News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


News Release: JOHN LABEE, age 35, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, was charged today in a thirteen-count Indictment with nine counts of assisting in the preparation of false tax documents, two counts of making false statements on his own tax returns, one count of attempted mail fraud, and one count of lying to a federal Grand Jury, announced United States Attorney Dana J. Boente.


Sen. Murkowski Introduces Comprehensive Sportsmen’s Package

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today introduced bipartisan legislation, entitled the Sportsmen’s Act, to recognize and ensure the rightful place of hunting and fishing on our nation’s public lands.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Erick McDonald, 21, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Two Grey Hills, N.M., was sentenced yesterday afternoon to 37 months in federal prison followed by seven years of supervised release for his child sexual abuse conviction. McDonald also will be required to register as a sex offender.


Two Area Women Sentenced For Filing False Federal Income Tax Returns

News Release: Gemarian Douglas, 38, of Alorton, Illinois, and Anaya Bluiett, 26, of St. Louis, Missouri, were each sentenced for the offense of Filing False Federal Income Tax Returns, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Gemarian Douglas was sentenced...


Three Involved In The Kidnapping And Murder Of Atlantic City Woman Plead Guilty

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Three Atlantic City, N.J., residents today admitted their roles in the kidnapping and death of a 20-year-old Atlantic City woman, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Joseph Ortiz, 23, of South San Francisco, pleaded guilty today to twenty-five federal charges, including three counts of racketeering murder, eight counts of attempted racketeering murder, two counts of robbery affecting interstate commerce, racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit racketeering murder, multiple firearms violations, and multiple violations related to the obstruction of justice, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag.


Former Muscatine Doctor Sentenced For Distributing Controlled Substances Not For Legitimate Medical Purpose And Outside The Scope Of Professional Practice

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On July 18, 2013, David Vincent Gierlus, age 60, formerly an osteopathic doctor in Muscatine, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 96 months imprisonment and a fine of $400,000.00 after pleading guilty to distributing hydrocodone to a patient...


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Samuel Santiago, Caribbean Area Manager, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Investigation and Enforcement Services (USDA-APHIS-IES), announced that Raquel Molina, 55, of Miami...


News Release: RUBEN JAUREGUI, 24, and FRANCISCO MALDONADO, 46, both of Dade City, Florida, pled guilty in federal court today before U. S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to misprision of a felony, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente.


Notification on Search and Rescue (SAR) Response Readiness at Mount Rainier

News Release: Mount Rainier National Park currently has a reduced ability to perform upper mountain rescues. Under especially hazardous conditions, no rescue may be possible. Climbers should take special heed of this notice.


16 Defendants Charged In A Commercial Burglary Ringand Drug Conspiracy

News Release: 21 Locations Searched Today Involving Drug Trafficking and Burglaries and.


New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Illegally Distribute Pharmaceutical Drugs

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced that Randy Binder, a pharmacist and the former proprietor of Texas Road Pharmacy in Manalapan, N.J., admitted today that he conspired to illegally distribute oxycodone to people without a legitimate need for the drug.


Hatch to Unions: Work With Me to Permanently Delay ObamaCare

News Release: Dear Messrs. Hoffa, Hansen, and Taylor...


Former Key West Residents Sentenced For Making False Claims On BP Spill Fund

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced that David Bacon, 53, and Donald Sargent, 37, both former residents of Key West, Florida, were sentenced...


Agriculture Secretary Announces Funding to Create Jobs and Economic Opportunity in Rural Communities

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of organizations in 11 states for loans and grants to support job creation efforts and business development, and to strengthen economic growth in rural communities. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused on...


U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier Indicted For Allegedly Destroying Mail

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal grand jury in Providence on Wednesday returned an indictment charging Matteo Morelli, 34, of Warwick, a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier, with one count of delay or destruction of mail by a Postal Service officer or employee. It is alleged in court documents that Morelli discarded more than 1,000 pieces of mail that were addressed to individuals and business in East Greenwich and North Kingstown.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, July 18, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - Justin Stewart Mote, 33, of Marysville was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 300 months in prison for coercing or enticing a minor to engage in illegal...


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - --Alfredo Barrientos, 30, of Rio Grande City, and Mexican National Esteban Trevino, 39, have been ordered to prison following their convictions in relation to a crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The two men pleaded guilty on March 4, 2013.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Obamacare has suffered a rough July: costs continue to go up, businesses continue to cut hours, and the administration kicked off the Fourth of July by dropping not one but two bombshells. First, it announced a delay of mandates for businesses, while forcing individuals to comply. Then, ...


E.U. and U.S. to Extend Scientific Cooperation on Measurements and Standards

News Release: The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday* agreed to expand their current scientific cooperation to include new areas of research, such as energy, healthcare and clinical measurements, and food safety and nutrition.