News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


News Release: LAREDO - Santos Eliseo Carpio Jr., 33, of Laredo, has entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Abran Felipe Armijo, 45, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to a bank robbery charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Armijo will be sentenced to a federal prison term within the range of ten to fifteen years.


Shrewsbury Man Sentenced For Sex Tourism

News Release: BOSTON - A Shrewsbury man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Worcester for traveling to the Dominican Republic to engage in sexual conduct with a minor.


Baucus Statement on the Public Calling for Tax Reform

News Release: Just outside this chamber, are the likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and dozens of statesmen cast in bronze and marble. I often look to these individuals for inspiration and quotes when writing a speech.


Sen. Murkowski: Park Service Needs to Look at Alternative Funding for Maintenance Backlog

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed her frustration with the National Park Service’s (NPS) handling of their maintenance backlog, which they estimate to be up to $13 billion, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Third Degree Burglary was sentenced on July 24, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Camp Remarks Before Washington International Trade Association Annual Dinner.


Two Richland County Women Sentenced On Methamphetamine Related Charges

News Release: Two Richland County women were sentenced today to federal prison terms on methamphetamine related charges, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Russian national living in New York admitted today that he conspired with others to hack into retail brokerage accounts and execute sham trades, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Drug Thieves Sentenced To Federal Prison

News Release: Defendants Tried to Rob a Government Cooperator at Gunpoint.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 61-year-old Rochester woman pleaded guilty to defrauding an elderly couple out of more than $840,000. Carolyn Jean Cassar pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Cassar, who was charged in a superseding indictment on July 23, 2013, entered her plea before United States District Court Judge Joan N. Ericksen.


Johnson, Becerra Introduce the Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Committee on Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Ranking Member Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 2720, the Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013. Named after a deceased child victim of identity fraud, the legislation would...


IRS Response “Begins to Look A Lot Like Obstruction,” Says Camp

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman announced that the IRS has produced less than one percent of the total documents requested in the Congressional inquiry into the IRS targeting of conservative groups.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Prescott Apachito, 24, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Alamo, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to a federal assault charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.


News Release: An Ashland man pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy for his role in a holding woman with cognitive disabilities and her child against their will and forcing the woman to perform manual labor, law enforcement officials said today.


News Release: Defendant Identified As Part Of Kent Valley “Hotspot" Initiative.


Blackfoot Man Pleads Guilty To Abusive Sexual Contact With A Child

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Ta-Sunka-Hinz Thunder Hawk, age 18, of Blackfoot, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on July 23, 2013, and pled guilty to an Indictment that charged him with Abusive Sexual Contact With a Child.


Dr. Coburn's Statement for the Record on Nomination Hearing for Alejandro Mayorkas

News Release: WASHINGTON - Dr. Coburn submitted a statement for the record for the nomination hearing for Alejandro Mayorkas to be Deputy Homeland Security Secretary.


News Release: Meeker, Colo. - Both the Citadel and East Tschuddi fires have reached 70% containment due to efforts of firefighters and favorable weather conditions. Today, fire crews will continue to mop-up and patrol both fires. While today’s assignments are similar to yesterday, the number of firefighters will be...


San Jose Man Charged With Selling Millions of Dollars of Stolen and Counterfeit Cisco Merchandise

News Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cuong Cao Dang, a/k/a Calvin Dang, was arrested this morning after a federal grand jury indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, six substantive counts of mail fraud, and money laundering, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and IRS-CI Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez, announced.