News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Joseph Church, age 41, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 51 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DENIS WILLIAMS, also known as “Blanco," 33, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Antawon Randall, 28, of Capital Heights, Md., has pled guilty to charges stemming from a sexual assault that he committed against a woman who was unconscious in her own home, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced today.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a White River, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


Artillery Demonstrations at Point Park

News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend special artillery demonstrations on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at Point Park, located on historic Lookout Mountain, to learn about the trials and tribulations that Confederate artillerists experienced in the fall of 1863. While these soldiers often experienced marvelous views of the Tennessee River Valley, firing artillery rounds from the mountain's summit proved not to be as spectacular.


News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


News Release: Enoch Smith, 36, a/k/a “Drees," a/k/a “Idris," of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted today of all charges including sex trafficking of a minor and production of child pornography. According to evidence and testimony presented at trial, Smith operated a prostitution business in Philadelphia between April...


Eleven More Defendants Plead Guilty In Staged Automobile Accident Scheme

News Release: 92 defendants have been charged to date in Operation Sledgehammer I-VI.


News Release: Of Credit Union Deposits Totaling $372,321.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations and China

Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


Former Vice President Of High-End Jewelry Company Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Stealing Over $2 Million Of Jewelry

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that INGRID LEDERHAAS-OKUN, a former Vice President of Product Development at a high-end jewelry company, pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to stealing over $2.1 million worth of jewelry from her former employer. LEDERHAAS-OKUN was arrested earlier this month and pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court in Duluth, a 30-year-old Red Lake man pleaded guilty to running a vehicle off the road on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Tony Lee Lussier specifically pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon. Lussier, who was charged May 21, 2013, in a superseding indictment, entered his plea before United States District Court Judge Richard H. Kyle.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Darrin Young, a/k/a Darrin Fleming, 39, of Memphis, TN, has been charged in a criminal complaint with threatening the life of President Barack Obama, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III today.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Justin Worley, 34, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence to 73 months in federal prison, the high end of the federal sentencing guidelines, for robbing eight banks in Rhode Island and one bank in Massachusetts between February and September 2012, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha.


Star Party - August

News Release: CARLSBAD - Carlsbad Caverns National Park welcomes the public to view the Perseid meteor shower on Saturday, Aug. 10, and Sunday, Aug. 11, at 8:15 p.m., in the east main parking lot of the Carlsbad Caverns visitor center. The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year and is expected to be at its peak on the weekend of August 10 and 11.


New Haven Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Denis Williams, also known as “Blanco," 33, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.


Cherry Creek Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting A Female Minor

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Contact with a Minor was sentenced on July 25, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.