a tax fraud scheme that resulted in more than 400 fraudulent federal income tax returns being filed with the IRS that cumulatively sought more than $250 million in fraudulent refunds.


News Release: James Henley, a former contractor with the Detroit Public Library (“DPL"), was charged in an Indictment for Bribery of a Public Official, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.


Woman Indicted in Ocala For Theft Of Nearly $1 Million Dollars Of Treasury Department Funds

News Release: Ocala, FL - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Centerria Shantia Farmer with theft of funds belonging to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. If convicted, Farmer faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Farmer that the United States is seeking a money judgment in the amount of $902,639.78, which represents the proceeds of the theft of government property.