News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News from June 2013


Hanson Pipe & Precast To Pay $500,000 To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

News Release: Hanson Pipe & Precast, headquartered in Irving, Texas, has agreed to pay the United States $500,000 to settle False Claims Act (“FCA") allegations, announced David Rivera, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.


Bridging the Schuylkill at Valley Forge

News Release: VALLEY FORGE, PA- Plans are just about complete for a major new trail bridge across the Schuylkill River within Valley Forge National Historical Park. Scheduled to go under construction this winter and to open in 2015, the bridge will connect the north and south sides of the park, as well as connect...


Parmelee Man Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Nathaniel Red Bird, age 32, of Parmelee, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on June 4, 2013 and pled guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and Aiding and Abetting.


Two Are Charged For $3.3 Mortgage-Fraud Involving Six Medina Properties

News Release: A one-count federal information was filed against two people accused of taking part in a mortgage fraud scheme involving six luxury properties located in Medina, Ohio, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today.


District Man Pleads Guilty To Murder In Shooting Of 18-Year-Old Girl In Northwest WashingtonDefendant And Victim Met Through A Social Media Website; Victim Killed For IPhone And IPod

News Release: WASHINGTON - Alexander Buckley, 22, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty to second-degree murder while armed for the Jan. 25, 2013 slaying of a Maryland girl, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced today.


Two Men From Kenel Charged With Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that two Kenel, South Dakota men have been indicted by a federal grand jury.


Fort Thompson Man Pleads Guilty To Assault With A Dangerous Weapon

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Myron Touche, Sr., age 43, of Fort Thompson, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on June 4, 2013 and pled guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.


Harrold Man Charged With Assault With A Dangerous Weapon

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Harrold, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury.


Chairman Hastings’ Statement on Gray Wolf Endangered Species Delisting

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 7, 2013 - Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to delist the Gray Wolf from the endangered species list.


Porcupine Man Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute A Controlled Substance

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota man was indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


Togiak Man sentenced to prison for wasting Walrus and firearms violation

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska -U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a Togiak, Alaska, resident was sentenced yesterday for his actions arising from the illegal take of a walrus on Round Island in May 2011.


Two Operators Of A Multi-State Sex Trafficking Enterprise That Spanned Eastern Seaboard Sentenced To 239 And 300 Months In Prison

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Edwin Barcus, Jr., age 27 and Joshua Dumas, also known as “Hitman," age 21, both of Atlanta, Georgia, were sentenced today for conducting a Child Exploitation Enterprise. Barcus was sentenced to 300 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Dumas was sentenced to 239 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Both defendants were also ordered to pay $ 177,050.23 in restitution.


Collinsville Man Sentenced To 6.5 Years In Prison For Viewing Child Pornography

News Release: Jonathan S. Mills, 36, of Collinsville, Illinois, was sentenced today in federal court to 6 ½ years in prison for Accessing with Intent to View Child Pornography, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced. Following his prison sentence, Mills will be on federal supervised release for 10 years and will also be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.


Little Rock Man Found Guilty On Federal Sex Trafficking Charge

News Release: First Sex Trafficking Case Prosecuted by Eastern District of Arkansas.


Construction Work Near Garrard Landing to Remove Old Water Facility

News Release: Work to be Done at Night With Minimal Visitor Impact.


Armed Meth Cook Sentenced In Federal Court

News Release: MOBILE, Ala. - Thomas Brent Casey, 35, of Mobile, was sentenced today to a term of 84 months imprisonment on his conviction for attempt to manufacture methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking felony. Judge Kristi Dubose imposed the sentence this morning, which...


Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced

News Release: TULSA, Okla. - The results of the June 2013 Federal Grand Jury were announced today by Danny C. Williams Sr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma.


Rapid City Men Plead Guilty To Controlled Substance Charge

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Kenneth Morales-Scott, Jr., and Cayleb Louis Young, both age 35, of Rapid City, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on June 4, 2013 and pled guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


Lower Brule Man Charged With Abusive Sexual Contact Of A Minor

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury.


Courier In Baltimore Heroin Distribution Ring Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Jasmine Veras-Rosario, age 35, of Bronx, New York, today to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin.