News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News from June 2013


Menendez Op-Ed on Labor Issues in Bangladesh: “A Cry for Worker Fairness”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote an op-ed below titled, “A Cry for Worker Fairness" which was published in Reuters. The op-ed appears below:


Lower Brule Woman Charged With Assault With A Dangerous Weapon

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


Danville Man Convicted Of Wire Fraud And Identity Theft

News Release: OAKLAND - Behzad Talai Mofrad pleaded guilty in federal court in Oakland today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag.


Former Executive Director Of Noah, Stacey Jackson, Indicted

News Release: STACEY JACKSON, age 46, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged in a four count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury today with Conspiracy, Soliciting and Demanding Payment in Association with a Program Receiving Federal Funds, Theft of Federal Funds, and Obstruction of Justice, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente.


Louisville Man Guilty Of Harboring 20,000 Images Of Child Pornography

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Louisville man pleaded guilty in United States District Court, before Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin, to a six count federal grand jury indictment charging him with violating federal child pornography laws including the possession of child pornography announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 6, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, DAVID ELMER MUSKRAT, a 35-year-old resident of Poplar and an enrolled member of a federally-recognized tribe, pled guilty to second degree murder. Sentencing has been set for Sept. 26, 2013. He is currently detained.


NEWS: News Releases

News Release: BUSHKILL, PA: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Superintendent John J. Donahue announced today that staff park ranger Kathleen Sandt will share some gems from her private postcard collection at a special presentation at Bushkill Meeting Center onSaturday, June 8 at 7 p.m. An exhibit of souvenirs...


Southern Illinois Resident Sentenced For Defrauding Federal Unemployment Insurance Program

News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Cymica Grant, 35, of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court for defrauding the unemployment insurance program. The District Court sentenced Grant to a 5 year term of probation. Grant also was ordered to pay restitution to the Illinois Department of Employment Security and to pay a $100 special assessment.


Convicted Felon Charged In Federal Court With Possession Of A Firearm

News Release: Troy Antley Detained By Providence Police After R.I. State Police Colonel.


News Release: Motorists may experience a minor travel delay along Highway 26/89/191 from Moran Junction to the Elk Ranch flats (one mile south of the junction) on Saturday morning, June 8, between the hours of 6:45 and 8:30 a.m. The temporary delay will allow for the safe movement of cattle from the Pinto Ranch of Buffalo Valley to the Elk Ranch pastures, which lie south of Moran Junction and the Buffalo Fork River. Park rangers will provide traffic control for this cattle drive.


News Release: June film on threat of gentrification of Gloucester’s working waterfront.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Dwayne Frazier, age 50, of Baltimore, to 12 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for carjacking. The sentence was imposed on June 3, 2013, following Frazier’s guilty plea on the first day of trial.


Final Defendant In Idaho Meth Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To Life In Prison

News Release: BOISE - Jim Allen Loveland, 58, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court in Boise to life in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Loveland to serve 10 years of supervised release.


Sentences For June 05 - 06, 2013

News Release: Robert Rodriguez, 44, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Nancy D. Freudenthal on June 6, 2013, on one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and one count of arson and aiding and abetting. Rodriguez was arrested in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He received...


Punta Gorda Man Indicted For Investor Fraud

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Anthony Michael Defeo (48, Punta Gorda) with eight counts of wire fraud. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count, a fine of up to $250,000, and restitution to his victims. The indictment also notifies Defeo that the United States is seeking a money judgment in the amount of $6,280,580.00, the proceeds of the offense.


News Release: KENNETH WAYNE BATES, 55, a resident of St. Joseph, Louisiana, was sentenced today by U. S. District Judge Jane Trich Milazzo to ninety-six months imprisonment and four years of supervised release, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - Alonso Martinez, 26, of Earlimart, California, was sentenced on June 4, 2013, to 60 months in prison for possession of 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine with intent to deliver. Martinez, born in Mexico but a naturalized citizen of the United States, was also ordered to pay a $500 fine. Following his prison term, Martinez faces possible deportation.


Christiana Mall Armed Robber Pleads Guilty

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, and Stephen E. Vogt, Special Agent in Charge of the Baltimore Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that defendant Phillip Collier pled guilty yesterday afternoon to two counts...


News Release: 22 To 27 Year Sentence Recommended For Defendant Who Killed Victim As Part Of Botched Burglary.


Chairman Menendez Opening Statement at Hearing, “Labor Issues in Bangladesh”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered this opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing, “Labor Issues in Bangladesh."