News published on Federal Newswire in January 2013

News from January 2013


News Release: CONCORD, NH - Neville Padmore, 30, of Manchester, was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to forty-eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute them, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.


Houston Area Man Handed 45 Years For Multiple Child Pornography Convictions

News Release: Defendant calls himself a “monster" during the hearing.


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today United States District Judge Terrance W. Boyle sentenced ALEX MICHAEL LOCKLEAR, 61, of Maxton, North Carolina, to 300 months imprisonment followed by 5 years supervised release.


North Tonawanda Man Sentenced in Pharmacy Burglary

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Timothy J. Lichtenburger, 30, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., who was convicted of burglarizing a pharmacy and possession with intent to distribute the various controlled substances taken in the burglary, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: South Bend, IN-The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Hammond, Indiana, returned the following Indictment on Jan. 16, 2013.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 13 Members And Associates Of Bronx Narcotics Organization With Crack Cocaine And Heroin Distribution

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Raymond W. Kelly, the Police Commissioner for the City of New York (“NYPD"), announced today...


Hualapai Nation Tribal Member Sentenced To Prison For Assault On A Federal Officer

News Release: PHOENIX - On Jan.14, 2012, Jordan Reed Sumatzkuku, 25, of Peach Springs, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 36 months in prison. Sumatzkuku was also sentenced to 12 months in prison for violating his supervised release in another case. The sentences were ordered to run consecutively...


Former Owner Of Commercial Mortgage And Finance Company Convicted Of Fraud

News Release: ROCKFORD - Anthony F. D’Agostino, 79, the former owner, CEO and President of Commercial Mortgage and Finance Co., in Rockford, was found guilty today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on seventeen counts of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of securities fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud investors in Commercial Mortgage. The decision was filed today in U.S. District Court in Rockford, following a six-day bench trial in September 2013.


News Release: U.S. Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) called on Environment Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to answer questions about the science used in a hydraulic fracturing report in Wyoming. The Senators highlight missteps and setbacks with the EPA's draft report, and they demand ...


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Ansel Cruz, 30, a life-long resident of Laredo, has entered a guilty plea to one count of armed bank robbery of the Laredo Federal Credit Union where he was formerly employed, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.


News Release: RAFAEL ANTONIO MURILLO, age 41, a citizen of El Salvador, was charged today in a one-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for illegal re-entry by an alien previously removed, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.


Knoxville Woman Sentenced To One Year In Prison For Lying To Court About Cancer Diagnosis

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Angela Elwood, 48, of Knoxville, Tenn., was sentenced on Jan. 17, 2013, by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve one year in federal prison.


News Release: A federal indictment was filed charging Rolando Sepulveda with seven counts of health care fraud in connection with the operation of his ambulette company, Med Transportation, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.


Lower Wilderness Closure Due to Precribed Fire

News Release: From March 1st - 31st, Buffalo National River will conduct a controlled burn inside the Lower Buffalo Wilderness area. The 11,284 acre Lower Buffalo Wilderness Prescribed Fire unit is located in southeast Marion County approximately 7 miles southeast of Flippin. The entire unit is expected to require less than 30 days to actually ignite, but to ensure safety; the area will be closed to the public for the entire period.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Whitney Hayes, 21, of Charlotte, NC, was sentenced today to 57months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to transport an individual across state lines for prostitution.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - For the second time this week, a federal court judge has sentenced a previously convicted felon to a lengthy federal prison sentence for crimes involving the use or possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr; and Guy N. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Boston Field Office.


Scottdale Man Pleads Guilty In Crack Cocaine Distribution Scheme

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Scottdale, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Anthony Chavez, 30, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this morning to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales and Thomas G. Atteberry, Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.


Former Cape Cod Man Sentenced For Impersonating A Federal Agent

News Release: BOSTON -A former Centerville man was sentenced today for impersonating a federal agent.


Lynnwood Company, Owner and Executives Indicted for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods

News Release: Companies Allegedly Sold Counterfeit Cisco Systems Equipment Made In China.