News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


News Release: - University self-reported the over-billing for professional services.


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


Twelfth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Dodge City Racketeering Case

News Release: TWICHITA, KAN. - A member of a Dodge City street gang charged in a federal racketeering case has pleaded guilty, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Birmingham Man Sentenced To Nearly 12 Years In Prison For Armed Pharmacy Robberies

News Release: Birmingham Man Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years in Prison for Armed Pharmacy Robberies.


News Release: DENVER - Kizzy Kalu, age 49, of Highlands Ranch, was found guilty today of 89 counts of mail fraud, visa fraud, human trafficking and money laundering by a federal jury, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced. The four week jury trial was before Chief U.S. District Court Judge...


News Release: Young C. Kim, President and project manager of co-defendant Hubtec International Corporation (“Hubtec"), was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $200 special assessment fee based upon his participation in defrauding the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration...


Please View Wildlife from Safe Distance

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Distance requirements between people and wildlife in Glacier National Park have been implemented to prevent negative human-wildlife encounters and decrease wildlife habituation. Visitors are required to keep a distance of at least 100 yards from bears and wolves, and 25 yards from any other wildlife including nesting birds.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Aleksi Kolarov, 30, will appear in Newark federal court today after being extradited from Paraguay to face U.S. charges he participated in the Shadowcrew forum, an online marketplace for hacking and identity theft that was the largest of its kind when dismantled by the Department of Justice and the U.S. Secret Service in 2004, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit against Owners and Managers of Rental Homes in Washington State for Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owners and managers of rental homes in and near Kelso and Longview, Wash., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against persons with disabilities.


Redby Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Another With A Machete

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 19-year-old Redby man pleaded guilty to assaulting another person with a machete while in Redby, a community on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Dale Clinton White, Jr., pleaded guilty to one count of assault resulting in serious bodily harm. White, who was indicted on May 6, 2013, entered his plea before United States District Court Chief Judge Michael J. Davis.


News Release: Farmington, PA - The National Park Service plans to demolish an unused barn located at Friendship Hill NHS. The barn, built in the 1880's, 90 years after the Gallatin family moved away from Friendship Hill, was constructed and used by later owners of the property.The barn in its current condition is a potential fire and safety hazard. Once the barn is removed, the site will be restored to an open field.


News Release: RSVP Required for Media Access to Liberty Island Reopening Ceremony.


LAUREL BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN PRISON fOR FOUR ROBBERIES IN OVER THREE MONTHS

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Jeffrey Wayne Malcolm, age 56, of Laurel, Maryland, today to 8 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for bank robbery.


U.s. Attorney’s Office Remembers Colleague Albert J. Winters, Jr.

News Release: U.S. Attorney Dana Boente, on behalf of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, noted the passing of Albert J. Winters, Jr., who served the Department of Justice for nearly 35 years in the New Orleans area.


Preservation of Sitka’s Totem Poles Enters the Digital Age

News Release: Preservation of Sitka's Totem Poles Enters the Digital Age.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, N.J., man, charged in connection with a year-long investigation by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force that led to the confiscation of 45 guns from the streets of Newark, East Orange and Irvington, was convicted on weapons charges, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.


St. Landry Parish School Board Member Pleads Guilty To Bribery Conspiracy

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that St. Landry Parish School Board member John Miller, 72, of Opelousas, La., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.


News Release: BOSTON - A Plymouth man was charged today in connection with an investment fraud that caused retired clients over $3 million in losses.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former claims manager for the N.J. Turnpike Authority was arrested today for allegedly stealing more than $120,000 from the authority, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Local Retailers

News Release: A man who defrauded local retailers by switching UPC codes on consumer products pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.