News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Tung Pham, 48, pled guilty on July 1st, 2013 to seven counts of an indictment that charged him with wire fraud and theft of trade secrets. Mr. Pham pled guilty to the wire fraud charges, and agreed that when calculating his Sentencing Guidelines, the court could consider the theft of trade...


Jury Finds Mexican Woman Guilty In Meth Conspiracy

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Rosalva Reyna-Llamas, 30, of Monterrey, Mexico, has been found guilty on all counts as charged - conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute and importation of methamphetamine, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.


Ten Individuals Sentenced In Federal Court

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Former Bank President Stephen Henry Sentenced To Two Years, Ordered To Pay $2.4 Million In Restitution

News Release: Memphis, TN - Stephen Henry, 46, of Memphis, was sentenced Friday to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $2,424,000 in restitution as a result of his guilty plea to one count of misapplication of bank funds, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.


Federal Charges Filed In Overland Park Bank Robbery

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Federal charges have been filed alleging a 35-year-old man armed with a hatchet robbed a bank in Overland Park, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker Enters Guilty Plea

News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Bertin Rivera, age 43, of Lumber City, Georgia, entered a plea of guilty today to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 382 kilograms of cocaine. The plea was entered in the United States District Court in Macon, Georgia, before the Honorable C. Ashley Royal.


Former Sutherland Global Services Employees Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Brian Wergin, 31, and Bohdan “Don" Luzecky, 45, both of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, to mail fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.


Federal Inmates Indicted For Having Marijuana In Prison

News Release: Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that a federal grand jury returned indictments charging two people with possession of contraband in prison.


New Park Headquarters Open House

News Release: Kenai Fjords National Park would like to invite park partners and the local community to an Open House at the new Park Headquarters (formerly known as Old Solly’s) at 411 Washington Street on Tuesday July 9, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There will be a small exhibit on the history and art that the...


Jury Finds Mexican Woman Guilty In Meth Conspiracy

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Rosalva Reyna-Llamas, 30, of Monterrey, Mexico, has been found guilty on all counts as charged - conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, possession with intent to distribute and importation of methamphetamine, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.


Canadian National Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Provide Material Support To The Tamil Tigers

News Release: Defendant Sought To Obtain Submarine And Warship Design Software And Night Vision Equipment For Foreign Terrorist Organization.


Kline Statement on ObamaCare's Employer Mandate

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced plans to delay implementation of the health care law’s employer mandate until 2015...


Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker Enters Guilty Plea

News Release: MACON, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Bertin Rivera, age 43, of Lumber City, Georgia, entered a plea of guilty today to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 382 kilograms of cocaine. The plea was entered in the United States District Court in Macon, Georgia, before the Honorable C. Ashley Royal.


Firefighters closely monitoring 5-acre Bull Gulch Fire in Eagle County

News Release: EAGLE, Colo. - Firefighters are closely monitoring a 5-acre fire on Bureau of Land Management lands in the remote Bull Gulch Wilderness Study Area above the Colorado River Road in western Eagle County.


Operation Stolen Dreams Defendant Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In Mortgage Fraud Scheme

News Release: In San Antonio, 46-year-old Robert Brooks, of Lantana, TX, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release and ordered to pay approximately $8.5 million restitution for his role in a mortgage fraud operation involving a series of “property flip" schemes announced...


Four Patagonia Drug Traffickers Sentenced To Serve A Combined Term Of 32 Years In Prison

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On July 1, 2013, Patagonia, Arizona residents Fabian Monge, 34, Isabel Monge-Sierras, 43, Mary (Monge) Carlson, 32, and Frank Lopez, 49 were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collinsto serve terms of imprisonment of 12.5 years, 7 years, 5 years, and 7.5 years, respectively. After...


Several Arrested In Large Scale Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: An Indictment Is A Formal Accusation Of Criminal Conduct, Not Evidence. A Defendant Is Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Convicted Through Due Process Of Law.


News Release: tALBUQUERQUE - Lee Baca, 22, a U.S. Marine Reservist who resides in Albuquerque, N.M., was arraigned this morning on a five count indictment charging him with child pornography offenses. Baca entered a not guilty plea to the indictment and was ordered detained pending trial, which has yet to be scheduled.


Richland County Man Indicted On Methamphetamine Related Charges

News Release: Lafe A. Willis, 28, of Olney, IL, was indicted on June 18, 2013, on methamphetamine related charges in an Indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in East St. Louis, Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.


Thornton Man Pleads Guilty And Is Sentenced For Assaulting A Spirit Airlines Flight Attendant

News Release: DENVER - Evan Nathaniel Castle, age 24, of Thornton, Colorado, pled guilty to and was sentenced yesterday for misdemeanor assault of a Spirit Airlines flight attendant, United States Attorney John Walsh and FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Thomas Ravenelle announced.