News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


News Release: JEFFREY MICHELE, 43; LESLIE MCMORRIS, 55; and SAM MICHELE, III, 40, all residents of Tangipahoa Parish, were indicted today by a federal Grand Jury on two counts involving cocaine conspiracy and distribution charges occurring in Tangipahoa Parish, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.


News Release: National Moth Week Celebrated at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.


Lowey Opening Statement at Subcommittee Markup of 2014 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act

News Release: Deep cuts will not significantly reduce our deficit or help pay down our debt; however, they could leave us vulnerable to the spread of extremist ideology, substantially weaken our standing in the world, and make it more difficult to achieve our goals on the global stage.


Waterbury Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing, Selling Firearms

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERTO SANTIAGO, 28, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing and selling firearms.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Park Service (NPS) will begin preparatory work onMonday, July 22, to remove the “Drum Major" inscription from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. The work will be done by NPS contractor Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc (WEI) and will include mobilization of trailers, lifts and other equipment and erection of scaffolding, and is being done prior to the arrival of the original sculptor who will remove the quote.


Prosecutions Continue In Illegal Re-entry Cases Involving Those With Prior Criminal Records

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS -- In the District of Minnesota, court action continued this week in St. Paul for two separate cases regarding Mexican nationals who entered the United States illegally after being deported as criminals. In each case, the individual was charged with one count of illegal re-entry after removal.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today introduced H.R. 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013.


News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Due to overwhelming interest, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a second free public workshop to discuss mining claim/site filing requirements from1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday, August 5, at the Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood CO 80215.


St. Louis Man Sentenced For Role In Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: A St. Louis man who pled guilty on April 11, 2013, in federal court, to being a member of a large cocaine distribution organization, was sentenced on July 19, 2013, the United States for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Mario Orduna, 46, was sentenced to 60 months...


Man Pleads Guilty To Making Bomb Threats At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport And MOA

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a 22-year-old man, formerly of Maine, pleaded guilty to making bomb threats at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America (“MOA"). Dana William Ashey pleaded guilty to one count of false information and hoaxes. Ashey, who was indicted on May 13, 2013, entered his plea before United States District Court Judge Susan Richard Nelson.


Boonville Man Sentenced for Child Porn

News Release: Project Safe Childhood. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Boonville, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for attempting to distribute child pornography over the Internet. Paul E. Durham, 34, of Boonville...


News Release: (NEW ORLEANS) - - Jeffrey Michele, 43; Leslie McMorris, 55; and Sam Michele, III,40, all residents of Tangipahoa Parish, were indicted today by a federal Grand Jury on two counts involving cocaine conspiracy and distribution charges occurring in Tangipahoa Parish.


A Look Ahead — Week of July 22-26

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...


Key Atlanta Drug Distributors Sentenced

News Release: ATLANTA - Glenn A. Cook has been sentenced to serve over ten years in federal prison on charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine, money laundering, and possession of a firearm during a drug offense.


Defendant Sentenced To 151 Months’ Imprisonment For Assaulting Correctional Counselor At The Metropolitan Detention Center

News Release: Brutal Assault Caused Broken Nose, Broken Facial Bones, Gash Requiring Stitches, Slipped Discs; Victim Continues To Suffer Significant Ailments.


Informational: Federal Court Arraignment

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on July 19, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn S. Ostby, the following individual was arraigned.


$1,675,000 Forfeited For Operation Of Bakersfield Marijuana Stores And Indoor Marijuana Grows

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The owner of two commercial office buildings in Bakersfield has paid $1,675,000 to the United States to resolve claims that the buildings were used to house marijuana retail stores and large-scale indoor marijuana cultivation operations, Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Rev. PAUL GOTTA, 55, of Bridgeport, formerly of East Windsor, was arrested today by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on federal firearm charges.


Aide To Former Council Member Harry L. Thomas, Jr. Pleads Guilty To Charge Involving $110,000 Grant That Funded An Inaugural Ball-Sixth Person To Plead Guilty In Investigation Of Misuse Of Funds-

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ayawna Webster, who was an aide and chief of staff for former District of Columbia Council Member Harry L. Thomas, Jr., pled guilty today to a criminal tax charge for her role in channeling $110,000 in youth grant funds used to pay for an inaugural ball.


Portland Man Sentenced in Online Threat Case

News Release: The Creator of Malicious Websites is Sentenced to Federal Prison.